Senior Absence Management Specialist

Senior Absence Management Specialist | Bilingual English/French

We are supporting a client in the logistics sector in the search for a Senior Absence Management Specialist to lead and continuously improve its absence, disability, workplace injury, accommodation, and return-to-work programs across Canada.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced bilingual professional who can navigate complex occupational and non-occupational disability cases while partnering with employees, operational leaders, HR teams, insurers, healthcare providers, and union representatives. The position can be based in Brampton, Ontario, or Lachine, Quebec.

Position Details

• Location: Brampton, ON, or Lachine, QC
• Work arrangement: Fully Onsite
• Salary range: $100,000 - $115,000 CAD/year
• Language requirement: Fully bilingual in English and French

Key Responsibilities

• Manage employee absence programs, including sick leave, family leave, and other planned and unplanned absences.
• Oversee occupational and non-occupational disability claims, workplace injury cases, accommodations, modified duties, and return-to-work plans.
• Ensure compliance with Canadian leave legislation, employment standards, human rights requirements, workers’ compensation regulations, and internal policies.
• Serve as a key point of contact for employees, supervisors, HR Business Partners, insurers, healthcare professionals, service providers, and government bodies.
• Prepare absence and workplace injury reports, monitor KPIs and trends, and recommend improvements to policies, processes, and early-intervention strategies.
• Train and coach managers and stakeholders on attendance, absence, disability, and accommodation procedures.

What We’re Looking For

• Full professional fluency in English and French is mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Occupational Health and Safety, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive experience in absence and disability management.
• Strong experience managing occupational and non-occupational disability claims.
• Thorough knowledge of Canadian employment standards, leave legislation, human rights, accommodations, workers’ compensation, and occupational health and safety requirements.
• Proven experience leading accommodation, modified-work, attendance-management, and return-to-work programs.
• Significant experience in a unionized environment, including working with collective agreements and union representatives.
• Strong analytical, reporting, stakeholder-management, coaching, conflict-resolution, and case-management skills.

If you are a bilingual absence and disability management professional interested in leading a comprehensive national program, we would welcome the opportunity to connect.