The Human Resources Manager will be the key member in attracting, retaining and developing the most important part of the company, the people. They will use their knowledge and experience to communicate and carry out human resource services and initiatives associated with Recruitment, Compensation, Safety, Employee Relations, Training and Development and overseeing Payroll and Benefits administration.

The HR Manager will report directly to the President.

Responsibilities

• Act as an advisor for the Senior Management team with employee related issues and initiatives.
• Provide coaching to managers and employees on compensation, performance management, employee relations, training and development and staffing related areas.
• Act as a member of the Strategic Planning team.
• Ensure practices are consistent with current legislation and B.G.E.’s philosophy, policies and objectives.
• Facilitate performance management and termination processes.
• Supervise Human Resources team members.
• Oversee the recruitment process; becoming involved with the recruitment of mid-senior level positions.
• Work closely with the Safety Representatives to support safety related initiatives.
• Facilitate the annual performance review and compensation review process.
• Research creative rewards program, recognition and encouragement to ensure that all BGE employees feel appreciated for a job well done.
• Deliver regular communication regarding company events, news, policy changes, and announcements.
• Research training and certification programs that would fit the needs of BGE staff and the organization.
• Draft and implement new policies as required by legislation or company changes under the guidance of the management team.
• Improve and adapt Policies as the needs arise.
• Other related duties as required.

Projects

• Manage the development of a new organizational structure and chart.
• Act as PM for development of personal training and development plans for all employees.
• Develop new recruiting ideas and process.
• Creation of Manager Handbook.
• Revision of Employee Handbook.
• Deliver communication regarding Benefit Plan Revision.

Qualifications

• Human Resources degree, diploma or certificate.
• Relevant experience (3-5 years)
• CHRP Designation an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; a person who listens well, respects diversity of opinions and has an open, clear and succinct communication style.
• Effective organizational and time management skills in handling multiple priorities, performing a variety of tasks, and meeting required deadlines
• Able to foster effective working relationships and demonstrate discretion, integrity and fair-mindedness with employees and management.
• Some financial or accounting background or exposure.

If you would be interested in hearing more about this position, feel free to contact our Placement Lead – Preeti Raval at preetiraval@graniteconsulting.ca to organize a time to speak.

Technical Recruiter

The organization is recognized by its delivery of a remarkable guest experience resulting in achieving over $3B in sales. In order for them to be best-in-class airline and be this successful, they require the skills and talents of professionals like you to identify and hire the best in the market. If you are looking to break out of the status quo by joining a company with a strong growth plan, which consistently ranks as one of the most profitable airlines in the world, and which has a vision to be a top five international airline, This is the place for you!

The recruiting team is responsible for hiring all roles across the organization. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in partnership with the Information Technology senior leadership team on many of the key business initiatives that will impact company’s ongoing success. Your goal will be to ensure you source, identify, and hire the best and the brightest.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Lead key elements of the Recruiting and Attraction strategy. Responsible for creatively identifying new opportunities and implementing new recruiting processes.
• Build strategic relationships with the internal IT team, influence client decision-making, provide recommendations on and generate support for recruiting and attraction initiatives.
• Think broadly about organizational strategy and ensure recruitment and attraction processes are properly aligned to meet company’s current and future hiring needs.
• Engage with Manager, Directors, and VP’s of the IT group to align hiring practices and provide information related to the corporate Workforce Plan.
• Continually research industry best practices ensuring they are a Subject Matter Expert on recruiting process and industry trends.
• Develop and utilize available and unique sourcing methods to provide top quality technical talent.
• Ensure consistent delivery of quality talent for senior-level, strategically sensitive roles – focusing on low volume – high risk positions.
• Continually challenge the status quo through creative and innovative thought process and positively influence those around you with a high level of commitment, energy and delivery.
• Be a mentor and positive role model to junior and intermediate members of the recruiting team.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 8+ years recruiting experience with at least 5 years’ experience in information technology (a combination of corporate and agency recruitment experience is preferred).
• A demonstrated passion for client service and business achievement.
• Post-secondary degree in a business or HR-related discipline is required.
• Demonstrated experience researching and analyzing labour market trends and understands their effect on the attraction and retention of top talent.
• Ability to collaborate, communicate, and influence leadership decision making up to and including the Director and VP level.
• Advanced skill in working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
• Advanced computer literacy with strong knowledge of social networking, web aggregators, job boards, sourcing, MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Proven record of providing high quality customer service.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Flexibility to meet constantly changing demands of the workplace.
• Flexibility to travel out of town as required (some overnight stays required).
• Fluency in French is an asset.

If you would be interested in hearing more about this position, feel free to contact our Placement Lead – Preeti Raval at preetiraval@graniteconsulting.ca to organize a time to speak.

The market is moving a bit now, not as quick as we thought but certainly not as bad as it was.  The Retail, hospitality and service companies are making some small moves and there are a few other organizations adding talent to support attrition and growth.

