At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.
S'more about the team
The People & Culture Business Partner plays a critical role in aligning HR strategies with business objectives, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. As a Strategic People & Culture Business Partner, you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing strategic HR guidance and support to drive organizational success.
The working hours for this role are currently Monday - Friday from 9 AM - 5 PM. As our site ramps up and grows with time, we expect the weekly schedule to shift to a Tuesday - Saturday schedule. Working schedule and hours may be subject to change.
Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for
- Develop strategic relationships with your business partners by building trust and influencing business decisions.
- Ability to understand business goals as well as design and implement new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity and development of HR within the company.
- Lead change initiatives by providing guidance and support to managers and employees, ensuring smooth transitions and effective implementation of organizational changes.
- Manage full-cycle People programs (including but not limited to onboarding, performance management, organizational design, benefits, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, and offboarding) to support operational and strategic business needs.
- Partner with leaders to identify talent gaps, develop succession plans, and implement talent development programs to build a strong pipeline of future leaders.
- Identify opportunities to enhance organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. Develop and implement initiatives to foster a positive work environment and improve employee satisfaction.
- Ensure compliance with relevant employment laws and regulations. Stay abreast of changes in HR legislation and proactively implement necessary updates to policies and practices.
- Lead or participate in People projects and initiatives as assigned, ensuring timely and successful completion.
- Drive performance management processes, including goal setting, performance evaluations, and development planning. Provide coaching and support to managers on performance management best practices.
- Ability to root cause issues quickly and uncover core challenges using data, then lean in, consult with, and teach the business how decisions affect the organization.
- Accountable for key People metrics including employee engagement, regrettable turnover, attrition, etc.
- A true hands-on approach as well as the ability to successfully monitor the "pulse" of the employees to ensure a high level of employee engagement.
- Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on HR policies, procedures, and best practices. Address employee relations issues in a fair and consistent manner.
- All other duties, as assigned
Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for
- Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or similar role, with a track record of success in partnering with senior leaders to drive business results.
- Experience supporting an hourly population, ideally within manufacturing, warehousing, or distribution industries.
- Strong understanding of HR best practices and provincial health and safety, employment, and human rights legislation.
- Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent coaching and conflict resolution skills, with demonstrated experience in leading complex workplace investigations.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Sound judgment and consistently adhere to fair, ethical conduct with respect to employee relations and our highly diverse employee population.
- Team player with strong prioritization, time management, and organization skills.
- Ability to work within a quickly changing, high pressure environment and with a great deal of ambiguity.
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in handling sensitive HR information.
- Experienced in Google Suite (Gmail, Docs, Sheets) and HR tools (HRIS, ATS, scheduling/time tracking). Experience with Workday is an asset.
Let’s cut to the cheese, this is why you'll love it here
- Box Discount - Amazing discounts on 1 box per week! 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box.
- Health & Wellness - Health & Dental benefits from day 1, a Health Spending Account, unlimited access to the Headspace app to meet your self-care needs, and 25% discount on GoodLife fitness memberships!
- RRSP Matching - Competitive RRSP matching program offered
- Vacation & PTO - Time off is also an important part of self-care! We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance.
- Family Benefits - A parental leave top-up program for expectant parents.
- Growth & Development - We support your career progression, provide development opportunities, and invest in your continued learning through our organization wide L&D fund.
- Work Hard & Have Fun - From team socials to engaging company days, you'll have plenty of opportunity to experience the fun!
- Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives - With impactful ERG’s like FreshPride, Women Empowered and LIMES, we are committed to our diversity, equity & inclusion efforts.
- Food Puns - this one is kind of a big dill if you haven’t already noticed. We even have some punny meeting room names!
Working Conditions
It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process.
HelloFresh Canada uses AI-integrated technology to help us process and evaluate applications more efficiently. This includes tools that screen and assess candidate qualifications based on the requirements for this role. While these tools assist our workflow, all final selection decisions are made by our hiring team.
This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position.
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Calgary, AB Pay Range
$70,000—$80,000 CAD
We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!
At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.
We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.
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