Human Resources, Employee Relations and Safety Manager – Corrections Food Services (70306964

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion! Our Sodexo team has an exciting new client opportunity with Alberta Corrections to join Sodexo as our next Human Resources, Employee Relations and Safety Manager– Corrections Food Services
located in Calgary, AB.

You must be eligible to obtain and maintain the required security clearance and complete all required background screening requirements to work in a correctional facility.

Salary: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 Annual

At Sodexo, we believe that every role contributes to a better day for those we serve. Our teams drive innovation, efficiency, and excellence across all areas of our business - from strategic planning and operations to people-focused support functions. Together, we create the foundation that empowers our frontline teams to deliver outstanding service and value to our clients, customers, and communities.

Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

In your new role as Human Resources, Employee Relations and Safety Manager– Corrections Food Services,you will support

Sodexo food services across approximately 10 correctional units across Alberta.

The role is responsible for approximately:

• 70% Human Resources, Employee Relations and Labour Relations
• 30% Health, Safety, Food Safety and Compliance

The Manager acts as the primary HR partner to operational leaders, providing advice and support on employee relations, labour relations, workforce planning, performance management, recruitment, onboarding and employee development.

The position supports a unionized workforce and helps ensure consistent interpretation and application of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, company policies and applicable employment legislation.

The Manager also provides oversight and coordination of occupational health and safety, food safety, training compliance and quality assurance activities across the portfolio.

The role operates within a matrix environment and works in close partnership with Sodexo's Human Resources and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) teams.

The role requires regular travel to the 10 Alberta locations.
Travel of up to 50% is expected.

• Act as the primary HR advisor to operational leaders across the 10 Alberta units.
• Coach managers on employee relations, performance management, attendance, discipline and workplace conflict.
• Conduct or support workplace investigations and recommend appropriate actions.
• Provide labour relations guidance in a unionized environment.
• Interpret and support consistent application of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Support grievance management, including fact-finding, documentation, grievance meetings and resolution discussions.
• Identify and escalation significant labour relations risks to senior HR and Operations leadership.
• Support preparation for arbitration, mediation and collective bargaining activities, as required.
• Build productive working relationships with union representatives and site leadership.
• Support workforce planning, staffing strategies and succession planning across the portfolio.
• Coordinate recruitment activities, including job postings, interviews, selection and hiring documentation.
• Oversee employee onboarding and orientation, including company, union, safety, food safety and institutional requirements.
• Support employee development, cross-training and competency planning.
• Monitor completion of mandatory employee training and certification requirements.
• Advise leaders on company policies, employment standards, human rights, privacy and other applicable legislation.
• Promote employee engagement, retention and a respectful workplace culture.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee and labour relations documentation.
• Support organizational changes, operational transitions and other HR initiatives.
• Identify trends and provide HR reporting and recommendations to the Contract Manager and senior leadership.

• Support implementation of the occupational health and safety program across all locations.
• Promote compliance with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety legislation, institutional requirements and company standards.
• Support risk assessments, Job Hazard Analyses and Safe Operating Procedures.
• Lead or support investigations involving workplace incidents, injuries and near misses.
• Ensure root causes, corrective actions and follow-up requirements are documented and completed.
• Support Joint Health and Safety Committees and monitor completion of action items.
• Coordinate return-to-work and modified-work processes in partnership with employees, leaders, HR and disability management…