People & Culture Generalist

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Grow With Us – Join the Nature Fresh Farms Team!

Imagine breaking from tradition to ensure a brighter future for generations to come. At Nature Fresh Farms®, we’re committed to nourishing people and the planet through greenhouse farming.

Since 1999, our family-owned company has pursued a simple yet profound goal:
to cultivate a kinder, healthier future
. Today, we’re proud to be one of North America’s largest vertically integrated leaders in greenhouse-grown produce
. While we are growers, we are also greenhouse builders, plant nurturers, and collaborative partners united by shared values and vision.

Our journey is far from over. As we look to the future, we remain committed to:

• Innovation and conservation
• Reducing waste and promoting biodiversity
• Creating a more sustainable, inclusive, and friendlier world for all

We are currently looking to fill a full-time, permanent position for a People & Culture Generalist
in our People & Culture Department
at our Leamington office.

What You'll Do:

• Comply with federal, provincial, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation with respect to People & Culture, anticipating new or updated legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on required actions.
• Assist with the development and administration/training of programs, procedures, and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the company and provide guidance to managers, supervisors and employees with interpretation or advice of such policies and procedures.
• Create, review, update and ensure compliance with P&C procedures, and SOP’s.
• Assist with employee inquiries/complaints, report incidents, conduct investigations, mediate employee complaints and or work refusals and meet with managers to determine effective remediation techniques.
• Provides guidance in identifying, evaluating, and resolving employee relations and work related or performance challenges to facilitate communication, improve employee relations, and work performance.
• Support management and supervisors through the progressive discipline process. Ensuring the draft/review of the necessary documents and administrate discipline in various systems.
• Support Managers and Supervisors through 3 month and annual performance reviews.
• Prepare supporting documents and administrate employee leaves/separations.
• Responsible for maintaining employee files, policies and employee notices.
• In collaboration with P&C Recruiter support with translation for the recruitment processes including phone screening, interviewing, drafting new hire agreements and conducting orientations.
• Conduct employee training sessions:
  Violence & Harassment, Respect in the Workplace, Leadership Training.
• Collaborate with Health & Safety team acting as a liaison with employees for Occupational and Non-Occupational injuries.
• Assist with company events i.e. Annual Christmas Party, Employee Appreciation Event etc.
• Liaise with Ministry of Labour and any other government agencies as a representative for the company.
• Coordinate and assist with social responsibility audits in collaboration with the team.
• Actively initiate, participate in, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Comply withall Health and Safety, Food Safety, Bio Security, and Nature Fresh Policies and Procedure
• Complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• This job description highlights the main components but is not inclusive of other activities that may be required

What You Bring:

• 3+ years of P&C experience preferred, ideally in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Post-secondary education in People & Culture, Business Administration, Business Management, or a…