One thing still remains the same from our last “State of the HR/Recruitment landscape”, there are more “passive” candidates than ever before.  I’m thinking that over the next few months organization will need to respond quickly to shortages in the HR/Recruiting Departments.

To the “seekers” in the market,… organizations are starting to assess talent, talent gaps and organizational effectiveness within their HR/Recruiting teams and will be coming to the market soon for support.  We just need to be patient.

For the team leaders reading this,… some of these passive candidates might be on your team.  For the past few years HR/Recruiting talent strategies have been focused on acquiring, growing and retaining top talent for your organization, are you doing the same thing for your team?  If there is a swing in the market, you may find yourself in a position to add to your staff, via attrition or growth,… are you ready for that?

Happy recruiting!
Richard

Full time 1 year contract position, supporting our client’s telephone banking division.

Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain working relationships with hiring managers/executives in the unit to understand current and future recruitment
needs, job vacancy specifications, requirements, and to make recommendations on optimum sourcing channels. Educate, consult and transfer knowledge of staffing processes to hiring managers.

- Proactively search candidates, screen resumes and/or conduct telephone interviews to ensure candidates meet minimum requirements of job.

- Using behavioural interviewing techniques, facilitate individual and/or panel interviews; provide support and counsel to hiring managers throughout the interviewing process.

- Gather and provide feedback and recommendations to both the candidate and hiring manager regarding strengths and development needs of the candidate todetermine and select the most qualified applicant.

- Manage the job offer process, including reference and criminal checks.

- Track and report on critical recruitment data monthly.

- Initiate and work on special projects such as Career Fairs, Campus recruitment, Summer Student Programs, etc. with other members of the Resourcing team.

- Actively participate in recruitment initiatives such as outreach recruitment career fairs and diversity/employment equity programs.

Qualifications:
- 2 – 3 years full-cycle, search/agency recruiting experience.
- Experience in high volume recruitment for junior to intermediate level positions in Retail Banking preferred.
- Well developed consulting skills to lead a front-end analysis and guide the recruitment process to closure, including risk management measures such as reference checking.
- Strong organizational skills, ability manage a portfolio of over 20 vacancies concurrently, acknowledge all applicants, and regularly communicate progress to hiring managers.
- Strong interviewing and assessment skills are required.
- Well honed communication skills: listening, speaking, writing, presenting and facilitating interviewing workshops.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.

If you would be interested in hearing more about this position, feel free to contact our Placement Lead – Preeti Raval at preetiraval@graniteconsulting.ca to organize a time to speak.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide advice and counsel to managers and associates regarding pro-active resolution of employee relations and performance management issues, terminations, Human Rights matters, performance reviews, etc.
• Coachmanagers on documenting and communicating performance feedback.
• Conduct investigations as needed; making recommendations and handling all aspects of case management through resolution in concert with the HRBP as needed.
• Conducts/facilitates training with managers and associates on performance management, engagement and key HR processes, (ex.
  STD, Exits) etc.
• Assists in the coordination and implementation of all terminations including severance calculations, career transition, etc..
• Interpret, and administer company policies/procedures to ensure the highest level of compliance and integrity across the organization and ensure compliance with provincial employment laws and practices.
• Ensure consistent application of policies with respect to associate relations issues; make recommendations when existing policies no longer align with organization direction/philosophy.
• Tier 2 Canada HR escalations; HR SME for HR (ex. File request to Canada HR)

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:
2- 4 years of generalist HR experience required. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure and meet critical deadlines are necessary. Must have excellent interpersonal skills.  Must be proficient with MS Office (Work, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).

Candidate must be fully bilingual in French and English.

If you would be interested in hearing more about this position, feel free to contact our Placement Lead –Preeti Raval at preetiraval@graniteconsulting.ca to organize a time to speak.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 3-7 years’ experience as a full cycle recruiter, ideally within a vendor or corporate organization in the engineering and construction industry.
• Previous experience managing multiple hiring managers is required.
• Demonstrable skills in identification and attraction of passive candidates.
• Experience working internationally and/or on project sites a strong asset; must have or be willing to develop a strong working knowledge in these areas.
• Previous experience with LinkedIn Recruiter advantageous.

SKILLS:

• Excellent written / verbal communication skills, including presentation and feedback skills.
• Strong business acumen / good business judgment.
• Detail oriented and thorough with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Comfortable working work with changing priorities and tight timelines.
• Able to work in a team setting of large and diverse group.
• Strong negotiation and closing skills
• Strong persuasion and influencing skills based in credibility, proven effectiveness.
• High accountability and sense of ownership; commitment to delivering results.
• Strong teamwork orientation as well as the ability to work independently, with little supervision.

