Job Description

Cavendish Farms is a leading producer of frozen food products for retail and foodservice markets throughout Canada, the United States, and around the world. We have state-of-the-art potato processing plants in Prince Edward Island, Lethbridge, Alberta, and Jamestown, North Dakota, and an appetizer plant in Wheatley, Ontario. Our Head office is in Dieppe, New Brunswick and has sales office locations in Toronto, Montreal, and Boston. We\xe2\x80\x99re a company that rewards performance and initiative, looking for people who deserve to be recognized.

Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, this position plays a key role in the delivery, support and execution of Human Resources activities in support of Cavendish Appetizers including labour scheduling, compensation, employee relations and communication strategies. The successful candidate must thrive in a fast paced ever changing environment while maintaining a high level of professionalism, accuracy and detail. This highly motivated person will be results orientated and must be also committed to providing dedicated support to all activity throughout the organization.

Successful Candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Post-secondary education with an emphasis on HR or equivalent experience;
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a Human Resource Generalist or payroll role;
• CHRP designation would be considered an asset
• Demonstrated ability to work well within cross-functional teams;
• Strong sense of urgency to complete tasks;
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to relate to all employees in a positive, constructive and respectful manner

Key Responsibilities:

• Schedule hourly employees for work on a daily basis
• Responsible for hourly payroll submissions and related functions
• Maintain employee data in HRIS system and EZ Labour
• Responsible for general receptionist and office management duties
• Assist with accounting functions such as preparation of the daily cost reports
• Employee relations
• Employee communication and correspondence
• Assists in implementation and delivery of HR programs and policies
• Other HR functions including, but not limited to, investigation of hourly benefits, employee complaints/concerns performance incentives, health and safety, disability management, onboarding, retention, training and development.
• Maintain Growers database to ensure timely payments
• Support other initiatives as required

If you are interested in applying for this career opportunity, please apply at careers.jdirving.com. #LI-TP1

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Mar 1, 2023

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