Employee Relations Manager

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Toronto is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Manager. The role involves identifying risks, managing employee relations during crises, and owning large-scale improvement projects. Candidates must have over 7 years of experience in employee/labor relations, proficiency with various tools, and strong communication skills. The position offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for significant impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in employee relations or labor relations.
• Successful record of creating and maintaining programs at scale.
• Experience supporting large hourly workforces.

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and mitigate risks in employee relations.
• Manage crisis-oriented partner issues effectively.
• Own and deliver large-scale projects that improve employee experience.

Skills

Employee relations expertise

Labor relations understanding

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

The North American Employee Relations (ER) team supports Field Operations organizations across fulfillment and logistics business lanes. The central objective of our team is to ensure treatment of employees that is fair, respectful, and consistent with our framework of our core business values and objectives. To support that objective, this position’s responsibilities fall into proactive and reactive categories. We are seeking an ER Manager with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence field operations managers, human resources, and contractors; to analyze multiple levels of employee and partner feedback to identify risks and gaps; to create, audit, and sustain positive workplace relations programs; and to design and conduct positive workplace relations training that drives best practices. The Manager also will work reactively on crisis-oriented situations that typically can only be successfully addressed under severe time constraints. The individual will work reactively on employee relations issues that may arise at a single station, within a specific geographic region, or network-wide. Balancing time between projects and crisis-response is a critical component for success in the position.

The Employee Relations Manager will possess employee and labor relations expertise, excellent judgment, and highly-developed analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills. The Manager will be comfortable both presenting to senior leaders and communicating with frontline employees. The successful Manager will be a strong project manager, capable of independently owning large-scale, network-wide projects. The Manager will quickly become an important “source of truth” regarding whether the organization is meeting its core values and principles.

Key job responsibilities

The ER Manager also will work reactively on crisis-oriented situations that typically can only be successfully addressed under severe time constraints. An ER Manager will work reactively on employee relations issues that may arise at a single station, within a specific geographic region, or network-wide. Balancing time between projects and crisis-response is a critical component for success. This particular position will focus initially and primarily on proactive initiatives designed to promote the employee experience.

• Detect and Mitigate Risks: Apply employee and labor relations expertise to successfully identify trends, gaps, and challenges; execute solution-focused strategies and programs to mitigate risks
• Crisis Management: Work reactively on crisis-oriented partner issues under time limitations while exercising excellent judgment
• Project Management: Independently own large-scale, network-wide projects delivered on time that improve frontline partner experience
• Analyze and Interpret Data: Exercise strong analytical skills using data and anecdotes to develop persuasive narratives and recommendations; demonstrated ability to define and measure success of programs
• Communicate Effectively: Rapidly produce high-quality written communications that concisely analyze problems and recommends solutions; design and deliver highly-engaging training sessions
• Collaborate: Build constructive relationships with critical stakeholders to share information and influence change
• Problem Solve: Work independently with minimal supervision, in ambiguous situations, and persevere over internal and external barriers to drive resolutions
• Work at Scale: Launch and manage sustainable mechanisms for entire networks

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years of relevant experience in employee relations, labor relations, or labor/employment law with emphasis on labor and employee relations; experience supporting large hourly workforces highly desired
• Successful record of creating, improving and executing programs at scale; experience analyzing and using metrics to identify vulnerabilities and drive improvements in the employee experience
• Skilled in MS Excel, Word, SharePoint & PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree, JD, or other specialized training in labor/employee relations
• Experience building and launching programs that measurably impact positive engagement
• Works well in a fast-paced environment, flexible, able to change direction quickly and manage projects through ambiguity and constant change
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, able to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously while delivering on commitments
• Strong communication skills in written and verbal form; extensive public speaking, training, and/or leadership communication skills
• Solid sense of accountability, high-quality judgment and sound decision-making
• Ability to handle confidential information and escalate issues when appropriate
• Ability to quickly connect with people across a wide variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
• Fluency in multiple languages
• Previous experience managing operations

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