Human Resources Manager

**POSITION BACKGROUND**:
The HR Manager acts as the primary liaison between the leadership group and the organization regarding HR functions, objectives, and processes. The HR Manager is expected to take strategic measures to improve the quality of HR for Ketek Group Inc.

**CORE DUTIES**:
**Recruiting**
- Responsible for recruitment and selection of qualified personnel
- Develop and implement recruitment strategies
- Managing recruiting process

**Organizational Effectiveness**
- Plans and manages the Human Resource (HR) aspects of organizational change
- Collaborates with senior leadership to roll-out changes to organizational structure, human resources practices, or changes to legislation
- Consistently works to improve existing programs for employee discounts, recognition

**Employee Relations**
- Implements and evaluates Ketek’s employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices
- Provides safe space for employees to reach out about issues with coworkers, supervisor, or at home, and provides additional resources as appropriate
- Coaches and mentors supervisors and managers on the progressive discipline process Compensation and Benefits
- Evaluates the total compensation strategy to ensure it is consistent with the objectives of attracting, motivating, and retaining qualified people
- Manages the transition to new benefit plans and ensure their effectiveness and efficiency of benefit programs
- Works with management to update job requirements and job descriptions for all positions
- Works with senior management during bi-annual compensation review
- Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource legislation, conducting investigations, and maintaining records as directed by FOIP legislation

**Other Duties**
- Cultivates professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks
- Manages human resources staff by recruiting, selecting, and orienting employees
- Represent Ketek in a light that is commensurate with the values of Management and the Corporate Vision and Mission Statements
- Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice._

**QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS**:
**Required**
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources Management
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in Human Resources
- Fluent in the English language (reading, written, spoken)
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and frequent demanding deadlines while working individually or as part of a team
- Be proactive, self-motivated, and self-directed
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office)
- Able to deal with the public in a positive, courteous, and respectful manner
- Effectively handle changing schedules and priorities, with high level prioritization skills
- Strong work ethic and organizational planning skills with attention to detail
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Effective verbal and listening communication skills
- Able to handle confidential information appropriately

**Preferred**
- Experience with Human Rights Legislation for each of the western Canadian Provinces
- Experience with Employment Standards for each of the western Canadian Provinces
- Certified Professional in Human Resources (CPHR)
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety legislation
- Knowledge of adult instructional and learning theory and principles, instructional design, training methodologies, learning management systems and competency assessment

**WORKING CONDITIONS**:
**Physical Demands**
- Regularly required to stand/sit, talk/hear, use hands/fingers to operate a computer and telephone, stoop, and kneel
- Prolonged exposure to computer screens

**Work Environment**
- Office environment (100%)
- May be required to work weekends and outside of regular office hours

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- On call

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Edmonton, AB T5S 1G1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Human resources: 7 years (preferred)
- Payworks: 1 year (preferred)
- creating policies: 1 year (preferred)
- Recruiting: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person