People Relations Specialist (HR Generalist)

About This Role

Who We Are:  

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.  

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.  

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.  

What We Have to Offer:  

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance  

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe  

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions  

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!  

Summary

The HR Generalist will deliver value added service to employees and management that supports the

company’s business objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary human resources contact for employees
• Provides guidance on the interpretation of human resources policies and practices
• Reviews and maintains departmental policies on a regular basis
• Creates and maintains departmental standard operating procedures
• Develop and maintain job description bank
• Facilitates new hire orientation
• Assist HR Business Partners via:
  • Creates requisitions
  • Conducts exit interviews
  • Processes resignations
  • Participates in compensation analyses
  • Supports employee relations investigations
  • Reviews employee survey data and analyzes trend
• Promotes and implements programs to increase employee engagement

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 1-3 years of human resources experience in any of the functional areas; talent acquisition, benefits administration, compensation, training and development, employee relations, labor relations, etc. Relevant experience may be substituted for education requirement
• Must be a team player
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong problem solving ability
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and maintain a high level of accuracy
• Ability to deal with sensitive employee relations matters and maintain strict confidentiality
• Detail oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision

Preferred Skills

• Ability to travel and work overtime if necessary
• Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of management

Security Responsibilities   

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.    

•  Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.   

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are e