HR Business Partner

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group; Moncton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an HR Business Partner to join their dynamic team in Moncton. This role is pivotal in providing strategic HR support, focusing on coaching, talent development, and performance management. You will be instrumental in fostering a positive workplace culture while navigating organizational changes and enhancing team effectiveness. If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact in an inclusive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company dedicated to delivering exceptional engineering solutions and creating exciting opportunities for its people.

Qualifications

• University degree in HR or related field is essential.
• Proven HR Business Partnering experience with knowledge of HR best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR operational support and counsel on HR matters.
• Drive performance management and support organizational change.

Skills

Coaching

Organizational Training

Talent Development

Performance Management

Employee Relations

Communication Skills

Education

University Degree or College Diploma in HR or related field

Certified Human Resources professional (CHRP/CPHR)

Tools

HRIS Software (Workday preferred)

Job description

Marshall Canada is seeking an HR Business Partner to join our team in Moncton, NB. Reporting to the Head of Human Resources, this role provides strategic onsite HR support to the Canadian Land Systems team, focusing on coaching, organizational training, and talent development. The HR Business Partner will play a key role in driving performance management, succession planning, and workforce planning to support future growth, while fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. To provide HR operational support to the New Brunswick assembly facility and the Land Systems teams in Canada.
2. To provide counsel and best practice on all HR matters such as reward, performance, change, culture, engagement, and leadership.
3. Act as trusted adviser, coach and consultant to our people managers by building strong relationships to improve work relationships, build morale and trust to increase productivity and retention.
4. Lead and provide creative solutions to employee relations challenges, keeping pace with legislative changes and best practice, implementing solutions in line with company values and policy.
5. Provide support for organizational change, new business and restructuring activities that impact Canadian Land Systems team members.
6. Drive the performance and increasing effectiveness of Canadian Land Systems teams through understanding of key performance indicators and objectives, supporting the identification of issues/trends and exploring underlying causes to provide effective HR solutions and initiatives.
7. Partner with Land Systems management teams to determine resource requirements and work with the Canadian HR team to deliver to those requirements through branding, identification, and development of relationships in the communities (local businesses, educational institutions, etc.), and participation in the development and implementation of recruiting strategies and support recruitment activities, as required.
8. Partner with managers to develop and revise job profiles that meet the needs of the business and advise on compensation budgets for position and job requisition creation.
9. Support the maintenance of the Moncton ISO14001 certification through oversight of identification of training needs, tracking for completion and the management of training documentation.
10. Facilitate cross function partnerships to identify, develop and maintain appropriate skills assessment and training programs.
11. Identify and generate relevant people resource KPIs and drive the use of people data to help managers make informed organization decisions.
12. Provide oversight of profile creation for New Brunswick new hires, and management of changes within the IFS system to ensure alignment of information with workday and to ensure timekeeping and financial records pull correctly.
13. Partner with management to ensure Moncton timecards and reporting are compliant with New Brunswick and Marshall requirements.
14. Provide guidance, oversee scheduling and facilitate Moncton onboarding activities (first 2 to 3 days) and support transition to direct leaders for on-the-job training.
15. Provide input to the Canadian HR team in the design, development and implementation of policies impacting Land Systems team.
16. Support disability management activities, including engaging Canada HR colleagues on submitting referrals and disability applications, and supporting gradual return to work programs.
17. Partner with the Canadian HR team to ensure work permit requirements are met for all international placements to New Brunswick and temporary foreign workers.
18. Support annual and ad hoc projects/Initiatives across the BUs/ support functions.
19. Collaborate with HR Colleagues to ensure the consistent application of HR process and procedures in Canada and in UK to allow processes where possible.
20. Other duties as assigned by the Head of HR.

Qualifications:

1. A University Degree or College Diploma in a related field (including Human Resources, business administration, industrial relations, commerce, or psychology), or equivalent experience.
2. Certified Human Resources professional (CHRP/CPHR) or candidate.
3. Proven background within an HR Business Partnering role, with knowledge of HR best practices including relevant federal and provincial legislation and regulations.
4. Experience across the full HR life cycle is essential, being able to demonstrate operational experience and potential for strategic thinking.
5. Experience supporting businesses through significant change, including organizational restructures and growth. Proven agility and ability to respond positively to changing environment.
6. Effective coaching and influencing skills and demonstrable ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders.
7. Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage a variety of audiences: fluent written and oral English is mandatory.
8. Experience using HRIS software (Workday preferred).

Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements.

About Marshall:

Marshall Canada is part of the 110-year-old Marshall Group of Companies, an independent private organization headquartered in Cambridge (UK).

Located in Ottawa, Abbotsford and Moncton, Marshall Canada provides military and commercial customers with a range of world-leading applied engineering services and product solutions across Canada and beyond. Marshall seeks to develop and deliver long-term value to its customers, whilst remaining firmly committed to enhancing the communities in which it operates and creating exciting opportunities for its people.

Within Aerospace, we offer world-leading engineering support and solutions to 18 Air Forces across the globe. From maintenance, repair and overhaul to complex modifications, our highly skilled engineers use their expertise to help keep critical platforms in the air.

For decades, our Land Systems team has been providing configurable, modular, highly advanced infrastructure solutions such as: laboratories, medical facilities, command and control centres, communication hubs and tactical shelters. From the heat of the desert to sub-zero temperatures we have also provided vehicle systems and platform integrations that enabled us to provide protection for people and equipment operating in the most challenging environments.

We are growing and we would love for you to join our team. This is truly an organization where you can have an enormous impact on the world around you. If you want to make your mark in an organization where people really matter, this could be the opportunity you have been looking for.

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Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about Equal Opportunity in the Workplace please click here.

About Us

Marshall is an independent, family-owned UK company with a diverse portfolio of businesses and a shared commitment to keeping our customers moving forward.

Whether that’s supporting global armed forces to deliver mission-critical activities, keeping the UK distribution industry on the road, creating new, sustainable communities where people can live and thrive, or developing the next generations of industry talent – we are incredibly proud to have been building extraordinary futures since 1909.

Headquartered in Cambridge, we currently employ around 2,000 people across locations in the UK, Northern Europe, North America and the UAE.