HR Manager

Sofina Foods Canada; Hanover; On-site; CAD 87,267 - 116,836; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 8%

Job summary

Sofina Foods Canada seeks a Manager, Human Resources to lead HR at a unionized plant. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the role focuses on recruitment strategy, employee engagement, development, and on-the-floor support for a motivated workforce.

The position involves coaching HR Generalists, handling grievances, and partnering with HR leadership to drive continuous improvement and a strong safety and culture at the site. A 5–7 year HR background with labour relations is required.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of HR experience including labour relations.
• Knowledge of Labour Relations, Human Rights and Employment Standards.
• Ability to develop and execute plans and promote ideas.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and analytical skills.
• Experience recruiting hourly and salaried staff with creative solutions.
• Strong MS Office skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement annual HR plans aligned with business objectives.
• Lead recruitment and selection for hourly and salaried staff with continuous improvement.
• Manage administration of the collective agreement.
• Lead grievance meetings and support supervisors with settlements.
• Partner with HR leadership and legal for arbitrations and HR matters.
• Collaborate with other HR managers to drive consistency.
• Track and report HR metrics and make recommendations.
• Lead investigations and communicate results.
• Identify and deliver supervisor and hourly employee training.
• Participate in Labour/Management meetings and CBA negotiations.
• Manage disability program and return-to-work processes.
• Contribute to plant management discussions with HR insights.
• Proactively address employee issues to support Sofina’s culture.

Skills

HR leadership

Labour relations

Recruitment

Communication

Negotiation

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Education

Degree in Business/HR or LR

Tools

Kronos

Job description

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Manager, Human Resources plays a critical role in the Plant Management Team by acting as the go-to HR leader for both our management team and our employees. This role provides an exciting opportunity for a candidate with a continuous improvement mindset and who excels at being the primary onsite HR leader for a unionized location and for mentoring and coaching Human Resources Generalists who report directly to this position. Key focuses include enhancing our recruitment strategy, driving employee engagement, and focusing on organizational capabilities and employee development. The successful candidate will have a passion for people and spend time on the plant floor to ensure our employees’ needs are being met to maintain a highly motivated and engaged workforce.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• In collaboration with the local leader, and other key stakeholders, develop and implement annual HR plans that address key business objectives;
• Lead the recruitment and selection processes for hourly/salaried employees with a focus on continuous improvement;
• Manage the administration of our collective agreement;
• Lead grievance meetings and support the supervisors with responses and potential settlements;
• Partner with Director HR Operations, Director Employee/Labour Relations and legal counsel for arbitrations and/or other administrative body proceedings including human rights;
• Partner closely with other HR managers to share learnings and drive consistency of approach;
• Track, analyze and report on key HR metrics and make recommendations on action, if required;
• Lead the investigation process including report drafting and communication of the results;
• Identify, develop and deliver training/communications to supervisors, lead hands and hourly employees; along with mandatory annual training;
• Manage Labour/Management Meetings;
• Assist and prepare for CBA negotiations;
• Manage non-occupational Disability Program and Return to Work Program;
• Participate in Plant Management meetings offering insight and solutions for human resource issues that have impact on the plant/business;
• Proactively manage employee issues in support of Sofina’s culture.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in HR including experience in labour relations. A degree in Business, LR or HR a definite asset;
• Knowledge of Labour Relations, Human Rights and Employment Standards and their application;
• Comfortable in developing and executing plans and promoting ideas;
• Excellent communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, problem solving and analytical skills including the ability to influence;
• Recruitment experience for hourly and salaried positions with demonstrated experience coming up with creative solutions to fill key roles;
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and Kronos.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong business acumen with ability to identify and execute on opportunities that align with plant priorities
• Excellent coaching skills
• Ability to plan, develop and interpret data
• Ability to gain credibility and deal effectively with employees, all levels of management and Union
• Ability to present viewpoints and ideas effectively in both written and oral forms

Hiring Range: CAD $87,627 - $116,836

Bonus: This position is eligible for a bonus up to 8% of base salary subject to the plan terms and conditions.

Please note that the expected hiring range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sofina. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, skillset of the candidate and internal equity.