Human Resources Business Partner

Overview

Ply Gem is North America s leading manufacturer of exterior building materials, including windows, siding, stone, and 40 other categories. Ply Gem Canada, backed by Cornerstone Building Brands, provides stability and strength in the North American market. We strive to produce market-leading products and services, recognizing and applying new ideas to commercialize them quickly. Our building solutions contribute to communities where people live, work and play.

Why Join Our Team

Our employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact on our success while pursuing opportunities for development and advancement within a stable, growing Canadian industry leader.

What You Can Expect from our Company

• You will be Part of a Winning Team
• You Can Capitalize on Your Opportunities and Make an Impact
• You Will Be Well Rewarded for Your Contributions to our Success
• You’ll work for a growing company with an excellent reputation for providing great products and customer service
• Competitive and tangible rewards including base earnings, benefits for you and your family, and retirement contributions
• Competitive vacation time and flexibility in work schedules and location
• Resources and support to help you manage your personal wellness

What the Company Expects of our Team

• Bring yourself fully to work each day
• Play your role on the team so together we win as one
• Welcoming and driving change to support continued evolution
• Help drive the success of our Canadian business through living universal core values

Job Description

Position Summary

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) is a strategic and hands-on HR leader responsible for supporting a designated client group within a unionized, safety-sensitive manufacturing environment. This role partners with plant leadership and Supervisors to drive operational performance through disciplined people management, effective labour relations, and proactive workforce risk management. The HRBP holds accountability for WCB claims management, disability and accommodation processes, attendance and sick leave management, labour relations, and leader capability development.

The role requires strong shop-floor knowledge and the ability to balance empathy with consistency, compliance, and business needs.

KEY OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Partnering

• Act as the primary HR advisor to plant, production, and maintenance leadership teams.
• Align people strategies with operational goals including safety, productivity, quality, uptime, and cost control.
• Provide real-time coaching to supervisors and managers on effective people management in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Use operational and workforce data (WCB costs, attendance, overtime, grievances, turnover, training compliance) to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Align people strategies with operational goals including safety, productivity, quality, uptime, and cost control.
• Provide real-time coaching to supervisors and managers on effective people management in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Use operational and workforce data (WCB costs, attendance, overtime, grievances, turnover, training compliance) to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

Labour Relations – Manufacturing & Maintenance (Unionized)

• Lead and support all labour relations activities within the manufacturing and maintenance workforce.
• Interpret and apply collective agreement provisions related to: scheduling, overtime, shift premiums, and call-outs; job postings, job classifications, and seniority; discipline, investigations, and terminations; attendance management and sick leave.
• Manage grievances from initial response through resolution, including preparation for arbitration where required.
• Support constructive day-to-day relationships with union representatives while protecting operational and business interests.
• Train supervisors and maintenance leads on contract administration and effective unionized people management.

WCB Claims Management & Return to Work

• Own end-to-end WCB claims management for manufacturing and maintenance employees, including: incident reporting and claim submission; claim adjudication support and…