Labour Relations Specialist

AltaSteel Inc.; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension contributions

Job summary

AltaSteel Inc. is seeking an experienced Labour Relations Specialist to join our team and support leadership with expert labour relations guidance.

You will lead investigations, interpret collective agreements, and help resolve complex workplace issues to protect the company and employees. The role focuses on strategic advice, grievance management, policy development, and collaboration with leaders across operations.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Labour Relations or related field.
• 3-5+ years of demonstrated Labour Relations experience in industrial/manufacturing settings.
• Experience leading and facilitating workplace investigations.
• Ability to advise leaders with sound judgement and initiative.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice on labour relations.
• Lead and facilitate workplace investigations of varying difficulty and sensitivity.
• Provide recommendations to leaders to correct behaviours using performance management tools.
• Advise leaders on interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, policies and procedures.
• Facilitate the grievance process including research, interpretation, and documentation.
• Draft, develop and edit labour relations and HR documentation.
• Identify strategic issues with leaders and prepare arguments to defend the company's position.
• Facilitate reasonable cause and post-incident Alcohol & Drug Testing with third-party providers.
• Research industry trends related to the labour relations climate.
• Support activities advancing the Labour Relations strategy.

Skills

Labour relations

Investigations

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Post-secondary education in Labour Relations

Job description

AltaSteel Inc. is seeking an experienced, dedicated and motivated professional to join as a Labour Relations Specialist. Reporting to the Manager, Labour Relations, this role will be responsible for working closely with leaders in providing labour relations support and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice and subject matter expertise on labour relations.
• Lead and facilitate workplace investigations that have varying levels of difficulty and sensitivity, related to themes of code of conduct, performance management and harassment/workplace violence.
• Provide recommendations to leaders to correct behaviours using performance management tools.
• Provide strategic advice to leaders on the interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement, policies and procedures.
• Facilitate the grievance process including research, interpretation of alleged violation(s), developing responses and organizing documentation for issues that need to be progressed.
• Draft, develop and edit various documentations related to the scope of labour relations and human resources.
• Work with leaders with identifying and preparing to pursue strategic issues and to develop arguments to defend the Company's position.
• Facilitate reasonable cause and post-incident Alcohol & Drug Testing, using 3 rd party providers.
• Research industry trends related to labour relations climate.
• Support any other activities that advances the Labour Relations strategy.
  

Qualifications and Experience

• Post-secondary education in Labour Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration and/or related field.
• Minimum 3-5+ years of demonstrated Labour Relations experience in industrial/manufacturing work setting.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and facilitating workplace investigations.
• Experience in working with and advising leaders with solid judgement and sense of initiative.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communications skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to “seek to understand” and asking the right questions to find the true source of conflict.
• Eager to learn and take on new challenges as they become available.

Details

• Standard schedule of work is Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 4:30pm, with occasional business requirement to work outside of standard hours for scheduled investigations.
• Full-time, permanent opportunity. No remote work or hybrid work available.
• Compensation includes: base salary, bonus, health benefits and pension contributions.
• Incumbent must be comfortable with wearing PPE and frequently entering plant settings.
• Pre-Employment Criminal Background check and Alcohol & Drug test is required.

This posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.