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Our story began in 1903, and since then, we’ve been a food company powered by deep values, a family atmosphere, and our very own kind of entrepreneurial spirit. Today we’re a company filled with fresh energy. We are going places in the grocery business at full speed, and we’re looking for amazing people to join us on this exciting journey.

The Opportunity

Help shape how people experience work at Georgia Main Food Group. We are currently recruiting an exceptional individual who thrives on providing amazing HR services, advice, and solutions that create a superior employee experience in a people-centric, values-focused company. As Director, Employee Relations, you’ll combine strategic influence with hands-on leadership, developing an HR team, partnering with senior leaders, and navigating complex employee and labour relations challenges.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Human Resources, you’ll turn business priorities into practical people strategies and shape programs, policies, and practices across the employee lifecycle. This is an opportunity to strengthen engagement, guide meaningful change, and build fair, consistent, and compliant practices grounded in GMFG’s values.

What You’ll Do

· Oversee the employee lifecycle, from workforce planning, recruitment, and onboarding to performance, succession, engagement, disability management, health and safety, and offboarding. Partner with senior leaders on people strategies that support workforce needs, business priorities, and growth.

· Lead and develop the HR team, setting clear priorities, service standards, accountabilities, and success measures. Improve HR policies, programs, processes, and tools to ensure practical, scalable, consistent practices aligned with GMFG’s values.

· Guide leaders through complex performance, attendance, accommodation, conflict, corrective action, and termination matters fairly and consistently. Lead collective agreement interpretation, grievances, bargaining,



and union relationships while managing risk and supporting compliance. Oversee fair, timely, well-documented workplace investigations and provide findings, risk assessments, and recommendations.

· Support organizational design, change, leadership development, and workforce transitions to strengthen capability, accountability, and employee experience. Use workforce metrics to identify trends, evaluate programs, and inform leadership decisions; monitor HR service delivery and manage external providers as needed.

· Champion a respectful, inclusive, safe, high-performing workplace through discretion, integrity, sound judgment, and accountability.

What You Bring

· A bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field, or equivalent education and senior-level experience. CPHR designation is an asset.

· Eight or more years of progressive HR experience, including at least three years leading a broad HR portfolio.

· Experience advising senior leaders on complex employee relations, investigations, performance, accommodations, and organizational change. Ability to develop a team, balance competing priorities, and deliver quality service in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.

· Robust knowledge of BC employment standards, human rights, occupational health and safety, workers’ compensation, privacy, accessibility, and other employment legislation. Experience interpreting collective agreements, managing grievances, and collective bargaining is required.

· Business acumen linking people practices to operational, organizational, and financial priorities; sound judgment, discretion, integrity,



and strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.

· Excellent written and verbal communication, including clear, professional handling of sensitive and complex information.

Accessibility and Equal Opportunity

GMFG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to advancing equitable recruitment and retention practices. We foster an inclusive workplace that values diversity and supports our employees' success.

If accommodation is required at any stage of the recruitment or application process, our team is available to assist. Support will be provided confidentially, including in‑person assistance when required.

The Fine Print

Upon hire, new employees will be placed in a starting salary between the minimum and P50 (midpoint) of the salary range. The P50 of the range represents an employee who possesses full job knowledge, qualifications, and experience for the position. In some circumstances, the new employee may be eligible for compensation beyond the P50 of the salary range. Factors that influence this decision include full job knowledge, qualifications, internal equity, and experience in a similar role.

We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details for this role with candidates selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in joining a team of committed colleagues who proudly support the best grocery retailer in BC, we want to hear from you! Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by emailing your resume (and cover letter stating salary expectations) to this site. While all responses are appreciated, only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

Pay: $109,000.00-$129,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burnaby, BC

📌 Director, Employee Relations (Burnaby)
🏢 Georgia Main Food Group
📍 Burnaby