People and Culture Generalist - Western Canada

Who We Are

Metrie is North America’s largest manufacturer and distributor of interior millwork producing and selling interior finishings. For nearly 100 years, we’ve transformed houses into homes with outstanding products featured on HGTV and in top magazines such as Style At Home and House & House. As a family-owned business since 1926, we pride ourselves on excellence, customer experience, and nurturing a strong community. We help people transform houses into homes.

Why should you work for Metrie?

At Metrie, our people are at the heart of our success. We’re looking for a People & Culture Generalist who enjoys being close to the business, building trusted relationships, and making an impact in a Sales and Operations environment.

Reporting to the People & Culture Business Partner, Canadian Distribution, you’ll partner closely with employees, supervisors and leadership to support an engaged, high-performing workplace. Your work will span the entire employee lifecycle including onboarding, engagement, talent development, employee relations, compliance, performance management, HR analytics, and more.

You will provide regional generalist support to our three Western Canada distribution centres, including our expanding Calgary door shop, supporting both salaried and hourly workforce including warehouse associates, inside sales team and retail field service representatives.

This is a hybrid (4 days in office, 1 work from home), hands-on role based in our Calgary, Alberta Distribution Centre.

What You’ll Do

Be a trusted P&C partner
Build strong relationships with employees and leaders, answering questions and coaching on people practices.

Be the first point of contact for sales and operations
Serve as the first point of contact for both the salaried and hourly workforce across our distribution centres, door shop, and retail field service teams, responding to P&C questions and concerns and providing employees and leaders with the right resources and support.

Strengthen local recruiting
Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Specialist to enhance recruiting in Calgary and across our Western Canada locations, including participating in job fairs, building community connections, and supporting other local initiatives that attract and hire great people.

Help create a workplace where people want to stay
Support engagement initiatives including our annual engagement survey, retention activities, team building, and community impact events.

Support employees through important moments
Help navigate workplace issues and employee relations matters, respond to employee concerns, support workplace investigations, and provide guidance on benefits and medical leave processes in partnership with the Benefits Manager.

Turn people data into action
Generate and analyze HR reporting, dashboards, engagement results, and exit information to identify insights that can strengthen development, engagement, and retention.

Grow our people and strengthen our practices
Support learning and development, annual workplace training, performance reviews, succession planning, Talent Talks, annual compensation processes, and key P&C improvement projects.

What You’ll Bring

· A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field

· 3+ years as a Human Resources Generalist or similar experience

· Experience supporting a multi-site hourly and salaried workforce, including field-based employees

· Working knowledge of Canadian employment practices, and strong familiarity with Alberta, BC and Manitoba employment standards

· Confidence navigating employee relations matters and challenging or sensitive situations with good judgement, recognizing when to escalate

· Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build credibility with employees, supervisors, and leaders

· Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to stay responsive when priorities change

· Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook skills

· Experience with ADP and SharePoint is an asset

· A thoughtful, inclusive approach and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion

· Travel requirement up to 10% of time

You’ll thrive in this role if...

You’re comfortable spending your day where the business is happening. You can shift from helping an employee with a question, to coaching a leader through a people issue, to analyzing HR data or moving a project forward. You’re approachable, organized, practical, and comfortable navigating situations where the answer isn’t always black and white.

What You’ll Enjoy

· Working for a well-established leader in the interior millwork industry with nearly 100 years of excellence

· Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package- medical, dental, eye care and life insurance.

· RRSP & DPSP programs – Company matching upto 5%

· Career growth opportunities in a dynamic, growing organization where your contributions directly impact business success

· Collaborative work environment that values innovation, continuous learning, and professional development

How to Apply?

Come work with us! Send us your resume by clicking Apply Now”. We look forward to reviewing your application!

Working in-branch, together, is the default workplace environment for Metrie to be an exceptional place to work. Being together in-person enables deeper communication, spontaneous problem-solving, direct mentoring, and continuous learning. All Metrie employees work in-branch 4 days a week.

Metrie embraces diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and customers belong. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please contact our Human Resources team at [email protected]

Metrie conducts pre-employment screening including but not limited to background checks and drug testing for all final candidates. All applications will be independently reviewed.