Employee Relations Advisor

Dow Chemical; Fort Saskatchewan; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable base pay

Bonus opportunities

Total rewards program

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Dow is seeking a People Relations Specialist in Canada to partner with employees, leaders, and HR colleagues. The role focuses on employee relations matters, coaching, and policy guidance, while supporting Dow's evolving HR service delivery model and case management processes.

You will drive fair resolutions, promote self-service resources, and help improve outcomes by identifying trends and risks in workplace relations across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or military-equivalent experience (Canada/US).
• At least 3 years of HR-related experience.
• Must be able to work legally in Canada; no visa sponsorship provided.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor on employee relations, guidance on workplace concerns, performance management, investigations, and risk issues.
• Manage end-to-end employee relations cases with timely, fair resolutions and legal/compliance alignment.
• Coach leaders on employee relations decisions, corrective actions, performance concerns, conflict resolution, and change.
• Conduct workplace investigations and support performance management and disciplinary processes.
• Collaborate with Strategic HR Advisory, HR Operations, and other HR disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.
• Coordinate and manage inquiries and escalations through Dow’s HR case management tool (ServiceNow).
• Promote HR self-service resources, KB articles, People Services, and AI tools as appropriate.
• Identify trends, recurring issues, and opportunities to improve HR service delivery.
• Identify emerging risks and workforce trends, engaging HR disciplines and leaders to mitigate risk.

Skills

Employee relations

Policy guidance

Coaching leaders

Investigations

HR consulting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Dow is seeking a People Relations Specialist in Canada to partner with employees, leaders, and HR colleagues. The role focuses on employee relations matters, coaching, and policy guidance, while supporting Dow's evolving HR service delivery model and case management processes.

You will drive fair resolutions, promote self-service resources, and help improve outcomes by identifying trends and risks in workplace relations across the site.