People & Culture Onboarding Specialist


Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge [KAN]
Kananaskis Village, Alberta


Employment Type: Full Time - Salaried

People & Culture Onboarding Specialist

THIS JOB IS LOCATED IN KANANASKIS, AB.  SUBSIDIZED STAFF HOUSING IS AVAILABLE. 

Experience the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge here:  https://vimeo.com/261927699

Start a new Adventure while working for an Autograph by Marriott resort located in the heart of the iconic Canadian Rockies!  The Kananaskis Mountain Lodge is surrounded by untouched beauty and rugged mountain peaks, offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those seeking a culture that offers a work-hard, play-hard mantra, an empowering workplace, industry-best perks and benefits, and amazing development opportunities for those looking to grow a career.  Join the Marriott family today!

The Role

A People & Culture Onboarding Specialist is the primary point of contact for and provides critical support to candidates, hiring managers, and internal HR and business stakeholders to provide a world-class onboarding experience for newly hired employees. This role is responsible for ensuring timely execution and completion of a seamless workflow for each new employee.

This is an ideal role for a high energy extrovert who thrives in a dynamic environment and has superior organizational skills.

Job duties:

  • Welcome newly hired employees and executing the engagement plan throughout the onboarding journey; managing the end-to-end onboarding process, ensuring a positive experience for new employees and a smooth start into their roles.
  • Preparing and distributing onboarding welcome gifts.
  • Crafting and sending communication with information about the company, onboarding agenda, equipment handover, dress code, parking options, perks and similar items.
  • Ensuring new hires have technical assistance to properly set up their hardware/software and distribute manuals, passwords, and guidelines, as needed.
  • Occasionally hosting onboarding sessions.
  • Auditing data and setting up employee profiles in internal HR systems.
  • Aligning new employees with managers and their team and communicating involvement procedures to all stakeholders.
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for hiring managers and newly hired employees.
  • Providing reporting and project updates to team lead and/or senior management.
  • Prioritizing and managing workload to meet critical deadlines.
  • Acting as a subject matter expert and making recommendations on how to improve process efficiency.
  • Ensuring compliance with all processes and maintaining a high level of confidentiality at all times.
  • Challenging status quo and proactively identifying process improvements.
  • Identifying innovative and creative new ways to onboard new employees/reach a more scalable and measurable onboarding experience.

Experience and Educational Requirements:

  • 3 years + of work experience in a similar position or College/University in HR or related field.
  • 2 years + working in the hospitality sector.
  • Knowledge and understanding of employee relations.
  • Excellence in organizational skills.
  • Energetic person with strong interpersonal and communication skills, including active listening.
  • Successfully manage multiple priorities with a consistent track record of delivering on-time, high quality results.
  • High attention to detail is a must.
  • Engage in a service mindset and passion to serve our employees as we would our guests.
  • Adjust to ever changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong team player with a results driven approach and who can work with limited guidance.
  • Very strong work ethic (reliable) with “can do” and collaborative attitude.

What we offer:

  • Personal days
  • Food and Beverage discounts at our 6 dining outlets.
  • Growth and development opportunities.
  • Onsite newly-renovated staff accommodations which include a residence convenience store and an employee gym.
  • One meal per day in our employee cafeteria (taxable benefit).
  • Discounts on activities offered through our Activities Committee:  Skydiving, Yoga, rafting, and golf.
  • Shuttle access to Calgary and Canmore.
  • Health and Wellness benefits.
  • Marriott Destinations membership providing you with discounted room rates and food and beverage discounts at any of Marriott’s chain of hotels.
  • Discounted access to our Nordic Spa.*
  • Discounted Ski Pass and Golf rates.*
  • Free Kananaskis Parks Pass.

Apply now or visit us to learn more information at www.livetheadventure.ab.ca

Experience the Kananaskis Mountain Lodge here:  https://vimeo.com/261927699

*Season Availability, subject to cut off dates.

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