HR Generalist
Requisition ID: 186173
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: HR Backstage
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Dartmouth, Halifax
Location: Dartmouth Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., 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. We are a family nurturing families.
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.
Ready to Make an impact?
Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a new opportunity as HR generalist.
We are looking for someone located in Halifax.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
HR Cyclical Processes
- Deliver the tactical execution of the HR process i.e. salary and incentive review
- Support HRBPs in the facilitation of leader sessions. i.e. calibration sessions
General support to HRBP
- Employee documents i.e. confirmation letters; performance or conduct letter; Org change support; Tactical support to business as instructed by HRBP
- Union activities (collective agreement tracking and calendar; Seniority list update; Stat holiday calendar, admin, maintenance and communication)
- Employee Relations Case Management – In partnership with the HRBP provide guidance to managers in developing, documenting, and communicating solutions (including disciplinary action) for individual employee relations cases
- Other admin tasks
Reporting & Analysis
- Deliver analyses of HR data; identify trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance Employee Exit Survey, Absences, Accrued Vacation, Contract employee end dates, Temporary assignment end dates, Return to Office reporting, Engagement reporting, KPI status update reports, Employee Data, accommodations i.e. RTO; leave and absence management
Employee Lifecycle
- Orientation support, immigration applications & inquiries, support for union EEs, performance management; out-placement coordinator (LHH contact); EE queries not supported by HR Service Centre
HR Resource management
- Develop and refine role charters; org chart set up and maintenance; set up and maintenance of HR Resource site and/or Teams channel
What you have to offer:
- Knowledge with SAP & SuccessFactors
- Advanced skills in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for data analysis, reporting, and presentations
- College Diploma with 3 to 4 years of related experience or College Certificate with 4 to 5 years of related experience
- Familiarity with reporting tools and dashboards (e.g., Tableau) to visualize and present data effectively
- Ability to analyze HR data and metrics using tools like Excel, or specialized HR analytics software
- Able to solve problems and good communicator in French and English (The candidate will be expected to work with peers in other provinces in the development, development and implementation of tools and processes across Canada, as well as provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada)
- Good attention to detail
- We are looking for someone with good collaboration, confidentiality, customer service and organizational skills
- Coordination Knowledge of immigration processes and compliance requirements related to employee work permits and visas
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.
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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.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- 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.