Human Resources Manager
Calgary, Alberta
•Human Resources
•Permanent
•09/27/2024
•212861
Join a top employer and advance your career. Aplin has partnered with a Calgary-based company to hire a Human Resources/Labour Relations Manager.
This is a wonderful opportunity to join a leading Global Organization within the distribution field. The organization has been in business since 1956 and is renowned for finding innovative and timely means of delivering products to customers.
It is well known for setting new standards for on-time delivery, dependability, efficiency and safety at the international level and has presence in Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Ireland, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Puerto Rico, Qatar, the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. With 13,500 employees, they successfully deliver more than 720 million cases to over26, 000 locations worldwide.
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
Fulfill Your Promise
Aplin is an award-winning employment agency dedicated to connecting diverse, top-tier talent with exceptional organizations across North America. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and there are no fees to apply for our jobs or to engage with our recruiters in finding a new career. Companies hire us to help them expand and diversify their teams. All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, which includes having the appropriate documentation, such as a work permit.
This is a wonderful opportunity to join a leading Global Organization within the distribution field. The organization has been in business since 1956 and is renowned for finding innovative and timely means of delivering products to customers.
It is well known for setting new standards for on-time delivery, dependability, efficiency and safety at the international level and has presence in Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Ireland, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Puerto Rico, Qatar, the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. With 13,500 employees, they successfully deliver more than 720 million cases to over26, 000 locations worldwide.
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Building effective relationships with business leaders and consulting on operational strategy to enhance strategic direction.
- Work with management to develop strategic initiatives to achieve business objectives and translate strategies and plans into the desired operational outcomes.
- Partner with management on potential HR contributions, solutions, implications and risks of proposed business initiatives.
- Provide guidance and support to the business and HR team on labour and employee relations, talent management, compensation, training & development and organizational development.
- Collaborating with the HR team to develop and propose solutions labour and employee relations challenges.
- Ensures the business/function and legal entity is adhering to all applicable legislation and policies related to employee and labour matters and managing risks and compliance to government standards and Company policy.
- Supports the implementation (including launches) of all HR programs, activities and annual processes,
- Provide information, analysis, advice and counsel to management on people and labour related trends, focusing on the consequences and implications of the information.
- Ensuring that a strong leadership and coaching culture permeates the DC, coach and support managers and Human Resources team.
- Facilitate resolution of employee behavioral concerns such as progressive discipline/corrective action, conflict resolution, and ethics hotline complaints by working with managers and employees.
- Maintaining a strong knowledge of current HR practices and trends and applying them to the business.
- Applying analytics and metrics to business challenges; Leveraging and promoting existing feedback mechanisms to continuously increase levels of employee engagement and commitment to maintain an engaged workforce and to retain the best talent.
- Manage the labour relations function for the Western Distribution Centres. Including grievance management, negotiations, disciplines management, conflict resolution and complex investigations.
- Lead and coach 1 HR Generalist
- Other duties as assigned
- University Degree or College Diploma in Human Resources or equivalent work experience.
- 5 years of HR business partnering experience
- Minimum 3-5 years related Human Resources experience.
- Familiarity working within a unionized working environment, including grievances management and negotiations
- Change agent
- Excellent time management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strategic thinker, with strong problem solving and influencing skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written).
- High initiative, self-motivation and strong leadership qualities.
- Strong computer software skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.).
- Continuous improvement mentality
- Excellent knowledge of the organizational department structure, thus creating a keen understanding of skills sets required by job function.
- Certified Human Resources Professional
- Project Management experience
- Experience with various HRIS, ATS and Performance Management Systems
Fulfill Your Promise
- Holds individuals accountable for customer related performance
- Coaches teams to be customer sensitive
- Creates sense of importance and urgency in meeting stakeholders’ needs
- Leads a culture of ‘teamwork’ where only together we can succeed
- Leads a culture based on the ‘CARES’ values
- Leads a culture of continuous improvement that supports the safety and wellness of all employees
- Supports a learning culture by sharing knowledge and expertise with their team
- Provides on-going constructive feedback
- Conducts coaching and development discussions
- Delegates to maximize contribution and learning of each employee
- Creates structured learning and development plans
- Embeds a culture of inclusion of diversity at the local level
- Leads Change locally by:
- Embracing change
- Assisting others to see the need to change
- Gains buy in or participation in change initiatives
- Assists team with translating change into implementation steps
- Assists team adapt without loss in productivity
- Accurately assesses value of creative ideas/suggestions; can plan and operationalize them
- Builds commitment to achieving results by holding individual/team accountable
- Constructively deals with performance problems on a timely basis
- Promotes sense of urgency for reaching goals/meetings deadlines
- Provides recognition for desired results
- Eliminates barriers to performance
- Uses knowledge and expertise to lead a strategic conversation at the local level and influence desired conclusions
- Encourages employee interaction and dialogue
- Shares information with those who need to be informed
- Ensures regular, open, consistent communication takes place
- Understands relevancy of using multiple channels to communicate (memo, email, meetings etc.)
- Initiates difficult conversations rather than avoiding
- Establishes department/DC financial objectives that support their country’s financial objectives
- Understands how their department contributes to their country’s overall financial success
- Uses financial information and knowledge to analyze options and guide quality decision making
Aplin is an award-winning employment agency dedicated to connecting diverse, top-tier talent with exceptional organizations across North America. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and there are no fees to apply for our jobs or to engage with our recruiters in finding a new career. Companies hire us to help them expand and diversify their teams. All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, which includes having the appropriate documentation, such as a work permit.
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