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Rio Tinto

Global iron ore, aluminium, copper producer

Human Resources Advisor

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHavre-Saint-Pierre, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • Demonstrated human-resources experience, including employee-relations and labor-relations responsibilities in a unionized environment.
  • Practical knowledge of Quebec labor and employment standards and provincial human-rights laws.
  • Ability to advise and support managers with case management, policy application, performance, and labor-relations issues while working autonomously within a remote team.
  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, industrial relations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • Fluency in spoken and written French and basic English for collaboration with colleagues outside Quebec as needed.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Commitment to personal and team safety.

Responsibilities

  • Advise operational leaders on employee relations and labor relations, including case management, investigations, grievances, disputes, complaints, and policy application.
  • Interpret and apply collective agreements, labor standards, legal obligations, and employment-related policies to support consistent and equitable decisions.
  • Provide on-site HR services to managers and employees and refer them to appropriate specialized HR services when needed.
  • Support operational leaders and HR business partners with annual activities, including salary review, talent review, and performance management.
  • Analyze operational practices and indicators and propose initiatives to strengthen organizational capability, effectiveness, and efficiency.
  • Structure, develop, document, and standardize HR policies, procedures, and practices to ensure clarity, consistency, and sustainability.
  • Coordinate engagement initiatives and contribute to engagement, performance-improvement, and change-management projects.
  • Collaborate with the remote HR team, local and regional stakeholders, and community-relations partners to implement solutions suited to the North Shore operating context.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in an industrial or operational environment, or one with a strong health-and-safety culture.
  • Experience creating, documenting, or standardizing HR policies, procedures, or practices.
  • Knowledge of Indigenous populations and the North Shore context.
  • Ability to adapt priorities, collaborate with a remote team, and independently complete casework in a changing environment.

About the Company

Rio Tinto

Global iron ore, aluminium, copper producer

Rio Tinto is a global mining and metals company that extracts and processes minerals to supply the world with key materials. Its offerings include iron ore used to make steel, low-carbon aluminium for electric cars and smartphones, copper for wind turbines, electric vehicles, and water pipes, borates for crop growth, and titanium for paints. The company operates by mining ore and then refining and transforming it into usable metals and minerals for various industries. Compared with its competitors, Rio Tinto emphasizes a broad portfolio across multiple minerals and metals and highlights efforts to reduce carbon in its aluminium products, aiming to lower the environmental impact of its supply chain. The overall goal is to provide the materials the world needs while advancing lower-carbon production to support sustainable energy, transport, and infrastructure.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1872

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