Human Resources Business Partner

**Who We Are**:
Welcome to Vale in Canada. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. We value our workforce and offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

With our global headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and approximately 125,000 employees in over 30 countries, Vale is constantly growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

**The Opportunity**

We are currently seeking THREE **Human Resources Business Partners (HRBP)** to join our **Ontario Operations** **HR** **team **or our **North Atlantic Operations HR** **team. These positions will be based** in **Sudbury **and are all permanent opportunities.

In this role, you will provide strategic guidance and offer creative solutions to leadership on all HR related matters including but not limited to employee and labour relations (LR), career and succession planning, performance management, grievance management, compensation, recruitment amongst others. You will be focused on equipping leaders with the required tools and training materials to strengthen employee relationships and foster employee engagement and inclusion. You will also actively facilitate various change management initiatives, participate in various joint committees and/or HR special projects as required and be an integral member of the leadership team at within your assigned client group, playing a key role in Vale's cultural transformation at the site. Client group may consist of a plant or mine within the Sudbury area or one of the North Atlantic wide groups.

Additionally, in this position you will:

- Provide strategic HR advice to support the group in achieving the organizational goals and mitigate people related risks.
- Lead the plant specific grievance administration process including arbitration case management and conduct quality workplace investigations.
- Provide advice on compliance with applicable legislation such as the OHSA, Employment Standards Act, Labour Relations Act, Human Rights Code, AODA, and/or Vale specific policies.
- Support Vale's Production System leadership dimension including behaviour and commitment of leadership, people management, training, and organizational design.
- Coordinate and deliver HR training materials, including facilitating HR/LR related training to new supervisors.
- Support implementation of human resources processes including the annual people development cycle, salary planning and coordinate the annual headcount budget cycle.
- Support employee development by assisting with performance management tools including individual development programs, performance improvement plans and corrective action.
- Support workforce planning initiatives including next generation programs, movement of talent within our organization and conducting exit interviews.
- Site focal point for all leadership development programs.
- Efficiently plan and execute people initiatives that contributes to area performance and delivers business value while supporting the development of Vale's expected key behaviors, diversity and inclusion, and safety goals.
- Develop care for our people and champion personal and career wellbeing.

**About You**

**Education**:

- Undergraduate degree in Business, Labour Studies, Human Resources or a related discipline.
- Human Resources Management - Graduate Certificate preferred.
- CHRL designation preferred (or working towards this).

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 5 years' experience in a related Human Resources generalist function with increasing responsibility.
- Experience working in a unionized workplace providing labour relations support is preferred
- Although previous experience in a mining or an industrial setting is considered an asset, we also appreciate that diversity of thought comes from our differences - and that is what makes us great

**Skills**:

- Communicate effectively with employees and leaders at all levels of our organization
- Leverage strong interpersonal skills to foster and maintain successful and influential relationships
- Be client focused and act as an impartial resource for all employees to access services and support that they need
- Be a change agent with proven conflict resolution skills
- Strong time management and organizations skills to plan, and achieve results safely while managing competing and changing priorities
- Flexibility to work at any of our Sudbury Operation plant, mine facilities or central operating facility as required

**What we offer you**:

- Competitive salary
- Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
- Flexible work arrangements
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion and career growth
- Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
- Employee Family Assistance Pro