HR Business Partner

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HR Business Partner Contract

$97,500–$130,000 a year - Temporary, Full-time

Position Title:HR Business Partner Contract

Position Type:Temporary – Full-Time

Grade:Grade 06

Requisition :40318

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences – together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as the primary people and culture partner for the site, working closely with plant leadership to drive business results through effective talent, leadership, and workforce practices. This role provides trusted partnership, sound judgment, and hands‑on support to leaders while fostering a safe, engaged, and high‑performing workplace.

The HRBP balances strategic partnership with operational execution, ensuring HR programs and practices are aligned with business priorities while delivering a consistent and positive employee experience. Safety is foundational to everything we do, and the HRBP plays a key role in reinforcing safe behaviours, accountability, and a respectful workplace culture.

This role will be supporting a fixed term, contract of 15 months based on site in our Coaldale, Alberta facility.

• Member of the Plant Leadership Team, collaborating to deliver shared business goals, plant, business, and HR strategies. Provides strategic and operational support to the business and acts as an advisor to the leadership team
• Lead and develop site HR team members to deliver consistent, high‑impact HR solutions in collaboration with operations. Set objectives, conduct performance reviews, and development planning for direct report(s)
• Work with the leadership team and employees to improve engagement, build morale, and increase productivity and retention in our efforts to becoming the manufacturing employer of choice
• Lead the employee engagement survey cycle and activities, partnering with plant leadership to develop and implement engagement action plans at the site
• Provide guidance and input on human resource aspects of plant operations, strategic workforce planning, performance management, change management, rewards, recognition, communications, organizational effectiveness, succession planning, inclusion & belonging, organizational design and development
• Partner with Safety team to deliver on safety, health, and wellness initiatives to improve McCain’s safety culture
• Handle escalated employee relations issues, cases, and code of conduct complaints
• Ensure legal, regulatory compliance, and HR related audits
• Ensure compliance with applicable provincial employment standards, human rights legislation, occupational health and safety requirements, and company policies.
• Coaching and capability building for plant team members. Advise, coach and support people leaders within client groups to develop effective management and leadership behaviours
• Responsible for staffing strategy, in partnership with plant leadership. Partner with Talent Acquisition team on salaried recruitment, and oversee execution of high‑volume recruitment process
• Lead and manage employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and timely resolution while exercising sound judgment and managing risk appropriately.
• Analyze trends and metrics in partnership with the Manufacturing team to propose solutions and programs
• Lead annual processes including performance management, talent management, performance, and compensation cycle, ensuring connection to plant and corporate strategies
• Support regional implementation of COE‑driven processes, policies, and initiatives and champion our Thriving Community pillar through volunteerism
• Refer employees to the Employee Experience Centre or the appropriate service channel to resolve inquiries / transaction requests and provide self‑service coaching, as appropriate

• 5‑7 years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a manufacturing or operational environment
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field highly preferred
• Advanced degree in HR and/or Professional Human…