Human Resources Advisor Jobs

BW Gold is a wholly owned subsidiary of Artemis Gold Inc (“Artemis”). Artemis is listed on the TSX Venture exchange, and is a well-financed, growth-oriented gold development company with strong financials aimed at creating shareholder value through the identification, acquisition, and development of gold properties in mining friendly jurisdictions. Our current focus is construction of the Blackwater Mine in central British Columbia approximately 160km southwest of Prince George and 450km northeast of Vancouver.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to join an entrepreneurial organization focused on technical excellence without the bureaucracy of larger firms. You will have the ability to make a significant contribution to the project team as the Company pursues the disciplined development of the Blackwater Mine. Artemis Gold received its BC Mines Act permit for Blackwater Mine in March 2023 enabling the project to move into major works construction.

Location: Blackwater Mine site - located 160 km southwest of Prince George, BC.

Schedule: Two (2) Weeks On – Two (2) Weeks Off Rotation

Responsibilities:

• Provides specialist advice regarding the attraction, selection and on-boarding lifecycle, ensuring a diverse range of candidates are considered
• Completes routine administrative functions, including providing advice and assistance to employees to complete routine paperwork or assists them with resolution of human resources issues, e.g., incorrect pay, leaves etc
• Openly supports company policy regardless of personal views
• Monitors the employee experience to identify employee relations issues and opportunities, recommends ideas and actions
• Keeps current and ensures compliance with changes to legislation such as Human Rights Act, Privacy Act, Employment Standards, and Health and Safety legislation
• Implements individual and HR team projects such as reward and recognition, retention, statistical analysis, and career development programs
• Ensures the disability management program is effective, including short-term and long-term leaves, and in alignment with corporate objectives
• Acts as the point of contact for the candidate for updates, feedback and queries during the recruitment process
• Facilitates quality candidate management, and a positive experience throughout the recruitment process
• Designs and implements innovative sourcing strategies to attract and select outstanding talent, encourage internal talent development, and reducing recruitment costs
• Promotes a team-based culture between employees, departments, partners and contractors
• Implements programs including performance reviews, training and development, compensation reviews, employee communications and benefit administration
• Works collaboratively with all departments, leading and/or partnering on the communication and implementation of new HR programs and initiatives
• Monitors key human resources metrics to identify operational level trends and strategic issues requiring action planning
• Demonstrates the highest standards without compromise, supporting and living the company values
• Provides information and advice regarding workforce planning, employee relations, workplace issues, workplace health and safety, and HR related legislation
• Demonstrate effective safety leadership by addressing and enforcing BW Golds safety standards, procedures, and safety systems.
• Conducts exit interviews, identifies key issues and trends and makes recommendations for improvement as appropriate
• Builds and maintains relationships between all mine departments and human resources to create awareness and understanding of human resources strategies and philosophies
• Other duties as assigned/required
• Maintains employee records and coordinates with the payroll department to ensure correct employee data
• Evaluates human resources policies and programs against operational and employee needs
• Performs end to end recruitment tasks, including role briefs, job postings, applicant screening, interviewing, probity checks, and offer management

Qualifications

• Comfortable working and living in close quarters with the team
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Teams and PowerBI preferred
• Mining recruitment experience considered an asset
• Ability to work at a remote location camp on a 2 weeks on/2 weeks off rotation
• Minimum 3 years human resources experience in a mining field required
• Ability to maintain high levels of performance over 12-hour shift
• Familiarity with employment legislation including Employment Standards, Labour Code, Human Rights and Privacy
• Flexibility to handle changing priorities, fast-paced environments and evolving organizational needs
• Ability to act with integrity, good judgement and discretion
• Solid understanding of labour laws, employment practices and HR principles
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities to manage multiple tasks, projects and priorities effectively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Diploma or Bachelors Degree with a focus on Human Resources
• High attention to detail
• Ability to create and deliver presentations, training sessions and reports to various audiences