Labour Relations Manager at NextStar Energy – Windsor, Ontario

NextStar Energy (NSE) is an innovative joint venture company between LG and Stellantis. It is Canada's first large-scale lithium-ion battery. The manufacturing facility has an annual targeted production capacity in excess of 49 gigawatt hours and will create an estimated 2,500 new jobs in Windsor and the surrounding areas.

At NextStar Energy, you’re joining a team where innovation, collaboration, and personal growth are at the heart of everything we do. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a focus on your well-being. We provide customized training programs and select global learning opportunities to support your professional development and career growth. Your contributions are valued, and we are creating a company-wide rewards program to recognize them. Our leaders foster a supportive, trusting environment where your voice is heard. We believe that, together, we can achieve more.

The Employee Relations Manager will report directly to the Director of Human Resources and will be responsible to manage the delivery of services in employee relations and human resources administration and that will enable the achievement of excellent employee relations and employee performance. Through this work, the Manager will be accountable for fostering a healthy, safe and respectful workplace culture that promotes NextStar Energy’s core values of excellence, innovation, creativity, professionalism and customer focus

Responsibilities

• Enhance the service delivery model for the Employee Relations team that is strategic, innovative and performance-focused and that delivers the right tools and supports to foster a healthy, safe, and respectful work environment.
• Acts as a strategic partner in providing employee relations advice, support and guidance with respect to collective agreement, policies and legislation interpretation/compliance to assist all stakeholders in achieving their operational goals.
• Works with the Senior Leadership Team to develop the strategic direction of ER.
• Leads engagement with employee groups that focuses on communication, planning and problem solving to ensure excellent employee and labour relations.
• Supports Human Resources in developing strong partnerships and strategic human resources solutions that support operational objectives and aligns with NSE values.
• Supports the development of organization-wide leadership competency and skill in employee relations / human resources management. This includes ensuring the appropriate level of training and development across all operations.
• Develops and delivers on workforce planning strategies to ensure the level and skill mix of people are in place to effectively deliver operations.
• Establishes key performance indicators and service level agreements with internal clients that will drive strategy, efficiency, and operational excellence.
• Leads, coaches and develops the Employee Relations team to improve skills, knowledge, ability, and capability, encourage use of leading practices and demonstrate a passion for creating a culture defined by service excellence.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate with others including acting as an effective team player, expressing positive attitudes and expectations of others, engaging with others to obtain input and shares information.
• Manages and informs team members, continually demonstrates interpersonal sensitivity through recognition of impact of own behavior and that of others before reacting, management of emotions under difficult circumstances, demonstrates personal courage and resilience, effectively uses empathy, makes insightful assessments and possesses a high degree of humility and self-awareness.
• Monitor and analyze labour relations trends to identify potential risks and recommend proactive solutions.
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor/Master's Degree in Human Resources related field or relevant work experience
• 10-15 years of experience in an employee relations or related field, ideally with large global manufacturing organizations, in roles that demonstrates steady progress and advancement with increasing responsibilities.

Additional Requirements:

• Strong leadership skills focused on results, teamwork, collaboration and coaching.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
• Certified Human Resources Professional designation is an asset
• Effective business, operational and service planning.
• Strong cross-functional employee relations background.
• Experience working in a large complex multiple partner and unionized environments
• Demonstrates a high level of positive energy and emotional intelligence with a focus on continuous improvement and value add.
• Has the ability to deal with ambiguity and be nimble in a complex environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage metrics to support evidence-based decision making.

Thank you for your interest in our company and the opportunity to join our team. We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you better!

NextStar Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.