HR Director

AMAX Leather Canada is a supplier of premium leather furniture to the North American Market. We are committed to providing quality products and amazing styles. Our strategic partner in China, who has more than 20 years of experience in the furniture industry, gives us complete control of our supply chain. We have warehouses in the USA & Canada, and with this you can count on Amax to meet every leather upholstery need in a timely fashion.

Our collections are all about great designs, brilliant leather finishes, and quality construction. We use trusted suppliers and premium components. Our team of talented designers are always busy bringing new designs to life, and we always look to exceed our own expectations.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced HR director with outstanding people skills to manage our personnel for Canada and US based employees. The successful candidate will create programs and initiatives that are effective, efficient, and aligned to overall business objectives.

Duties

• Supervising HR personnel
• Supporting employee development
• Enhancing job satisfaction
• Implementing Career Development Path
• Evaluating employee performance
• Designing onboarding procedures
• Implementing HR strategies that support business objectives
• Forecasting staffing needs, mitigating risk, structuring benefit packages
• Maintaining employee records, managing budgets, designing accountability mechanisms, and overseeing overall employment needs
• Planning and implementing policies and procedures

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources
• CHRP is an asset
• 6+Years of HR experience
• The ideal candidate for this role should possess a high work ethic
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of labor regulations and HR practices, strategic thinking abilities
• Strong organizational skills, and excellent interpersonal skills

AMAX Leather is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the position. AMAX Leather is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion within its community.

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

To learn more about AMAX Leather, please visit our website: [website]

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Vision care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to BC V4G 0A5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Who We Are

The Mikisew Cree First Nation (Mikisew) has lived on the ancestral lands of the Athabasca Delta and Wood Buffalo National Park in northeastern Alberta since time immemorial. The lives of our members are linked to the land and to a close understanding of traditions, history and a natural way of life. Many of our members live in the hamlet of Fort Chipewyan, and our traditional lands range over a large portion of Athabasca oil sands deposits. For nearly 30 years, our wholly owned business arm, has worked toward the long-term, sustainable economic progress of our Nation and its members through employment and significant investments in education, training, social programs and infrastructure.

We are currently looking to hire a Full Time Human Resources Director to Support with strategic HR initiatives to support Mikisew. This opportunity will be a full-time permanent position and responsible for providing strategic Human Resources support to council in all Human Resources Functions.

The Human Resources Director will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic practices that develops its people in a manner that supports continued success. You will oversee all aspects of Human Resources including employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management and training and organizational development.

Who You Are

A strategic Director who can contribute to the organizational growth while developing strong professional relationships. You are a great communicator and can help inspire an inclusive work environment.

· You have 5-7 years of progressive and diverse experience in human resources with at least 5 years of leadership/management.

· You have post-secondary education specializing in Administration or Business.

· Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) is preferred.

· The ideal candidate is proficient in MS Office programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint to draft and communicate information.

Qualifications

· Post-secondary Degree or diploma specializing in Business Administration, or a related field is an asset.

· Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a similar role.

· Solid understanding of standard office administration practices and procedures.

· Working experience managing multiple calendars.

· Typing speed of 45-50 WPM and a solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office – Office 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher).

· Knowledge of First Nations communities.

· Proven experience in building working relationships with First Nations communities and partners.

Other Requirements

· Possess valid Class 5 AB driver’s license and own or access to a vehicle.

· Willingness and ability to travel to Fort Chipewyan as required.

· Willingness and ability to work after hours and/or weekends when required.

· Willingness to submit to oath of confidentiality.

· Willing to work flexible schedule. Combination of working remotely, in-office, and at community locations.

· Must provide and possess a clear criminal record vulnerable sector check.

· Ability to speak and/or understand the Cree language (or another applicable First Nation language) would be beneficial.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: $90,000.00-$148,940.19 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Edmonton, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Human resources: 5 years Location: In person

Company Overview: Stong’s is a locally owned, community focused grocery store. We offer a wide variety of local and boutique products at both our Vancouver and North Vancouver full-service locations. Our Stong’s express department are experts at home delivery straight to your front door. The Stong’s name has a rich history with over 85 years of grocery experience and we are committed to a unique and family friendly grocery shopping experience.

