Onboarding Specialist - Human Resources
Job Description
The Onboarding Specialist, HR at Kraft Heinz Champaign plant oversees site onboarding and internal job bidding administration, delivering a streamlined onboarding experience to accelerate productivity and align new hires with organizational goals. Compensation is USD 34 per hour.
Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end onboarding for all new hires, from pre-employment coordination through orientation, system setup, and integration into the business.
- Oversee the Champaign site onboarding program, maintaining records, documentation, communications, schedules, and ongoing process improvements.
- Coordinate onboarding logistics across preboarding, orientation, first-day readiness, and 90-day onboarding support.
- Administer the plant's internal job postings and bidding, including posting positions, validating eligibility, documenting actions, communicating with stakeholders, and tracking movement.
- Design and implement onboarding programs aligned with company goals and culture, supporting talent development and retention initiatives with ongoing enhancements.
- Create standardized onboarding frameworks that accommodate the needs of various roles and departments.
- Monitor onboarding metrics, identify trends, and deliver insights to enhance onboarding effectiveness, first-year retention, and engagement.
- Collaborate with production leadership, HR, technical subject matter experts, and global L&D functions to create a cohesive onboarding experience that fosters belonging, readiness, and retention.
- Drive continuous improvement by collecting feedback, conducting post-onboarding evaluations, and proposing iterative enhancements.
- Ensure accurate updates to employee movement data in HR systems and tracking tools for internal bidding, including job, shift, manager, pay, labor, and other required changes.
- Identify process gaps, recommend improvements, and support the implementation of best practices for onboarding, employee movement, and HR process execution.
- Establish professional relationships and provide timely communication, follow-up, and support to leaders, employees, and cross-functional partners.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by leadership to support the team.
Requirements
- Ability to read work instructions, complete status forms in English, and communicate with the supervisor.
- Capable of working in a fast-paced environment and able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Strong time-management skills to meet deadlines.
- Accountability and reliability; able to follow directions and complete tasks from start to finish with minimal supervision.
- Excellent organization and keen attention to detail.
- Solid technical aptitude with the ability to learn and effectively use HR systems and related tools.
- Proficiency in managing data, trackers, records, and HR system transactions with accuracy.
- Good judgment and decision-making, escalating issues outside the scope to the supervisor.
- Willingness to work flexible schedules as required.
- Team-oriented mindset.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to avoid and identify errors.
- Strong organizational abilities.
Technologies
- HR systems
- Tracking tools
- Reporting tools
- HRIS
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Prescription Drug
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Screenings/Assessments
- Paid Time Off
- Company Holidays
- Leave of Absence
- Recognition
- Training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing Programs
- Family Support Programs
- 401k
- Life
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Disability
Location
Location: Champaign Plant, Champaign, IL (onsite)
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