Human Resources Manager

Worker Type: Employee

Group: US Human Resources & Labor Relations Department

Job Post End Date: 10/03/2024

About this opportunity: 

Cenovus is looking for a Human Resources Manager at our Superior, WI, location. This position is a member of the refinery and US Human Resources leadership teams and is accountable for leading the HR function supporting Cenovus’s Superior Refining Company. Emphasis is on providing sound management and leadership in the HR, with broader expectations for overall BU performance; provide BU management with advice and counsel on current and future human resources requirements that provides realistic and creative solutions to issues and provides guidance to enhance organizational development.

Interested in working in Superior? Learn more! 

What you’ll do:  

• Proactively consults and advises managers and employees on personnel/HR issues and organizational development concerns
• Provides direction and advice in the administration and interpretation of Company policies and practices
• Participates as part of the Business Unit and Leadership Team in achieving desired business performance by identifying areas for process improvement, enrolling the group's commitment, and then cooperatively providing resources and/or delivering effective processes/learning to resolve issues or to meet business objectives
• Observes team processes and suggests and/or provides interventions and feedback to the team leader and team members as appropriate. Asks questions that help the team to clarify and confront a problem and to make their own decisions
• Participate in business planning, decisions and BU strategy development and share fully in business priorities. Provides assurance that regional HR initiatives and strategies are reflective of BU priorities and initiatives to ensure successful delivery of HR programs to meet BU needs
• Supports the development of business unit HR management objectives and site specific practices, aligned to both regional and corporate policies and strategy in consultation with regional HR leadership team, which reflect the business environment
• Contributes to the development of the annual BU scorecard with a particular focus on defining BU specific HR priorities with success measures
• Provide support to define and develop BU organizational effectiveness and design to ensure current and future workforce needs are met to ensure effective BU resourcing requirements are met.  Translate such requirements to Talent Acquisition team to ensure BU TA strategies are fit for purpose and reflect business requirements
• Oversee the maintenance of site employee records and maintenance to ensure compliance to legal and Cenovus information management protocols
• Supports and coaches leaders in providing resource strategies and employee development
• Participate as a contributing member of the broader HR team in special projects and activities in support of the broader business objectives of Cenovus

Who you are: 

• Bachelors in Business Administration/HR, or similar, required
• 10+ total years of work experience, including 5 – 7 years of related experience in leading a multi-disciplinary HR team

Preferred:

• Expert knowledge in employee relations, HR policy development and administration and organizational effectiveness
• Working knowledge of benefit plans, compensation, payroll practices, training and employee development, employment law, affirmative action, EEOC 

• Professional Human Resources or Society for Human Resources Management Professional certification(s)
• Energy and complex manufacturing experience
• Forward Thinking
• Change Agility
• Develops Potential
• Communicates Effectively
• Works Collaboratively
• Technical/Professional Skills
• Drives for Results

What we offer: 

• Company-provided medical and dental benefits 
• Time-off 
• Retirement Savings Plan 
• Tuition & Professional Development Assistance 

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement. 

  

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