Pet Valu is a company devoted to pet lovers, providing everything pets need for healthy and happy lives for over 40 years. They are seeking a Generalist Human Resources professional to handle employee relations, coaching, and HR administrative tasks while supporting the management team and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Investigating and answering employee relations questions and concerns in person, over the phone, via e-mail, or through the anonymous employee hotline
- Coaching and providing guidance on a variety of topics
- Partnering with the management team to provide perspective on topics such as complex employee relations issues, performance coaching & development, succession planning, compensation recommendations, termination pay recommendations, and more, according to company policy and Employment Standards regulations
- Sharing best corporate practices with franchisees and referring franchisees to 3rd party resources, where appropriate
- Drafting various employee letters, as required
- Conducting exit interviews and termination meetings including speaking to terminated employees regarding their questions, feedback and issues
- Coordinating leaves of absence, return to work, and modified duties
- Supporting the payroll auditing process including auditing timecards, following up on missing hours, and any other support as required
- Utilizing HRIS (Workday) to provide administrative support and creating and running reports to support audits and follow ups
- Providing confirmation of employment to outside parties (i.e. Service Canada, Immigration)
- Conducting HR Orientations
- Participating in employee engagement initiatives and social committees
- Participating in Health & Safety Committees and other Health & Safety related initiatives
- Assisting with HR Projects, as assigned
Skills
- 1-3 years of Human Resources administrative experience required
- Ability to facilitate difficult conversations in a prompt and appropriate manner
- Ability to maintain a level of professionalism and confidentiality in all interactions
- Strong interpersonal, collaborative and influencing skills, including presentation, facilitation and negotiation
- Ability to ensure legal and policy compliance
- Ability to serve as a change agent
- Excellent judgment and customer service skills
- Strong time management skills and ability to adapt to frequently changing work demands/priorities
- Comfortable working in a distribution centre environment where frequent employee in-person support is required
- Post-Secondary education with a focus in Human Resources Management, preferred
- CPHR or working towards, preferred
- 1-3 years of Human Resources client group support experience with a strong background in performance management and employee relations experience, preferred
Benefits
- Employer-paid full suite of benefits, including mental health coverage.
- Employee Share Purchase Plan.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Collaborative and supportive team, focused on personal development and growth.
Company Overview
- Pet Valu is specialty retailer of pet food. It was founded in 1976, and is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://petvalu.com/.