If you’re interested in hearing more about this position, contact our Placement Lead –Preeti Raval at preetiraval@graniteconsulting.ca to organize a time to speak.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with Talent Acquisitions Advisors and act as a trusted resource on recruitment needs.
• Understand the recruitment landscape within the EPCM industry. Gather market intelligence on industry and competitor trends and incorporate this into effective sourcing strategies.
• Utilize effective and innovative techniques for identifying new talent including: internet searches, social media, talent campaigns, cold-calling and networking.
• Ensure accurate and consistent candidate information is input into online talent management systems and maintain pipelines of candidates within the system.
• Responsible for the achievement of performance metrics, which include Candidate Pipeline development, Conversion Ratios and Direct Source utilization.
• Consistently attract, identify and track skilled candidates within your allocated disciplines.
• Develop and maintain relationships with your candidate pipelines.
• Identify and forecast skills shortages through your interactions with your candidate pipelines.
• Maintain regular contact with your candidate pipelines to identify opportunities to network for additional referrals and resumes via utilization of campaigns through the online talent systems.

• A minimum of 2-4 years’ experience as a recruiter or resourcer, ideally within a corporate organization in the engineering and construction industry.
• Understanding of recruitment metrics and motivated by achievement of them.
• Previous experience in managing high volume recruitment whilst maintaining quality of data in CRM/ATS systems.

• Excellent verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and feedback skills.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Strong business acumen / good business judgment.
• Extremely detail oriented and thorough with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong negotiation and closing skills.
• Strong persuasion and influencing skills based in credibility, proven effectiveness.
• High accountability and sense of ownership; commitment to delivering results.
• Strong teamwork orientation as well as the ability to work independently, with little supervision.

With some economic uncertainty, corporate shortfalls and some of Canada’s leading organizations posting bad earnings and market positions, more companies are holding off hiring and instead, they are assessing their people and direction through the back half of Q1.

For the Job Seeker, it means the market is going to need another month to gain back some of the momentum we’ve lost.

For the employer, the current talent pool is very hungry and any opportunities that you have will spread like wildfire. It also means that the “passive” candidate has gone back into hiding and will not start kicking tires again until market activity is healthy.

Happy recruiting!

If you looking to hire, or you are a Recruiting/HR professional, let Granite Consulting help. We RECRUIT RECRUITERS AND HR PROFESSIONALS.

Until Next Time,
Richard

Are you an Employee Relations Maven and looking to work for a great company in a fast paced industry?  Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, the Employee Relations Advisor will provide guidance and advice on various employee relations matters, while ensuring compliance to relevant employment legislation.  This role resides in Toronto and supports Western Canada (MB to BC and north to NWT) thus requires extensive travel.

Responsibilities:

• Coach and advise Managers in Western Canada on employee relations matters, including performance management, attendance management, disability management, conflict management, progressive discipline, and day-to-day employee relations issues.
• Provide overall employee relations support to staff inquires regarding policies and procedures.
• Field, investigate and resolve employee issues, concerns, and complaints.
• Draft and formulate relevant correspondence within the realm of employee relations and/or human resources e.g. disability provider, legal representatives.
• Facilitate, maintain and monitor ‘return to work’ discussions and ongoing matters to support claims management program.
• Track and maintain employee relations metrics and reporting.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of HR and/or employee relations programs.

Qualifications:

• University Degree in a related field and 3 to 5 years of employee relations experience in the service industry
• CHRP designation would be an asset.
• Must offer experience in dealing with very labour intensive, hourly, front-line, employee driven environments in both union and non-unionized settings
• Strong working knowledge of employment standards and human rights legislation, variances by province and its application in a business operation.
• Knowledge of the Canada Labour Code would be an asset.
• Skilled in dealing with workplace behaviour issues and practices.
• Highly developed investigative and analytical skills to identify issues, write reports and make recommendations.
• Ability to provide informal coaching to individuals at all levels and influence as appropriate to ensure successful outcomes.
• Action oriented individual, who demonstrates high accountability, sound judgment and decision making abilities.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability in core competencies including customer service, decision making, negotiation, problem solving and adaptability.
• 40– 60% travel required to Western Canada (Winnipeg to Victoria).
• Must be willing to offer a flexible work schedule when assisting employees and/or clients in Western Canada

If you would be interested in hearing more about this position, feel free to contact Preeti Raval at preetiraval@graniteconsulting.ca to organize a time to speak.

Referrals are welcome and encouraged for this opportunity. Granite Consulting will reward the referrer of any successful referrals hired for this opportunity with a $250 gift card at a retailer of your choice.

Granite Consulting offers one of the most robust Talent networks in Canada. We own Canada’s most successful HR/Recruiter networks (HRNG and RNG) giving us significant reach into the HR/Recruiting marketplace.

2. Strategy – There is not enough time in the day and too many recruiting projects on the go.  But-we can help.  Some of our latest projects include: Candidate Pipeline Sourcing, Social Media Recruitment Strategies, Recruitment Diagnostics (identify and help address critical gaps in process and infrastructure), Infrastructure and System redesign (help prepare clients with upcoming critical talent initiatives).

How do we do this?

Leverage our experience, best practice market research and benchmark your organization against industry leaders within the space.

3. Recruitment Training
We build customized client recruitment training for an organization’s recruiters, HR team, or Hiring Managers. We have over 20 different training modules to address specific recruitment obstacles.