Human Resources Manager

The Town of Riverview is currently seeking a dynamic and experienced Human Resources Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Human Resources & Corporate Services, this role provides broad HR support across all Town departments and plays a critical part in driving a positive, engaged, and safety-focused workplace culture. The successful candidate will lead and facilitate a variety of HR services and initiatives aimed at enhancing employee engagement, including the development and coordination of health and wellness programs, employee recognition initiatives, and “Talk of the Town” employee engagement program. A key focus of this position will be to maintain and continuously improve the Town’s Health & Safety Plan, fostering a strong culture of safety throughout the organization. Additionally, the HR Manager will be responsible for streamlining recruitment and onboarding processes for both full-time employees and students, ensuring efficient and welcoming workplace orientation experience. This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional who is passionate about organizational development, employee engagement, and cultivating a healthy and productive work environment.

Main Responsibilities

Leadership

• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and internal policies. Maintain employee records according to policy and legal requirements.

• Analyze and create report for HR metrics to Director of Human Resources & Corporate Services.

• Assists in the review and evaluation of the effectiveness of HR initiatives for Town employees.

• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively in support of the Human Resources department.

• Follows provincial privacy and access to information legislation regarding the use and storage of employee information.

Talent Champion

• Responsible for the full-cycle recruitment process (FT, PPT, Casual and student), including and not limited to job postings, job ads, recruitment fairs, candidate selection, interviewing candidates, reference verification, drafting offer letters, and all administrative duties related to recruitment. 

• Responsible for applying and for overseeing the summer student grant application process through available funding avenues for all departments.

• Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes for all employees.

Employee Engagement and Experience Expert (4Es)

• Facilitates the administration of employee recognition programs and employee celebrations (Talk of the Town program, Municipality Week, Long Service Awards, Retirement celebrations, etc.).

• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with co-workers, other Town employees, and the public using principles of good customer service. 

• Administer health and dental benefit plans, pension plan, and STD and/or LTD Claims for employees.

• Support performance management, employee relations, and corrective action as needed.

Employee Health and Safety 

• Maintain awareness of amendments to the Worker’s Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the Firefighters’ Compensation Act, and make recommendations for their implementation.

• Administers incident reporting to WorkSafe and manages safe return-to-work plans for employees. 

• Research, plans, organizes, and facilitates programs for all Town employees about safety orientation, WHMIS, Supervisory Due Diligence, Employee Rights & Responsibilities, etc.   

• Analyzes incident and injury trends to identify training deficiencies and/or opportunities for operational workflow improvements.  Aids with clerical and technical support for HR activities. 

• Attends all Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and provides monthly updates to the committee. 

• Tracks and maintains accurate, up to date, and complete employee safety training records.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Business Administration, and/or a related field.
• Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive HR Experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of New Brunswick employment legislation and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Strong writing and content development skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, diplomatically, and professionally.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability.
• Ability to interpret and implement Town policies and procedures.
• Ability to interpret and implement the NB Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Visio).

Send your resume to jobs@townofriverview.ca, indicating “Human Resources Manager” in the subject line.