Generalist, Human Resources – Day Shift

Grow with GXO.

At GXO, we know our greatest asset is people like you – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. Your career matters to us because your passion and excitement will help keep our company moving forward.

As the Generalist, Human Resources, you will play a key role in ensuring we continue to encourage, support and retain our employees. You’ll be responsible for the full scope of Human Resources (HR) activities, including hiring and staffing, training and development, compensation and benefits, and health and safety. You’ll also manage various HR projects, communicate employment laws and regulations. If you’re looking for a great career with a dynamic global company, join us at GXO.

Pay, benefits and more.
We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including extended health benefits (medical, dental and vision), pension, life insurance, disability and more.

What you’ll do on a typical day:
• Partner with the Operations team to provide direction and guidance regarding policies, procedures and provincial and federal regulatory compliance requirements
• Keep management and Operations apprised of internal and external HR developments that may impact overall effectiveness
• Facilitate new hire orientation and ensure a positive onboarding experience
• Maintain associate personnel files and training materials, ensuring documents and manuals are current, accurate, confidential and in compliance with company policies and government regulations
• Work creatively with leave administrator and management to effectively handle and track leave programs, including short-term disability, workers’ compensation, ESA and personal leaves
• Implement and utilize HR metrics to measure performance
• Assist with performance management, including delivering disciplinary actions for hourly and salary employees and processing terminations in partnership with corporate HR and Legal
• Conduct timely and thorough workplace investigations
• Availability to work a flexible schedule as needed, including planned and unplanned work outside of regular business hours, supporting location that operates 24/5
• Availability to travel up to 50% of the time to other locations within the GTA
What you need to succeed at GXO:
At a minimum, you’ll need:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work experience
• 1-year related experience in Human Resources
• Experience working with HRIS and time/attendance systems
• Knowledge of multiple human resources disciplines, including provincial and federal employment and benefits laws
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Physical Demands: Lift up to 50 pounds
Work Environment: The duties of this job are performed in both an office environment and a light industrial environment, thereby experiencing some minor to moderate level of noise due to office equipment and industrial equipment.
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status, disability or other protected status.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. Review GXO’s candidate privacy statement here.

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