People & Payroll Administrator – Temp 12 Months (Campbell River, BC)
Cermaq Canada is seeking a People & Payroll Administrator to join us for a full-time, 12-month contract role of in our People & Culture Department to help support us through an exciting period of business transition.
Cermaq is an international salmon farming company, which prides itself on playing a leadership role in the global sector. We have a team of more than 3500 employees across Chile, Canada and Norway. A committed team that is proud to grow nutritious seafood for a competitive global market. At Cermaq, you become part of a meaningful and consistently developing workplace. We offer a wide range of job opportunities where you will be able to grow and learn in a rapidly advancing and dynamic sector. We support our employees’ personal development and make it possible for you to realize new ideas and initiatives. Our culture is informal and dedicated. We are smart people in rubber boots. We care for each other, for the environment and for our communities.
You would work full-time in the Cermaq Canada’s Campbell River office reporting to the Human Resource Director.
Your day has a variety of tasks and people to work with. Primarily, you are the support or ‘hub’ for the P&C team.
Position Accountabilities:
Human Resources Function – shared responsibilities with your team:
- Providing support to the People & Culture team for employee life cycle management from recruitment through to offboarding such as orientation, performance management, employee recognition, training & development, and progressive discipline
- Managing employee access and set-up on a variety of internal IT systems
- Manage department projects or participate on project teams focused on employee relations and their experience.
- Track, audit, and continually improve HR processes with your team.
- Support employee engagement initiatives such as recognition, employee events, etc.
- Demonstrate safety leadership by participating in the safety program and supporting it with department actions.
Payroll & Benefit Administrator Function:
- Administer bi-weekly pay, bonuses, and payroll from timesheet submission through commitment and reporting out in a timely and accurate manner.
- Acting as a technical resource for managers and employees for all payroll and benefit related matters.
- Administer group benefit enrollments, including addition of family member & updates within the benefit provider’s web portal.
- Preparation of various payroll reports. These reports include vacation reports, overtime reports, Finance reports by Employee/department/labour costs, etc. All reports are completed by downloading information and completing the analysis in Excel.
- Seek opportunities to continually improve the payroll and benefit processes for greater service, transparency, and efficiency.
Position Requirements:Education & Experience:
- Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
- Excellent customer service skills and multi-tasking abilities to manage changing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Able to complete Excel formulas over multiple tabs, pivot tables, v-lookups, filters and analyze the data for errors and/or omissions.
- Valid driver’s license and vehicle required due to occasional regional travel to other worksites on Vancouver Island (travel expenses are reimbursed) and in-town movement to our warehouse.
- Recent payroll processing experience using a computerized payroll system, experience with Ceridian Dayforce would be considered an asset.
You bring either:
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) considered an asset but not required. We are willing to train the right person.
- Knowledge of the BC Employment Standards Act and Federal regulations that govern provincial employees and/or;
- Human Resources experience or education in a medium to large size organization as an administrator or generalist.
This temporary full-time position is based out of our Campbell River head office and works Monday to Friday. Some flexibility is required for travel and events. Company paid medical & dental benefits are available upon hire. The wage for this role is $26-29/ hour.
How to Apply:
For more information about this opportunity please visit our careers page at www.cermaq.ca, apply via Indeed, or email your resume and cover letter stating “People & Payroll Administrator” in the subject line, to:
[email protected]
Cermaq Canada is an equal opportunities employer who provides a workplace that is free of discrimination.
Cermaq Canada has a progressive view of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Although wholly committed to hire the best candidate available, we strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples for this role.
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
