Human Resources Advisor & Talent acquisition

Description

About Valero Energy Inc.

Valero Energy Inc., with its Canadian head office in Montreal, is a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. We are the leading distributor of petroleum products in Quebec, the Atlantic provinces and Ontario—and the world’s second-largest producer of renewable diesel fuel and ethanol. We stand out as the second-largest petroleum refiner in eastern Canada, thanks to our Jean-Gaulin Refinery in Lévis. We also possess numerous major logistical infrastructures, such as the Montreal East Terminal.

Our success? We owe it to our 10,000 employees who are committed to our values—including safety, environmental stewardship, teamwork, community engagement and operational excellence.

We consider our employees our most important asset and provide a wide variety of stimulating jobs for those seeking to grow professionally. Our salaries and benefits—along with our retirement savings plan, which ranks among Canada’s Top 5 in terms of employer contributions—are highly competitive. These are some of the reasons we are known as an employer of choice.

About the position

The incumbent serves as both a generalist human resources advisor and a staffing specialist for the Montreal head office and Canadian terminals. With the support of a multidisciplinary team, the incumbent helps employees and managers achieve their objectives and manage the HR challenges they encounter.

They are responsible for the recruiting process from the identification of requirements to the onboarding of new employees. They shall oversee best practices in staffing. They shall also draw on their expertise to develop strategies that reflect the employer’s brand, consistent with Valero’s vision.

The human resources advisor embodies the values of the organization through their actions. They ensure compliance with policies and procedures; and with the applicable collective agreements and labour legislation.

Responsibilities

Generalist advisory role

- Act as a resource person for employees, providing information on human resources policies and programs, or directing them to available resources.

- Advise and support managers in disciplinary or administrative actions, and assist them in performance management and team engagement.

- Support managers during organizational changes at various levels, including job description modifications, salary review requests, communications, etc.

- Provide guidance to managers regarding attendance management, and ensure the application of programs and policies in collaboration with the payroll and benefits team.

- Conduct exit interviews, analyze the data, make recommendations, and participate in the implementation of resulting action plans.

Staffing

- Develop and maintain relations with outside suppliers such as recruiting firms, posting portal organizations and academic organizations and institutions.

- Conduct onboarding interviews with new employees and coordinates and follows up on the new employee integration program.

- Seek and plan activities to raise Valero’s visibility, attract potential candidates or network such as at job fairs, activities at universities, sectorial committees, exchange tables, etc.

- Issue ad hoc reports and maintain performance indicators to monitor and improve HR programs and practices.

- Replace, if need be, the human resources technician in some administrative functions.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in industrial relations or human resources.

- 3 to 5 years’ experience in human resources.

- Member of the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés, an asset.

- Good analytical and listening skills.

- Ability to work in teams.

- Autonomy, interpersonal skills, availability, versatility and discretion are essential qualities.

- Very advanced knowledge of English both orally and in writing.

- Good knowledge of the Office Suite.

This position requires the incumbent to be available to travel to the Terminal in Montreal-East.

Valero Energy Inc. is governed by the Charter of the French Language. However, knowledge of English is considered necessary for performing the tasks of this position. The individual in this position will be required to review documents and interact both verbally and in writing with colleagues at the head office in Texas or in other Canadian provinces, or with various stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, unilingual anglophone business partners.

When working at our Company, your benefits will include :

- Full benefits package

- Being employed by one of Canada’s Top 5 employers in contributions to the retirement savings plan

- Annual bonus program

- Reimbursement of training expenses program

- Reimbursement of fitness activities program

- Health and Wellness Program

- Free access at all times to virtual healthcare

- On-site access to a gym and fitness courses

- Rewards program for service anniversaries

- Summer schedule for eligible positions

- Plus many more to discover!

Valero Energy is an employment equity employer. We encourage all those meeting the selection criteria to send us their application. It will be reviewed without consideration of statuses protected by law, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, minorities and individuals with disabilities.

Job: Human Resources

Primary Location: CAN-QC-Montreal

Job Posting: Sep 19, 2025, 1:56:38 PM

Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Ongoing