Human Resource Business Partner

Longo’s is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where team members have a place to grow and pursue excellence, an opportunity to take ownership of their careers and the support and encouragement necessary to be the best they can throughout their career. We are a Canadian, family operated food retailer which has grown and prospered since 1956. Our team members are dedicated to exceeding customer expectations by offering the best food experience to every customer, every time. It is through such commitment that Longo’s now operates over 38 stores within the GTA, celebrates over 65 years of business and is continuing to grow

**We are searching for a Human Resources Business Partner who**:

- Is seeking an opportunity to support a regional area of retail stores in all HR Generalist related matters in the West GTHA area (i.e. Hamilton, Halton, Mississauga)
- Is passionate about providing actionable HR insights to drive decision making
- Has experience as an HRBP or HR Generalist
- Is eager to engage directly with Store Managers and Team Members to provide guidance in a wide variety of HR areas to, including recruitment strategy, talent development and career planning, employee engagement and employee relations.

What you’ll do:

- Maintain an active field presence at assigned locations to proactively support and coach store management and team members on HR related issues.
- Work with the Store Operations and HR Colleagues to build operational bench strength by identifying high potentials for promotions, transfers and career development opportunities.
- Ensure the implementation of effective recruitment strategies and best practices to support the recruitment needs of stores.
- Oversee the HR related project management supporting new store openings.
- Provides coaching and guidance on performance management, team member relations issues and policy interpretation.
- Conducts Human Rights Investigations in accordance with Longos Harassment & Workplace Violence Policy Guidelines.
- Supports the annual rollout of the Employee Engagement Survey and provide ongoing support in the understanding and action planning of the results.
- Ensure company compliance with all legislative requirements including employment standards, human rights, health and safety, accessibility standards as well as business practices and standards.

What we are looking for:

- 3 to 5 years Human Resources, generalist-level experience, ideally having worked in a multi-unit retail environment.
- Demonstrated service oriented, problem-solving approach.
- University and/or College education, preferably in a discipline related to Human Resources
- CHRL or in pursuit of the designation
- Knowledge of employment laws, employee relations practices and HR disciplines
- Strong coaching, facilitation skills, problem solving, written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills - ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Professional in maintaining a high level of confidentiality
- Strong computer skills-Microsoft Office products and HRIS system experience

Longo’s is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

Note: A qualified job applicant with a disability is one who possesses the required skills, education, experience and training and who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the position applied for.

If you require accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Coordinator at: