Human Resources Generalist
AGAT Laboratories is seeking a Human Resources (HR) Generalist to join our Calgary, AB team. As the HR Generalist, you will be our first point of contact for managers and employees, and will be supporting HR requests and providing the team with guidance on HR matters.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for HR functions in where AGAT has operations; ensure compliance with provincial, territorial and federal employment laws, regulations and legislation.
- Provide HR support in areas including recruitment, training, policy, and analytics.
- Build and develop relationships with management team, providing consultative guidance and advice on policies and procedures, support with performance management and investigation of issues while resolving employee relations matters.
- Provide timely and accurate service to AGAT employees advising on policies, benefits, RRSP and other employee programs.
- Liaise with payroll and support operations in disability management, return to work, and accommodation process.
- Ensure issues are dealt with in a manner consistent with company core values.
- Perform HR administrative tasks as required.
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources or related experience.
- Previous work experience in Human Resources.
- Bilingual in French and English is an asset.
- Proven ability to develop trusting relationships with employees and management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multitask and manage in a fast-paced environment.
- Be able to work in both independently and in a team environment.
- Experience in ADP Work Force Now considered an asset.
AGAT Laboratories is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and work environment. If contacted for a job opportunity or testing, please advise the hiring manager of the accommodation measures required to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
Skills Required
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources or related experience
- Previous work experience in Human Resources
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to develop trusting relationships with employees and management
- Bilingual proficiency in French and English
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now
What We Do
Since 1979, AGAT Laboratories has been empowering clients with trustworthy data and unmatched client relations. We support clients with precise analytical testing in meaningful projects from Environmental to Industrial to Energy. Throughout the past four decades, we’ve continued to grow our lab network to take on growing demands in industries such as Metals & Minerals, Life Sciences, Agri-Food, Transportation & Construction, and Forensics. With a full-service approach, and over 40 specialized coast-to-coast laboratories, we’re offering solutions to client challenges throughout North America and beyond. Working with AGAT is collaborative and driven by our purpose — Service Beyond Analysis. We work in partnership with you, taking time to understand your needs. You’ll get the care and attention of a dedicated project manager and passionate experts in science you can trust for routine, specialized, and custom analytical testing. Using developing technologies and modern instrumentation, we provide you with the accuracy you need to feel confident in your decisions, while supporting your projects throughout their life cycles. Rooted in a belief that integrated science leads to innovation, we work with a multidisciplinary approach. Bridging specialties in chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, geology, engineering, and specialty analysis, our labs work in unison towards strategic decision-making and problem-solving alongside our clients. Leveraging a 45-year history in analytical testing, we continue to look forward to welcoming new labs, clients, and developments in science to help us change the world sample by sample.
