HR Business Partner – Short term contract

Job description

Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: HR RSC West & Wholesale
Travel Requirements: 0 – 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
We are currently looking for a Human Resources Business Partner with passion for food, people and retail to help give our employees the support, knowledge and tools necessary to do an amazing job in servicing customers in their communities. Please note that due to position requirements, the successful candidate will need work on site 5 days a week. This role will also require the occassional availability on weekends or evening or early morning shifts to accommodate business needs.
This HR Business Partner will work closely with all employees and management at our Retail Distribution Centre. As part of a collaborative HR team, the ideal candidate will work closely with the other HR Business Partners, HR Centre of Excellence, and other HR partners. Provide coaching, advice and guidance to leaders on employee relations issues, including; policy violations, investigations, discipline and terminations
Lead investigations on employee relations issues
Establish strong working relationships with operations leadership, other HR teams, and union representatives
Lead investigations on Legal employment issues
Manage the organizational change processes and approvals including the expansion of company assets and projects for both our logistics warehouse and our transportation teams
Manage and support leaders in a unionized environment
Respond to and make decisions surrounding any compensation issues including providing guidance to the leader in areas such as salary recommendations for new hires, transfers, relocations, and promotions
Responsible to ensure Total Rewards (salary, benefits, pension, incentive) are administered in support of policies and guidelines
Support leaders through the annual salary review process and incentive program
Coach, advise and support leaders on all aspects of employee engagement through annual engagement survey and engagement scorecard
Facilitate the performance calibration and succession planning processes
Develop and refine position descriptions and assist in job evaluation as required
Collaborate with Integrated Health Management (IHM) team on employee leaves (WCB, STD, LTD) and assist with return to work as needed
Partner with Talent Acquisition on recruitment and selection of new staff
Liaise with legal counsel on employee related legal matters; Attend local mediation if required
Support the administration of Talent Management and Learning and Development CoE’s in new or annual program rollouts including through the annual performance review process
Minimum of 5 years related HR experience
Demonstrated knowledge/experience in all components of the generalist Human Resources function
Demonstrated understanding of human behavior, as well as business management, operations and strategy
Demonstrated ability to work with a large number of business partners in a matrix environment (preferred)
Previous experience in a warehouse, transportation or manufacturing environment would be considered an asset
#At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
Parental leave top-up
Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

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