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

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.

Human Resources, Employee Relations and Labour Relations — Approximately 70%

• 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 escalate 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.

Health, Safety, Food Safety and Compliance — Approximately 30%

• 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 resources.
• Support compliance, personal protective equipment and emergency preparedness requirements.
• Coordinate required health, safety and food safety training.
• Support consistent implementation of HACCP, sanitation, allergen management and temperature-control procedures.
• Monitor completion of site inspections, audits and corrective action plans.
• Support preparation for internal, client, third-party,…