HR Business Partner (HRBP), Boucherville Plant (12 month contract)
Top Benefits
About the role
About The Job Position Summary The HR Business Partner plays a key role within the plant by supporting managers and employees throughout the HR cycle. This position contributes significantly to recruitment, skills development, and continuous improvement of HR practices, while fostering a positive and engaging work environment.
Key Responsibilities Recruitment and Onboarding
- Lead the full recruitment process for unionized and non‑unionized positions.
- Partner with managers to define staffing needs.
- Optimize talent attraction strategies.
- Support the onboarding and integration of new hires.
Skills Development
- Coordinate and monitor the plant’s annual training plan.
- Support the planning, logistics, and rollout of training activities.
- Contribute to the Learning pillar within continuous improvement initiatives.
HR Operational Support
- Apply and update HR policies and processes.
- Coach managers on performance management, discipline, and team organization.
- Track and analyze HR metrics (absenteeism, probation, turnover, etc.).
- Support employee engagement and retention initiatives.
Labor Relations
- Provide first‑level support regarding collective agreement interpretation.
- Advise managers and employees on matters related to labour relations.
- Manager or support the management of cases related to labour relations (grievances, internal investigations, etc.)
Engagement and Internal Communication
- Contribute to the annual calendar of plant events.
- Support employee engagement, recognition, and collaboration initiatives.
- Enhance internal communication across teams.
The annual base salary range for this position is $70,000 to $92,000 CAD. The final salary offered will be determined by factors such as relevant experience and qualifications, internal equity and external market conditions.
Danone Canada also offers a competitive short-term incentive bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including group insurance, group retirement plans, wellbeing account, flexible time off, true hybrid work environment, paid parental leave, and other attractive options.
As part of our commitment to transparency in our hiring practices, we may use AI-enabled tools at certain stages of the recruitment process. However, all final hiring decisions are made by people.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Qualifications About you
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of broad HR generalist experience, ideally in a unionized environment
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience working directly with a senior leadership team and ability to provide insights aligned to the strategic priorities of the business.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong organizational and priority‑management abilities.
- Functional proficiency in French and English.
About us
Danone Canada is the largest B Corp certified company in the country, committed to meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
With head offices in Boucherville and Toronto, we bring together over 500 passionate employees around a common mission To bring health through nutrition to as many people as possible. Year after year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and has received the Women in Governance Parity certification for our commitment to gender equality in the workplace.
Our iconic brands include Activia, Oikos, Silk, International Delight, and many others. One Planet. One Health BY YOU! (Engage with Danone for the planet and health.)
At Danone, we value diversity in all its forms and believe that an inclusive environment fosters innovation and collaboration. We encourage applications from everyone and offer accommodations upon request to support everyone's success.
About Danone
Danone is a leading global food and beverage company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing, and on-trend Categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition.
With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal, and environment impact.
Danone has defined its “Renew” strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value creation for the long-term. With almost 90,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.6 billion in sales in 2023. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, and Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk).
Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Moody’s and Sustainalytics, as well as MSCI ESG Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and Access to Nutrition Index. Danone’s ambition is to be B CorpTM certified at a global level in 2025.
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HR Business Partner (HRBP), Boucherville Plant (12 month contract)
Top Benefits
About the role
About The Job Position Summary The HR Business Partner plays a key role within the plant by supporting managers and employees throughout the HR cycle. This position contributes significantly to recruitment, skills development, and continuous improvement of HR practices, while fostering a positive and engaging work environment.
Key Responsibilities Recruitment and Onboarding
- Lead the full recruitment process for unionized and non‑unionized positions.
- Partner with managers to define staffing needs.
- Optimize talent attraction strategies.
- Support the onboarding and integration of new hires.
Skills Development
- Coordinate and monitor the plant’s annual training plan.
- Support the planning, logistics, and rollout of training activities.
- Contribute to the Learning pillar within continuous improvement initiatives.
HR Operational Support
- Apply and update HR policies and processes.
- Coach managers on performance management, discipline, and team organization.
- Track and analyze HR metrics (absenteeism, probation, turnover, etc.).
- Support employee engagement and retention initiatives.
Labor Relations
- Provide first‑level support regarding collective agreement interpretation.
- Advise managers and employees on matters related to labour relations.
- Manager or support the management of cases related to labour relations (grievances, internal investigations, etc.)
Engagement and Internal Communication
- Contribute to the annual calendar of plant events.
- Support employee engagement, recognition, and collaboration initiatives.
- Enhance internal communication across teams.
The annual base salary range for this position is $70,000 to $92,000 CAD. The final salary offered will be determined by factors such as relevant experience and qualifications, internal equity and external market conditions.
Danone Canada also offers a competitive short-term incentive bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including group insurance, group retirement plans, wellbeing account, flexible time off, true hybrid work environment, paid parental leave, and other attractive options.
As part of our commitment to transparency in our hiring practices, we may use AI-enabled tools at certain stages of the recruitment process. However, all final hiring decisions are made by people.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Qualifications About you
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of broad HR generalist experience, ideally in a unionized environment
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience working directly with a senior leadership team and ability to provide insights aligned to the strategic priorities of the business.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong organizational and priority‑management abilities.
- Functional proficiency in French and English.
About us
Danone Canada is the largest B Corp certified company in the country, committed to meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
With head offices in Boucherville and Toronto, we bring together over 500 passionate employees around a common mission To bring health through nutrition to as many people as possible. Year after year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and has received the Women in Governance Parity certification for our commitment to gender equality in the workplace.
Our iconic brands include Activia, Oikos, Silk, International Delight, and many others. One Planet. One Health BY YOU! (Engage with Danone for the planet and health.)
At Danone, we value diversity in all its forms and believe that an inclusive environment fosters innovation and collaboration. We encourage applications from everyone and offer accommodations upon request to support everyone's success.
About Danone
Danone is a leading global food and beverage company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing, and on-trend Categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition.
With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal, and environment impact.
Danone has defined its “Renew” strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value creation for the long-term. With almost 90,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.6 billion in sales in 2023. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, and Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk).
Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Moody’s and Sustainalytics, as well as MSCI ESG Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and Access to Nutrition Index. Danone’s ambition is to be B CorpTM certified at a global level in 2025.