HRC/Onboarding Specialist

The Onboarding Specialist is responsible for integrating new employees into the organization. They design and deliver comprehensive orientation programs to help new hires understand the company's culture, policies, procedures, and expectations. The Onboarding Specialist is responsible for guiding new hires through a seamless and engaging onboarding experience, ensuring they have the tools, resources, and knowledge needed to succeed in their roles. This position acts as the primary point of contact during the initial stages of employment, conducts orientation sessions, and works with managers to ensure a smooth 90-day onboarding plan is in place. The Onboarding Specialist works closely with HR, department managers, and other stakeholders to foster a positive first impression, promote company culture, and support employee retention.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Onboarding Deliver & Tools

• Coordinate and deliver end-to-end onboarding experiences for new employees
• Create standardized onboarding tools and resources for managers and new hires
• Develop and implement 30/60/90 day onboarding roadmaps
• Provide support to develop and maintain a structured new hire orientation program that covers all essential information for new employees
• Facilitate interactive orientation sessions to engage new hires and ensure a positive experience
• Provide guidance and support to new employees during their first few weeks/months on the job
• Gather feedback from new hires and surveys to continuously improve the orientation program
• Collaborate with the training team to identify any additional learning needs for new hires
• Coordinate with functional and production leaders to ensure appropriate training for Safety, Finance, Quality, etc. are provided timely
• Help establish and maintain a ‘Buddy program’, to ensure the new hire has support for role specific training
• Serve as a point of contact for new employees with questions or concerns

Manager Support Components

• Design coaching materials to guide managers through:
  • Effective new employee integration
  • Setting clear expectations and goals
  • Tracking new hire progress

Onboarding Process Management

• Design comprehensive onboarding workflows
• Coordinate between HR, managers, and new employees
• Create and maintain onboarding documentation
• Track and measure onboarding effectiveness

Skills

The requirements listed below are representative of acquired skills required.

Competencies

The requirements listed below are competencies required to perform the job successfully.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.