Human Ressource Business Partner

Requisition ID:  180073 

Career Group:  Corporate Office Careers 

Job Category:  HR Backstage Marketing E-comm IT Legal QC EPMO Real Estate & Innovation 

Travel Requirements:  0 - 10%

Job Type:  Full-Time

 

Country: Canada (CA) 

Province: Québec  

City: Montréal-Nord

Location: Bureau de Montréal-Nord 

Postal Code: H1G 3J5 

 

Our family of 131,000 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?

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

  • Provide coaching, advice and guidance to leaders on employee relations issues, including; policy violations, investigations, discipline and terminations 
  • Lead investigations on employee relations issues 
  • Lead investigations on Legal employment issue  
  • Accountable to execute Employee Programs developed by Centres of Excellence  
  • Manage the organizational change processes and approvals 
  • Manage and support leaders in a unionized environment  
  • Respond to and make decisions surrounding any compensation issues 
  • Responsible to ensure Total Rewards (salary, benefits, pension, incentive) are administered in support of policies and guidelines 
  • Coach, advise and support leaders on all aspects of employee engagement through annual engagement survey and engagement scorecard 
  • Manage and support leaders through the annual performance review process 
  • Facilitate the performance calibration and succession planning processes 
  • Support leaders through the annual salary review process and incentive program 
  • Develop and refine position descriptions and assist in job evaluation as required 
  • Provide guidance to the leader in areas such as salary recommendations for new hires, transfers, relocations, and promotions 
  • Collaborate with the HR Centres of Excellence (CoE) on creation of Employee Programs 
  • 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 
  • Liaise with Labour Relations on matters related to/consistent interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 
  • Assist compensation in the administration of the annual salary review and incentive program 
  • Support the administration of Talent Management and Learning and Development CoE’s in new or annual program rollouts 

What you have to offer:

  • 3-5 years related Human Resource experience (at the Generalist Level) 
  • Experience working in a unionized environment 
  • Demonstrated knowledge/experience in all components of the generalist Human Resources function 
  • Sound knowledge/understanding of provincial employment legislation 
  • 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)  
  • CPHR Designation or working towards CPHR designation is preferred  
  • Previous experience in a warehouse environment would be considered an asset 
  • Bilingual (french & 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

Why work at Sobeys? 

  • Flexible working hours policy 
  • Friendly and welcoming environment
  • Teamwork
  • Proximity with senior management and openness to new ideas
  • Possibility of advancement
  • Company involved in its community
  • Fitness center available
  • Recharging stations for electric cars.

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We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. 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.

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

 

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.