SkipTheDishes Hiring For Total Rewards / Benefits Specialist at Winnipeg, MB Full Time

SkipTheDishes has a newly created opportunity to contribute to the Total Reward offerings for our most important asset – our people! As an integral part of the Total Rewards team, the Total Rewards/ Benefits Specialist is responsible for ensuring the highest level of service delivery for our employee benefits packages. This position will work as part of a team to administer all benefit and retirement programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability programs. This role is critical to the success of our key objective – Becoming a Great Place to Work!

What’s On Your Plate:

• Responsible for administering the employee benefit and retirement programs

• Ensuring the accuracy of all employee data transmitted to benefit providers and that employee eligibility data is sent timely and accurately

• Proactively communicate with employees on enrolment eligibility

• Assist with employee benefit enrollment and process life status changes with carriers

• Act as the point of contact for employee questions via the Total Rewards email

• Administer disability and leave-of absence requests, acting as liaison between employee and plan sponsor

• Prepare monthly budgeting reports for Finance team

• Draft new benefit policies or update existing policies as needed

• Partner with internal stakeholders such as the Payroll and People Operations teams to ensure ease of administration of benefit programs to employees

• Administer vacation programs (carryforward, service-based changes, etc.)

• May be asked to assist with compensation-related programs or inquiries

• Create employee communications throughout the year (articles on the Skip intranet, newsletter, etc.)

Recipe For Success:

• Minimum five years of experience in a benefits administration

• Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation is strongly preferred

• Experience working with benefit carriers and plan sponsors

• Strong working knowledge of applicable benefits and compensation standards and legislation

• Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office suite is helpful

• Knowledge of Dayforce, Workday or other HRIS systems is strongly preferred

• Must be adept in employee relations and stakeholder management

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work both independently and with teams.

What It’s Like To Work At Skip:

Skip is the kind of workplace that garnered a “Top Places to Work in Manitoba” and it was no small coincidence. We set out to make this a place our employees are proud to tell their Mothers, Fathers, friends and anyone who will listen that they work here. Skip team members feel pride knowing their input and uniqueness are not only embraced but make an impact on a major Canadian company and its satisfied customers. As the company grows, so do you — you meet and surpass new challenges every day.

That’s just a small taste of what it’s like to work at one of Canada’s leading tech companies. If you’re hungry for opportunity, growth, and something meaningful in a dynamic, fun and challenging environment, we’d love to hear from you.

SkipTheDishes is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees feel they truly belong and where everyone is included, seen, heard and respected.

In keeping with our values, all applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of: gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, marital/domestic partner status, (dis)ability, neurodivergence, or any other characteristic protected by law. Should you require any accommodations throughout the hiring process, we encourage you to reach out to your talent acquisition specialist.

Note: All employees will be asked to sign a Consent for Disclosure of Personal Information in order to complete a background check. Job offers will be conditional upon results that the Company determines to be satisfactory.