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Agropur

Cooperative dairy processor and ingredient supplier

Human Capital Business Partner

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTruro, NS, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Human Resources Management or Industrial Relations is required.
  • Five years of experience as a generalist in a unionized manufacturing environment is required.
  • Sound command of spoken and written English is required.
  • Ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted advisor to the director and managers in a unionized environment.
  • Ensure execution of the site's Human Capital action plan, including talent management, performance management, culture, and engagement.
  • Interpret and integrate collective agreement requirements into business and operational decisions.
  • Support management through organizational changes, including reorganizations, modernization, and new practices.
  • Serve as a labor-relations content expert; interpret, apply, and enforce the collective agreement and internal policies.
  • Support managers with disciplinary matters, including investigations, disciplinary notices, and administrative measures.
  • Manage the full grievance cycle, including analysis, responses, union meetings, and arbitration as required.
  • Maintain professional and constructive relations with union representatives.
  • Participate in preparing and supporting collective bargaining, including analysis, data, and strategy.
  • Support managers in consistently and fairly applying human-resources rules and practices.
  • Develop managers' skills in labor relations and managing unionized teams.
  • Advise managers on complex issues involving absences, performance, behavior, and conflicts.
  • Balance administrative rigor with a human approach.
  • Support staffing, assignments, internal movement, and seniority processes.
  • Support performance management and skills development in accordance with union rules.
  • Facilitate new employees' integration into a unionized environment.
  • Collaborate with occupational health and safety teams and joint committees.
  • Advise managers on occupational injuries, disabilities, and accommodations.
  • Apply contractual clauses related to absences, insurance, and return to work.
  • Contribute to a culture of prevention and shared accountability.
  • Monitor and manage indicators for work climate, grievances, absenteeism, and turnover.
  • Contribute to initiatives that promote engagement, respect, and collaboration.
  • Serve as an intermediary between management and the union in sensitive situations.
  • Support organizational communication and proactive management of human issues.
  • Ensure compliance with labor laws, occupational health and safety standards, and internal policies.
  • Ensure consistent application of human-resources practices across teams and shifts.
  • Participate in continuous improvement of human-resources practices in a unionized environment.
  • Use human-resources data to support decision-making and reduce organizational risk.

Desired Qualifications

  • Certified human-resources professional qualification is an asset.

About the Company

Agropur

Cooperative dairy processor and ingredient supplier

Agropur is a dairy cooperative and one of the largest dairy processors in North America. It processes and sells a wide range of dairy products—milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream—and dairy ingredients like whey protein, serving both retail consumers and business customers who use its ingredients in their own products. Its vertically integrated model controls many steps from member dairy farms to final shelves, enabling efficiency across the supply chain. The company distributes profits to its farmer members, reflecting its cooperative structure, and operates in Canada, the United States, and internationally through exports. Unlike many competitors, Agropur combines a large, member-owned cooperative with a broad product lineup and extensive B2B and retail reach, supported by a fully integrated supply chain. Its goal is to provide dependable dairy products and ingredients to consumers and businesses while supporting its farmer members and maintaining scale and supply security.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$770M
Headquarters
Longueuil, Canada
Founded
1938

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