Job Description

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Position Title: HR Specialist

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time \xe2\x80\x8b

Position Location: Coaldale

Grade: Grade 04

Requisition ID: 24521

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About McCain:

McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world\'s largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.

McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables, and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.

We are seeking an experienced HR Specialist to join us in Coaldale, AB. This position will report directly to the Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP). The HR Specialist is responsible for providing local HR support in four main areas leveraging knowledge of local / regional / cultural nuances and handling unique language and time zone requirements.

• Employee Engagement / Employee Experience / Retention
• Talent Acquisition and onboarding of High-Volume roles (Plant, Manufacturing and related) and internal recruitment process
• Manage in-scope employee leave of absence process

In addition to these three main areas of support, HR Specialist plays a key role in supporting all HR activities, programs, and projects in support of our Winning Culture Strategy.

The HR Specialist is part of the plant HR team, with dotted line reporting to Service Delivery Manager and a member of the HR Specialist community of practice. HR Specialist are on site-roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support managers and employees with employee and / or labour relations issues. Activities may include (but not limited to) conducting investigations, managing appeals, addressing misconduct, issuing corrective action
• Partner with Talent Acquisition as appropriate and scoped within the region to execute local high volume employee recruitment efforts, such as maintaining job requisitions, running talent acquisition events, proactively sourcing candidates, and developing / maintaining the local candidate pool(s), and managing internal posting process
• Execute onboarding of new hires in collaboration with local site team
• In line with legal requirements, process voluntary and involuntary separations for in-scope employees, mitigating any potential risks, manage in-scope life cycle processes and leaves of absences/accommodations to deploy employee wellness initiatives
• Employee Relations / Labour Relations, including investigations and corrective actions
• Share insights and trends with key stakeholders to drive more effective / efficient HR customer service delivery
• Ensuring HR Operating Model is adhered to, and high level of employee self-service and HRNow adoption rates are maintained
• Plays a role in supporting business and HR activities, initiatives programs, and projects in support of our winning culture
• Manage in-scope employee leave of absence process, including working closely with vendor, and initiating the leave of absence within the HR system. Examples include Short Term Disability
• Work with Occupational Health Lead on gradual return to work plans

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Employee engagement - Our Voice Survey process improvement
• Employee self-service rates, HRNow adoption rates
• Absenteeism rates, turnover rates, vacancy rates
• SLA adherence and systems maintenance, ensuring data is correct in system

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience as a HR Generalist or related progressive HR experience
• Bachelor\'s degree in human resources or a related field preferred
• Professional Human Resources certification is considered an asset

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Relationship building
• Policy, regulation, and employment law interpretation
• Analytical skills, attention to detail
• Communication
• HRIS experience, technology adept
• Business acumen

BEHAVIOURS:

• Integrity
• Empathy and compassion
• Detail-oriented
• Curious
• Self-aware
• Dependable / reliable
• Courageous
• Collaborative
• Resilient
• Sense of urgency

McCain offers full benefits including:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Pension Benefits
• Career Development & Education Reimbursement Assistance

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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccination restrictions easing across the globe we do not currently require employees to be vaccinated, but we reserve the right to change this mandate in line with health guidance and regulations in each country.

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Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: NA HR
Department: \xe2\x80\x8bHuman Resources NA \xe2\x80\x8b
Location(s): CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale || CA - Canada : Alberta : Calgary || CA - Canada : Alberta : Edmonton || CA - Canada : Alberta : Grand Prarie || CA - Canada : Alberta : Lethbridge || CA - Canada : Alberta : Red Deer || CA - Canada : Alberta : Rocky View

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)

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