Analyst, People Data

Overview

Trimac isn't just a transportation company; it's an industry disruptor with a remarkable 80-year legacy of safely delivering products that improve people’s lives across North America. 

Our workplace culture is centered on being safe, respectful, innovative and inclusive. We are committed to maintaining a rewarding work environment that allows employees to experience new opportunities and build their chosen careers. Across the company, we encourage open communication, champion integrity, celebrate individuality and cultivate diverse talents and perspectives. If you’re ready for a challenge that will help drive forward an industry leading team, we invite you to begin your journey with us.

Job Details

The Data Analyst is responsible for turning people data into clear, accurate, and well-structured reporting that helps the business understand its workforce. This role focuses on the day-to-day work of pulling, cleaning, analyzing, and presenting data in ways that are easy to understand and act on. This role supports reporting needs across People & Culture and ensures data is reliable, consistent, and communicated effectively.

The Analyst, People Data supports People & Culture by translating people data into clear, reliable, and actionable insights. This role partners across P&C functions (Payroll, Total Rewards, Talent, P&C Operations, and Employee Experience) to ensure data is understood in context and supports informed decision-making. This role focuses on the day-to-day work of pulling, cleaning, analyzing, and presenting data in ways that are easy to understand and act on.

Responsibilities

• Develop working knowledge of key People & Culture processes (payroll, compensation, workforce planning, talent, and compliance) to ensure reporting reflects operational realities.
• Run scheduled and ad hoc reports from the HRIS and other people systems to support regular business needs across People & Culture, Finance, and Operations.
• Pull, organize, and clean data from multiple sources to ensure reports are accurate and ready for use.
• Analyze workforce data to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies, and summarize findings in a clear, structured way for the Manager and stakeholders.
• Support headcount, turnover, labor cost, and compliance reporting on a recurring basis.
• Respond to data requests from internal teams in a timely and accurate manner.
• Collect, clean, and analyze large datasets from multiple sources, including HRIS, payroll, and operational systems, to surface trends, patterns, and actionable insights.
• Build and maintain dashboards and visualizations using Power BI or Tableau that present data in a format that is easy to read and interpret.
• Take raw data outputs and reformat them into polished, presentation-ready reports that tell a clear and compelling story for the intended audience that tells the story behind the numbers to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop a strong understanding of the business context behind the data to ensure reports reflect what is actually happening in the organization.
• Assist in preparing people data summaries and decks for leadership and cross-functional meetings.
• Support data governance practices including standardized definitions, report logic validation, and audit readiness.
• Monitor data for quality issues, inconsistencies, or gaps and flag them with recommendations for resolution.
• Support the maintenance and accuracy of people data within the HRIS, including audits and routine data clean-up.
• Document reporting processes, data definitions, and methodology to build consistency and institutional knowledge.
• Participate in system updates or testing as required, providing input on reporting functionality and data output accuracy.
• Observe existing workflows and reporting processes and surface observations on where manual steps could be reduced or simplified — bringing ideas forward for the Manager to evaluate and action.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in an analytics, reporting, or business intelligence role; exposure to HR or people data is an asset.
• Hands-on experience with at least one enterprise HRIS or payroll platform (e.g., UKG Pro, ADP, Workday, or Oracle); willingness to learn additional systems.
• Working knowledge of BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau to build and maintain dashboards and reports.
• Strong comfort working with sensitive and confidential employee data.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to data accuracy and a methodical approach to quality checking work.
• Ability to present data clearly and simply and make complex information accessible to different audiences.
• Comfortable working collaboratively within a team and communicating proactively with a manager and internal stakeholders.
• Organized and reliable, with the ability to manage recurring reporting deadlines alongside ad hoc requests.

Benefits

We invest in our employee’s growth through training and development programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package such as:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and many more health and wellness benefits
• Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays
• Paid time off for volunteer activities to help give back to our communities
• Pension Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement Program to achieve your educational goals
• Continuous learning and career development

Safety Commitments

• We make safety a part of every decision
• We make safety personal
• We have the courage to intervene