Job Description

Welcome to Cascades!

Bring your expertise to a people-first, dynamic environment where your ideas come to life and excellence shapes everything we do.

Start your HR career journey with Cascades by joining Joe Zilbauer's team as an HR Coordinator supporting a dynamic manufacturing facility in Lancaster, NY. This role provides hands-on experience across multiple areas of Human Resources, building the foundation for future growth and advancement within the HR profession. Exposure to the fast-paced manufacturing environment offers unique opportunities to develop skills in employee relations, recruitment, training, workforce planning, and HR operations.

What’s In It For You

Taking care of our people is in our nature - so you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive annual salary equivalent to $24.00 - 25.00 per hour + Profit Sharing
• Career pathways that support your goals in a values driven environment where your work directly supports customer success.
• Excellent Benefits Package: Wellness Plan Options, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off
• Financial Benefits: Retirement Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Stock Purchase Plan
• Wellness Benefits: Employee Assistance Plan, Lifestyle Flex Benefit Allowance
• A collaborative, respectful, and people-centered workplace

Your Role

As HR Coordinator, you’ll take on real challenges that bring out your full potential.

Your scope includes:

• Entering and maintaining employee data in payroll and HR systems (positions, life cycle events)
• Supporting full-cycle hourly recruitment, onboarding, and exit processes
• Acting as a resource for employees on HR programs, benefits, and disability management
• Managing payroll-related activities, employment trackers, and short-term disability files
• Supporting workforce planning, training coordination, and maintaining the training matrix
• Coordinating temporary staffing and assisting with employee engagement initiatives
• Responding to HR, payroll, and systems-related inquiries from employees and supervisors
• Weekly and monthly finance reporting and inventory support

What You Bring

You're a natural fit for HR Coordinator if you have:

• 1–3 years of experience in a similar HR role, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Education in Human Resources (undergraduate or postgraduate)
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize effectively
• A high level of autonomy, discretion, and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of employment standards, health & safety regulations, disciplinary procedures, and disability management

If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do, we’d love to meet you!

Apply now and join our team as HR Coordinator in Lancaster, New York.

Cascades values diversity and inclusion and considers all applications equitably. This posting is for an active vacancy within our organization.