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Toni Grier

Paris,Canada

Summary

I am a team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Flexible, reliable, accurate and self-motivated. Exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with confidential information and sensitive issues. Establish and maintain professional relationships with people of diverse backgrounds and level of authority within the organization. Detail-oriented organizer capable of meeting strict deadlines. Excellent decision making, multi-tasking and time management skills. Thrives in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrate initiative in improving processes and administrative systems. Experience using Microsoft Office and adept at learning new computer software systems.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resources Manager

BizLink elocab Ltd.
01.2024 - 01.2025
  • Oversee all Human Resource functions from start to finish.
  • Responsible for full cycle recruiting. Post ads, source candidates, conduct interviews, and make hiring decisions with input from department managers.
  • Ensure new employees complete all government legislated training.
  • Conducted onboarding for all new hires.
  • Conduct exit interviews to identify any issues to assist with improving employee retention and employee satisfaction.
  • Responsible for tracking and maintaining HR KPI’s which included a reduction in employee turnover (was 18% in 2023; reduced turnover to 11% in 2024).
  • Conducted focus group sessions with production employees to identify the company’s strengths and areas that required improvement.
  • Responsible for creating and implementing company policies and procedures in accordance with current legislation.
  • Responsible for rolling out company policies and procedures along with maintaining the Employee Handbook.
  • Provide supervisory staff with guidance on how to handle employee related issues in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures and current legislation.
  • Work closely with the leadership team, provide coaching to manage conflict resolution, employee performance and employee relations.
  • Investigating employee complaints in accordance with the company’s policies.
  • Work with management to complete probationary and annual employee performance reviews using SMART initiative.
  • Work with management to assist with succession planning and employee retention initiatives.
  • Track and manage employee discipline in accordance with the Company’s Performance Management Policy.
  • Create and manage employee job descriptions.
  • Track employee attendance and vacation. Addressing issues as required.
  • Member of the JH&SC.
  • Benefit administration. Act as primary liaison between employees. Manage employee additions and changes on the insurance providers software.
  • Develop and maintain new employee hire package and set-up and manage new employee files, always ensuring confidentiality.

Human Resources Manager

Fil-Trek Corporation
05.2022 - 12.2023
  • Oversee all Human Resource functions from start to finish.
  • Responsible for full cycle recruiting. Post ads, source candidates, conduct interviews, and make hiring decisions with input from department managers.
  • Ensure new employees complete all government legislated training.
  • Conducted onboarding for all new hires.
  • Responsible for creating and implementing company policies and procedures in accordance with current legislation.
  • Responsible for rolling out company policies and procedures along with maintaining the Employee Handbook.
  • Provide supervisory staff with guidance on how to handle employee related issues in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures and current legislation.
  • Work closely with the leadership team, provide coaching to manage conflict resolutions, employee performance and employee relations.
  • Work with management to promote regular employee performance reviews using SMART initiative.
  • Work with management to assist with succession planning and employee retention initiatives.
  • Track and manage employee discipline in accordance with the Company’s Performance Management Policy.
  • Conduct exit interviews to identify any issues that may require managements attention.
  • Create and manage employee job descriptions.
  • Track employee attendance and vacation. Addressing issues as required.
  • Assist management with implementing and training on health and safety policies and procedures in accordance with OSHA legislation. I have completed Part 1 and Part 2 JH&SC Training. Member of the JH&SC.
  • Track and manage employee health & safety training to ensure certifications are up to date.
  • Process bi-weekly payroll.

