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FESTO Inc
Global manufacturer of process control and factory automation solutions. To win, manufacturers need partners they can trust to help them build better products, to streamline production and of course to continuously cut costs. It’s all about collaboration and innovation. For over 40 years in the Canada and 90 years globally, Festo has been a positive force. Original Equipment Manufacturers.
Our passion is automation — intelligent automation solutions that transform the way people work — and the way companies compete. Ultimately, it’s about continuously stimulating progress. In big ways and in small ways. We are driven by a desire to always be helpful.
We observe. We analyze. We inspire. We engineer with an intense focus on every last detail. We operate with a simple, yet powerful manifesto: That intelligent automation isn’t just about movement – it’s movement with purpose. And it’s not just about innovative products. It’s about products that come with expert advice and differentiated customer support. Our aim is to help our customers make their products faster, smarter and more precisely. That’s how they thrive instead of just survive. And when our customers win, we win.
We are Festo. And our purpose is to help people turn the power of intelligent automation into a catalyst for transformation.
Position:
Junior Human Resources Business Partner
Responsibilities
- Provide a wide range of HR support to the Canadian team under the NAM Cluster
- Provide support, guidance and coaching to employees and management regarding various human resources topics, employee relation issues, concerns and questions. Build and maintain strong business relationships with all internal clients.
- Act as a strategic human resources business partner by aligning business objectives with employee and management needs. Successfully balance the competing priorities of the company, its customers and its employees.
- Provide full-cycle recruitment services for various positions. This includes, but is not limited to, the creation and coordination of job postings and job ads, the conducting of phone interviews, in-person interviews and reference checks, the preparation/presentation of offer letters, new hire orientations and onboarding, and proper/timely follow-up with new employees to elicit feedback to aid with continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide support with performance and talent management, succession planning, training and development initiatives, performance improvement plans, discipline procedures and terminations.
- Assist in ensuring the proper and accurate maintenance and review of salary structure, position documentation and the evaluation system.
- Coordinate disability claim management processes and return to work programs.
- Provide a variety of support functions, participating in adhoc HR projects and initiatives, including the development, interpretation, implementation and application of Festo policies and procedures. Ensure legal compliance and current legislative requirements are met.
- Continuously review and analyse current business processes, procedures, tools and goals, and reconfigure and/or develop new HR methods to improve productivity, efficiency and operational costs (within the parameters outlined by the NAM Cluster and Festo Headquarters). Help predict future challenges and methods to mitigate against risk and waste of resources.
- Provide proactive support in the delivery of company and HR objectives, identifying gaps, and proposing and implementing solutions to both improve process functionality, efficiency and effectiveness, and mitigate against internal and external risks (within the parameters outlined by the NAM Cluster and Festo Headquarters)
- Lead employee and organization engagement initiatives. Help maintain a positive organizational culture by continually eliciting constructive feedback from employees and management. Work towards improving employee engagement, job satisfaction and company loyalty.
- Continuously foster a cooperative, transparent and consistent two-way communication process with stakeholders to ensure that the promotion of the most productive, efficient and cost-effective processes are being implemented
- Other duties and special HR projects as assigned.
Requirements:
- Undergraduate University Degree required.
- Degree in Business or HR related study preferred.
- Human Resources Post Graduate Certification strongly preferred.
- 3-4 years of relevant experience
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills required
- Excellent French verbal and written communication skills would be an asset.
This is a summary of the position profile only and is intended to summarize the position requirements.
Festo is an equal opportunity employer and provides accommodation for job applicants in accordance with the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you are an individual with a disability and you need accommodation.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $70,000.00-$72,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Schedule:
COVID-19 considerations:
Festo follows the COVID-19 protocols and provides the personal protective equipment needed.
Education:
- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)
Experience:
- human resources: 3 years (required)
- benefits administration: 3 years (required)
- onboarding training: 3 years (required)
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