HR Advisor

Welcome to Cascades!

At Cascades, Sustainable Development means Respecting the True Nature of our 10,000 talents. We put you first:

• Telemedicine, Group insurance
• Employee assistance program (because we care about the physical and mental health of our people)
• Financial Benefits: Profit Sharing Plan, Retirement Plan with company matching, Stock Options & Annual flexible reimbursement program
• Base salary range for HR Advisor between $70,000 and $85,000 annually

At our facility in Ashland, you can develop your full potential, sustainably, by applying your expertise within the Containerboard Packaging Group as the HR Advisor:

Just graduated? Completed an internship and ready to grow?
Are you looking to make a real impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? At Cascades, we’re seeking a passionate and driven HR Advisor who’s eager to contribute to operational excellence and elevate our people strategy.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead with purpose: Oversee and optimize HR operations, ensuring compliance and excellence in compensation, benefits, health management, talent development, and leave administration.
• Be a strategic partner: Collaborate with the HR Manager on budgeting, workforce planning, and succession strategies to shape the future of our teams.
• Empower performance: Coach and support operations and administrative leaders to unlock potential, foster development, and drive continuous improvement.
• Drive attraction and retention: Champion our talent strategy and support key HR initiatives across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles.
• Represent with pride: Act as an ambassador for Cascades at community and corporate events, strengthening our employer brand.
• Support onboarding excellence: Help coordinate and implement comprehensive training and onboarding programs to support SOP development, cross-training, and operational success in a startup paper mill environment.
• Facilitate continuous improvement: Partner with site leadership to enhance training effectiveness, workforce capability, and employee engagement.
• Standardize development tools: Empower leaders to create, maintain, and standardize training materials, documentation, and tracking systems to ensure consistent skill development, compliance, and performance across all departments.

Bring out the best in yourself! Every day, our colleagues choose to respect their true nature by contributing with passion to our mission.

You too, put forward your strengths:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 1 year of experience in a human resources role or internship
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance in the US and the State of Virginia
• Proficient in MS Office and experience with HRIS systems such as Success Factors (an asset)
• Strong analytical, organizational and communications skills and ability to set priorities
• Leadership and expertise in promoting buy-in to proposed solutions and change
• Be eligible to travel for business to Canada

We look forward to meeting you!

About Cascades

Cascades believes in the success of an inclusive organization that values diversity within its team. All qualified candidates will be considered for this position in a fair manner.

To be part of Cascades is to reveal the full potential of materials, people and ideas. We are a source of possibilities since 1964. Cascades have been providing sustainable, innovative and value-creating solutions in packaging, hygiene and recovery. Join 10,000 talents working in a network in almost 70 operating units located in North America.