Position Overview: Are you a dynamic, motivated and passionate leader? This role will play a key role in shaping our overall company culture, developing our workforce and driving key HR initiatives. This role will work with the management team to enhance employee engagement, performance and overall employee well being.

Key Responsibilities:

• Key member of the Senior Leadership Team
• Oversee all HR functions for two store locations and approximately 350 employees
• Develop and implement a variety of HR strategies and initiatives
• Oversee and design the implementation of employee development, leadership training and ongoing retail training programs
• Assist Senior leadership with strategic guidance on organizational design, talent development and succession planning
• Work closely with leadership and store teams to deliver a wide range of HR Services including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management and benefits administration
• Assist leaders across the company resolve complex employee relations issues with a fair and consistent approach
• Manage union and salaried non union employee compensation and benefit programs
• Ensure compliance with local and federal labour laws and regulations
• Develop and monitor internal company HR Policies
• Act as the subject matter expert to interpret and apply Collective Agreement policy and procedure
• Act as the subject matter expert in our HRIS (ADP Workforce Now)
• Participate in the collective bargaining process
• Assist the company Controller with the bi-weekly payroll process

Desired Qualifications and Skills:

• Post Secondary Education (Bachelors or Higher Preferred) in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field
• CPHR Designation Preferred
• Minimum of 5 years experience in progressive HR Roles
• Experience working in unionized environments an asset
• Friendly and approachable disposition
• Familiar with HRIS systems (ADP, Ceridian, Workday, Humi Etc)
• Ability to interact with employees at all levels of the organization
• Customer service and client focused
• Ability to remain calm and objective
• Perform tasks with good judgement, diplomacy and discretion
• Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Down to earth approach comfortable in a variety of situations and work environments
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written form
• Ability to travel between two store locations

How to Apply: Feel free to pop by our North Vancouver (2150 Dollarton Hwy) location and speak to one of the managers on duty. You can also apply online at [website] email your resume, position, hours availability, and preferred location to [website]*.*

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• North Vancouver, BC V7H 0B5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (required)

Experience:

• Human resources: 5 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• CHRP Location: In person

Pival International Inc. is a global logistics and supply chain management company with a comprehensive menu of warehousing logistics solutions and transportation solutions, including time sensitivity (land and air), FTL, LTL, intermodal.

Scope of the Role

Reporting to the Vice President of People & Culture, the HR Manager of Learning, Development, & Culture will be responsible to manage the HR team. The incumbent will be tasked to spearhead strategic learning & development initiatives to support in cultivating people managers, and employee progression feeding into increased levels of retention. They will identify L&D priorities to the management and be responsible for the delivery of the various projects.

ROLE TASKS & Responsibilities

Learning & Development (50% of your time will be dedicated to!):

• Create learning and development strategy and plan in line with the HR strategic agenda
• Deliver new learning programs to foster the growth and evolution of our team
• Deliver interactive and engaging training while ensuring that the content meets business needs
• Evaluate training solutions based on effectiveness, ROI, client’s perceived value and longevity
• Implementation, set up and maintenance of LMS; define content, scheduling and tracking attendance and completion
• Implement national learning programs and initiatives to address needs of multiple business units globally
• Seek out the latest research and best practices and identify key trends
• Train hiring managers and HR staff on how to select, manage, evaluate, and retain diverse employees
• Measure and forecast diversity metrics
• Implement and develop organizational development programs and projects, such as change management, team engagement, welcoming and onboarding, recognition, appreciation of contribution, etc.

Team, Client, Talent & Project management (50% of your time will be dedicated to!):

• Coach, mentor, and develop HR team
• Drive & execute HR Department annual goals set by VP of People & Culture
• Support HR generalist in union negotiations and management
• Oversee and negotiate vendor and contract management as required
• Build strong relationships with key Managers within your service lines of responsibility
• Provide guidance to People Leaders for all phases of the Performance and Reward Cycle including Annual Reviews, Calibration, Goal Setting and Reward Planning
• Provide a proactive HR consultation service to all people managers advising them on all issues that arise in their teams
• Provide coaching, advice and approval for employee relations, performance management and terminations
• Participate in succession planning and workforce planning initiatives

Compliance & system management (This is part of your everyday!)

