Candice Marcovich

Leading HR operations for a multi-site manufacturing and construction organization across Canada, supporting employee relations, compliance, workforce growth, and operational excellence.

• Established and led the organization’s first HR function, developing policies, procedures, programs, and foundational HR processes to support organizational growth. • Translated ownership’s vision into scalable HR frameworks, organizational structures, policies, and people programs to support business growth. • Managed employee and labour relations matters across unionized and non-unionized workforces. • Administered WSIB claims, disability management, accommodation requests, and return-to-work programs. • Conducted workplace investigations and managed employee-related litigation, legal proceedings, and complex employee relations matters. • Partnered with leadership on workforce planning, recruitment, compliance, and organizational development initiatives.

• Supported HR operations across agricultural, retail, office, and unionized workforce groups within a multi-division organization. • Coordinated recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning to support seasonal staffing requirements and peak operational demands. • Supported Temporary Foreign Worker programs, including recruitment coordination, onboarding, compliance, and workforce integration initiatives. • Supported employee relations, performance management, policy administration, and day-to-day HR inquiries. • Assisted with workplace investigations, health and safety initiatives, and legislative compliance requirements. • Supported WSIB claims, disability management, accommodation requests, and return-to-work processes.

• Acted as the onsite HR representative supporting large-scale Amazon fulfillment centre construction projects across Ontario and Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Managed employee relations, attendance, scheduling, timekeeping, performance management, discipline, and workforce coordination within high-turnover construction environments. • Coordinated workplace incident reporting, investigations, WSIB claims, disability management, and return-to-work programs. • Supported workplace health and safety initiatives, COVID-19 protocols, Ministry of Labour compliance, and site audit requirements to maintain uninterrupted project operations. • Partnered closely with general contractors, site leadership, and client HR teams to ensure workforce compliance and operational continuity on projects exceeding one million square feet. • Served as the primary liaison between onsite operations and corporate leadership, supporting workforce planning, staffing requirements, and day-to-day project execution.

• Provided onsite HR support for a large contingent workforce within a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment. • Managed employee onboarding, attendance, employee relations, performance management, discipline, and terminations. • Coordinated workplace incident reporting, investigations, WSIB claims, disability management, and return-to-work activities. • Administered security access, PPE compliance, fit testing, health and safety documentation, and regulatory training requirements. • Supported compliance with GMP standards, employment legislation, workplace health and safety requirements, and labour regulations. • Served as the primary liaison between employees, operational leadership, and client stakeholders, supporting workforce planning and operational staffing requirements.