Human Resource Manager & Office Manager

Innovative Blast Technologies
11.2007 - 04.2022
  • Oversee all the human resource functions from start to finish.
  • Responsible for full cycle recruiting. Post ads, source candidates, conduct interviews, and make hiring decisions with input from department managers.
  • Ensure new employees complete all government legislated training.
  • Conducted onboarding for all new hires.
  • Responsible for creating and implementing company policies and procedures in accordance with current legislation.
  • Work closely with the leadership team, provide coaching to manage conflict resolution, employee performance and employee relations.
  • Assist management with implementing and training on health and safety policies and procedures in accordance with OSHA legislation. I have completed Part 1 and Part 2 JH&SC Training. Member of the JH&SC.
  • Track and manage employee health & safety training to ensure certifications are up to date.
  • Provide support to employees on various requests and concerns.
  • Process weekly payroll and government remittances.
  • Benefit administration. Act as primary liaison between employees. Communicate changes to the benefit program to management and staff. Achieved reductions in overall benefit costs over the past 8 years.
  • Act as primary liaison between company, employees and WSIB to aggressively monitor employee claims to minimize company exposure while ensuring company return to work policy is initiated as rapidly as possible.
  • Develop and maintain new employee hire package and set-up and manage new employee files, ensuring confidentiality at all times.
  • Work with management to promote regular employee performance reviews using SMART initiative.
  • Create and manage employee job descriptions.
  • Track employee attendance and vacation. Addressing issues as required.
  • Track and manage employee discipline in accordance with the Company’s Performance Management Policy.

Human Resources Administrator

Selkirk Canada Corporation
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Support the Director of Human Resources in all areas of human resources and health and safety.
  • Responsible for ensuring human resource initiatives and timelines are met. Communicate directly with managers to resolve outstanding requirements referring only unusual problems/issues to the Director of Human Resources.
  • Work with a team of human resource professionals, in Canada and the US, on various change management, organizational design and labour related issues/initiatives and HR projects.
  • Assist with the annual and mid-year review process to ensure reviews are completed within required deadlines.
  • Maintain employee personnel files for both active and inactive employees in accordance with legislated and company retention policies.
  • Maintain and update all current job descriptions and organization charts for Canada and the US.
  • Recruiting in conjunction with the requirements of the department managers/plant managers. Traveling within Ontario and the US.
  • Support employee recruitment and selection by preparing job descriptions, job vacancy postings for external web sites and conducting interviews.
  • Process bi-monthly payroll and government remittances using ADP Pay @ work system.
  • Responsible for the administration of benefit enrollments, changes, and terminations in accordance with benefit policies and collective agreements in Canada and the US. Work with insurance companies and brokers to provide accurate benefit information to employees and management.
  • Respond to employee inquiries, research solutions for unusual situations; coordinate resolutions with the Company’s insurers and brokers as required for avoidance of escalated situations/issues.
  • Act as primary liaison between company, employees, and insurance carriers on STD/LTD/WSIB claims administration. Aggressively monitor employee claims to minimize company exposure while ensuring company return to work policy is initiated as rapidly as possible. Achieved a 50% decrease in STD claims within a 2-year period. Complete related insurance paperwork such as Form 7’s and all other related paperwork.
  • Took on the facilitator role for the Company’s ISO 9001 certification program; this included 3 manufacturing facilities and head office to ensure certification was obtained. We were successful in receiving our certification.

Executive Assistant to the President

Selkirk Canada Corporation
01.2002 - 01.2004

Human Resources Assistant

Ernst & Young
01.1989 - 01.2001

Education

Human Resources Diploma - undefined

Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology
Hamilton/Brantford

Secretarial Program - undefined

Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology
Hamilton

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) - undefined

Cardinal Newman High School
Stoney Creek, ON

Skills

  • HR policies and procedures
  • Employee relations
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Training and mentoring

Languages

English
Full Professional

Affiliations

  • Member of the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA).
  • CHRP – In progress – October 2025
  • On the BCECC#106 Board of Directors.

Timeline

Human Resources Manager

BizLink elocab Ltd.
01.2024 - 01.2025

Human Resources Manager

Fil-Trek Corporation
05.2022 - 12.2023

Human Resource Manager & Office Manager

Innovative Blast Technologies
11.2007 - 04.2022

Human Resources Administrator

Selkirk Canada Corporation
01.2004 - 01.2007

Executive Assistant to the President

Selkirk Canada Corporation
01.2002 - 01.2004

Human Resources Assistant

Ernst & Young
01.1989 - 01.2001

Human Resources Diploma - undefined

Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology

Secretarial Program - undefined

Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) - undefined

Cardinal Newman High School
Toni Grier