Job Description

The Human Resources Manager (Temporary) provides HR leadership and support to remote operations across Western Canada. Partnering closely with operational leaders, this role supports employee and labour relations, workforce planning, performance management, employee development, compliance, and organizational effectiveness.

The successful candidate will help foster a safe, respectful, and high-performing workplace while ensuring consistent application of HR policies, practices, and employment legislation. This role is ideal for a collaborative HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, operational environment and is comfortable supporting geographically dispersed teams.

Job Responsibilities

Employee & Labour Relations

• Serve as the primary HR partner to leaders and employees.
• Provide guidance on employee relations matters, investigations, conflict resolution, discipline, and policy interpretation.
• Support labour relations activities, including grievances and union-management relationships.
• Coach leaders on employee relations, performance management, and corrective action.
• Support employee engagement, retention, and workplace culture initiatives.

Workforce Planning & Talent Management

• Partner with operational leaders and recruitment teams to support staffing plans and hiring needs.
• Support onboarding, workforce mobilization, redeployment, and emergency staffing requirements.
• Monitor workforce trends and recommend strategies to improve retention and workforce stability.
• Support leadership development, succession planning, and employee growth initiatives.

Employee Lifecycle & HR Operations

• Provide support throughout the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management, promotions, transfers, leaves, accommodations, and offboarding.
• Ensure compliance with federal and provincial employment legislation.
• Maintain accurate employee records, documentation, and HR data.
• Support policy implementation, audits, reporting, and HR process improvements.

Compensation, Benefits & Analytics

• Support compensation reviews, wage analysis, and market benchmarking.
• Provide guidance on compensation administration and workforce competitiveness.
• Monitor key workforce metrics, including turnover, vacancies, absenteeism, and retention.
• Provide HR reporting and workforce insights to operational leaders.

Change Management & Operational Support

• Support organizational changes, restructures, mobilizations, acquisitions, and other business transitions.
• Develop and deliver employee and leadership communications related to change initiatives.
• Provide HR support during operational emergencies and critical business events.
• Travel to sites as required to support leaders, employees, investigations, and operational needs.

Travel Requirements

• Regular travel to remote sites throughout Western Canada is required.
• Travel is generally expected to be 30-40% but may increase based on business needs, mobilizations, investigations, or other operational priorities.
• Site visits are essential to build relationships, support leaders and employees, and maintain a strong HR presence.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive HR experience.
• Strong employee and labour relations experience, including investigations, discipline, grievance management, and unionized environments.
• Experience supporting multi-site, hospitality, remote workforce, camp, resource, or operational environments is preferred.
• Experience with workforce planning, organizational change, disability management, accommodation, and return-to-work programs.
• Experience in compensation analysis, salary administration, and HR reporting.
• CPHR designation (or progress toward designation) is considered an asset.
• Bilingualism in English and French is considered an asset.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of Canadian employment and labour legislation.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and ability to manage confidential information.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to remote locations.

This temporary leadership role offers an exciting opportunity to support a growing business while partnering with operational leaders to drive employee engagement, workforce stability, compliance, and business performance.

About Aramark

At Aramark, we empower our people to create moments that matter through exceptional hospitality experiences. We serve more than a dozen industries with pride and passion, building community, connection and careers all across the world. 

You'll be surrounded by some of the most innovative minds in the industry and powered by our shared mission to pursue what matters. Here, you'll have the opportunity to do great things for our people, our planet, our partners and our communities. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions and enable your growth. Supported by committed leadership, you'll be empowered to try new things and find solutions to tough problems. No matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is to help you reach your full potential and pursue what matters.