• Ensure compliance with applicable employment and labor laws – providential & federal
• HRIS, ATS and LMS management
• Coordinate the development, maintenance and application of procedures and policies related to good human resources practices.
• Support other Directors and Managers through their periods of transformation
• Identify & facilitate process improvement projects to drive efficiency
• Other tasks as assigned

ROLE Requirements

• Active CRHA-CRIA designation (CHRP) will be considered an asset
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills in English
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• 7 to 10 years of experience, 2-3 of which in team management
• Proven track record in building and developing HR processes
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of labor laws and HR best practices
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Multi-tasking with the ability to remain calm during high volume periods
• Strong analytic skills and problem-solving ability
• Experience in unionized environment (asset)

Additional Information

• A leader in the art of asking the right questions to find the true sources of the organization's issues
• An outstanding popularizer who knows how to orchestrate various channels of communication to get the organization's messages to everyone, without misrepresentation!
• A dynamic and engaging leadership style that fosters strong working relationships based on credibility and open communication

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Human resources: 7 years Resources Senior Management Occupations: 3 years (preferred)

Pival International Inc. is a global logistics and supply chain management company with a comprehensive menu of warehousing logistics solutions and transportation solutions, including time sensitivity (land and air), FTL, LTL, intermodal.

Scope of the Role

Reporting to the Vice President of People & Culture, the HR Manager of Learning, Development, & Culture will be responsible to manage the HR team. The incumbent will be tasked to spearhead strategic learning & development initiatives to support in cultivating people managers, and employee progression feeding into increased levels of retention. They will identify L&D priorities to the management and be responsible for the delivery of the various projects.

ROLE TASKS & Responsibilities

Learning & Development (50% of your time will be dedicated to!):

• Create learning and development strategy and plan in line with the HR strategic agenda
• Deliver new learning programs to foster the growth and evolution of our team
• Deliver interactive and engaging training while ensuring that the content meets business needs
• Evaluate training solutions based on effectiveness, ROI, client’s perceived value and longevity
• Implementation, set up and maintenance of LMS; define content, scheduling and tracking attendance and completion
• Implement national learning programs and initiatives to address needs of multiple business units globally
• Seek out the latest research and best practices and identify key trends
• Train hiring managers and HR staff on how to select, manage, evaluate, and retain diverse employees
• Measure and forecast diversity metrics
• Implement and develop organizational development programs and projects, such as change management, team engagement, welcoming and onboarding, recognition, appreciation of contribution, etc.

Team, Client, Talent & Project management (50% of your time will be dedicated to!):

• Coach, mentor, and develop HR team
• Drive & execute HR Department annual goals set by VP of People & Culture
• Support HR generalist in union negotiations and management
• Oversee and negotiate vendor and contract management as required
• Build strong relationships with key Managers within your service lines of responsibility
• Provide guidance to People Leaders for all phases of the Performance and Reward Cycle including Annual Reviews, Calibration, Goal Setting and Reward Planning
• Provide a proactive HR consultation service to all people managers advising them on all issues that arise in their teams
• Provide coaching, advice and approval for employee relations, performance management and terminations
• Participate in succession planning and workforce planning initiatives

Compliance & system management (This is part of your everyday!)

• Ensure compliance with applicable employment and labor laws – providential & federal
• HRIS, ATS and LMS management
• Coordinate the development, maintenance and application of procedures and policies related to good human resources practices.
• Support other Directors and Managers through their periods of transformation
• Identify & facilitate process improvement projects to drive efficiency
• Other tasks as assigned

ROLE Requirements

• Active CRHA-CRIA designation (CHRP) will be considered an asset
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills in English
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• 7 to 10 years of experience, 2-3 of which in team management
• Proven track record in building and developing HR processes
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of labor laws and HR best practices
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Multi-tasking with the ability to remain calm during high volume periods
• Strong analytic skills and problem-solving ability
• Experience in unionized environment (asset)

Additional Information

• A leader in the art of asking the right questions to find the true sources of the organization's issues
• An outstanding popularizer who knows how to orchestrate various channels of communication to get the organization's messages to everyone, without misrepresentation!
• A dynamic and engaging leadership style that fosters strong working relationships based on credibility and open communication

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Human resources: 7 years relations: 2 years (preferred)