For over 50 years KENT OUTDOORS has been the ultimate destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering a curated collection of industry-leading brands driven by the pure pursuit of adventure.
KENT Outdoors is a collection of brands all obsessively focused on building the most innovative and reliable equipment for use in our most revered natural playgrounds. We relentlessly dream, build, and offer products that empower the very best days outside. We're a collection of outdoor fanatics, product geeks, marketing mavens, and entrepreneurs all focused on pushing through boundaries, both on land, and in the water.
Holding true to our roots while evolving for the future, the family of KENT brands today includes Absolute Outdoors, Arctic Shield, Aquaglide, Arbor Snowboards, Barefoot International, BOTE, Connelly, FatSac, Freedom Foil, Full Throttle, HO Sports, Hyperlite, KENT, Liquid Force, Margaritaville, O'Brien, and Onyx.
Your Impact
We're seeking a solution-oriented and proactive teammate to broadly support our HR department. This is an ideal opportunity for those passionate about creating a positive employee experience and those who thrive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
Administrative Support
- Personify our warm and inclusive environment as the first point of contact people meet when entering our Salt Lake City (Sandy) HQ.
- Provide support in resolving employee inquiries and concerns, ensuring they are directed to the appropriate HR team member, when necessary.
- Assist the HR team with a variety of administrative duties that support our objective to continuously enhance our employee experience
- Coordinate meetings, interviews, and events as needed.
- Support the recruitment process by sourcing, posting job openings, reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews, and screening/communicating with candidates while Talent Experience Manager is on maternity leave.
- Track the recruitment progress, including updating candidate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS).
- Conduct/analyze new hire and candidate feedback. Implement improvements, rinse and repeat.
- Create and manage an annual communication calendar to drive LinkedIn engagement.
- Assist with the preparation of onboarding materials and technology to ensure new hires are equipped for a smooth start prior to day 1. Partner with managers to create a thoughtful and welcoming onboarding plan.
- Assist with the Wellness newsletter, committee and annual event planning.
- Cross-train to assist with leave of absence administration and return to work coordination ensuring a smooth re-entry.
- Manage the tracking, coding, and reconciliation of HR invoices.
- Support the benefits onboarding process by tracking new employee benefits enrollments.
- Collaborate with the Benefits Manager to create reporting and filings.
- Previous experience with HR technology such as Greenhouse or similar ATS, Employee Navigator or similar benefits platform, and Payroll/HRIS.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills including proficiency in excel.
- High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field preferred.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Professional demeanor and the ability to build trusting relationships and maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
How You Thrive
You go "all out." You tend to approach everything you do with velocity. From your next exhilarating outdoor adventure to scaling meaningful peaks at work, you act with speed, direction, ethics, and forethought. Your efficiency is rooted in the knowledge that resources are not infinite. You are goal-oriented and focused on outcomes. When you see a challenge or obstacle to overcome, you jump in collaboratively to find a solution; team achievements should be celebrated more than individual performance. You are compelled to share your perspective because it is rooted in experience and synthesis thinking - you know that healthy debate yields better decisions. You are humble despite your impressive past accomplishments. Your communication style is honest and forthright, yet empathetic, with everyone.
KENT Outdoors is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.