Payroll and Plant Admin Clerk

Grand River Foods is a leading food solutions company serving customers in the North American grocery and food service industry. As a member of the Sunrise Farm family, we remain as dedicated as ever to both providing a quality work environment for our employees, as well as producing only the highest quality products for our customers. We are known for the great care we take with clients and employees alike.

Job Summary:

This is a full-time, 9-month position reporting directly to the Plant Controller. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, a quick learner, and able to stay focused while multi-tasking in a high volume, fast-paced environment.

Position responsibilities:

• Record, administer and review time and attendance adjustments for both hourly and salary employees, including follow-up of timesheet exceptions, and entry into the payroll system (Ceridian Dayforce).
• Entry of hourly employee vacation time and sick calls in Dayforce.
• Monitor absenteeism and process payroll adjustments as appropriate.
• Prepare various payroll reports on a daily, weekly and bi-weekly basis.
• Track and reconcile temporary worker hours and invoices.
• Maintain organized filing of documents
• Attend to visitors, provide necessary PPE for plant visits.
• Answer incoming calls from suppliers/employees, forward to the appropriate extensions.
• Pick up mail from mailbox and distribute.
• Manage office supplies orders (Staples), printers and kitchen supplies.
• Troubleshoot printers.
• Prepare and send intercompany mail.
• Provide basic IT trouble shooting support in coordination with Head Office IT
• Act as back up for other team members.
• Assist on project work as assigned.
• Other payroll and administrative duties as required.
  
  

Required Skills and Education:

• Minimum 2 years previous experience in a payroll and administrative position
• Post secondary education required
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of software applications such as MS Office (Excel).
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic environment with a variety of disciplines to maintain and foster good working relationships
• Good interpersonal skills, including tact and diplomacy to hand a variety of work situations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong sense of teamwork
• Aptitude to act proactively, requiring minimum direction
• Capable of problem solving within predetermined guidelines
• Ability to deal with fast-paced work environment with multiple demands
  
  

$28 - $28 an hour

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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.