Sr. HR Manager

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your role at Baxter

• Provide HR support and leadership for our Alliston manufacturing plant, a 600-employee facility

• Drives/influences/manages initiatives related to organization and management team effectiveness, organization design, drives execution/implementation of HR processes/systems across the site

• As the solo site-based HR Manager (with ready access to varied Centers of Excellence), this is a working manager role with the opportunity to work directly with the local employee population and partner strategically with leadership

• Reporting to the Sr. HR Director supporting Americas Solutions Region Operations, this role is part of a team of US/Canada and Latin America based HR professionals with a collaborative and continuous improvement mindset

What you'll be doing

• Develop HR plans and strategies to support the achievement of business objectives and desired organizational culture

• Process HR Operational Transactions related to HRIS (Workday) and timekeeping/payroll (Kronos) systems 

• Drive initiatives to improve efficiencies and cost savings

• Consult with management on a variety of HR and business-related issues, both strategic and operational

• Manage day-to-day employee relations, staffing, and compensation issues in partnership with managers and external partners.

• Support organization wide talent planning initiatives (in partnership with talent management CoE) including assessment, calibration, development planning and succession planning.

• Support remediation activities happening at site level

• Facilitate New Hire Orientation and HR Training programs

• Manage recordkeeping and filing system through knowledge of Microsoft Applications and specialized software/systems in HR related field

• Support employee promotion and hiring process; develop or update job descriptions, attend job fairs, assist with developing performance expectations

• Support all compliance requirements and ensure ethical, non-discriminatory, and safe work environment

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master's in Human Resources or Business preferred

• 10+ years of HR experience that includes at least 5 years of generalist experience

• Health Care, R&D and/or manufacturing plant background preferred

• Experience managing a large hourly workforce

• Flexibility to work across a 5-day, 3-shift operation

• Strong knowledge of both national and provincial employment law

• Strong foundational HR knowledge and experience in training, compensation, performance management, change management and organizational design

• Demonstrated application of those skills and partnership with HR Centers of Expertise

• A proven track record of disciplined action and execution in Human Resource roles

• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships with management team and to coach and influence decision making of senior leaders

• Strong teamwork orientation and collaborative approach    

• Excellent communication, influence and listening skills                       

• Strong project and process management skills

• Employee relations experience: experience working with employees to rollout processes or policies, resolve issues, etc.

• Demonstrated ability to manage and resolve conflict

• Able to question “status quo”, drive innovation and strong level of accountability

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