Pay Band: M 

 

At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

 

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agriculture retail network that services over 500,000 growers globally.

 

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

 

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career.

 

Position Title: Benefits Analyst

Location(s): Loveland, CO; Calgary, AB; Saskatoon, SK

Band Level or Hourly Rate: Band M

 

Reporting to the Benefits Administration Manager, as a Benefits Analyst, you will play a critical role in delivering world-class benefits to our employees.  This role provides support and service to employees and internal partners in all areas of benefits and leaves administration for all Nutrien employees in the US and Canada. You will properly use tools and resources to provide accurate responses in an efficient manner, understanding plan coverage provisions and applying them to individual employee situations. Bring your benefits and leaves knowledge, investigative skills, and problem-solving ingenuity to a role that will allow you to participate in large-scale benefits work, as well as provide care and support directly to employees.

What you will do:

• Perform day-to-day administrative processes for various employee benefit programs in alignment with plan documents, process and procedure documentation, and compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
• Provide exceptional customer service to employees from a diverse organization who are seeking additional information relevant to HR programs, policies, processes or services
• Investigate and resolve highly complex and/or challenging health and welfare benefit situations
• Partner with others in the HR Solution Center (HRSC), Benefits Center of Excellence, Payroll, HR Business Partners and Third Party Vendors to effectively solution complex benefit matters
• Maintain a broad and up to date knowledge of Canadian/US legislations pertaining to Benefits to make administrative and procedural decisions and exercise judgment on sensitive issues in alignment with corporate policy/regulations
• Identify and recommend innovative approaches/efficiencies and improvements of systems and procedures in order to simplify and enhance processes, procedures, and technologies
• Provide guidance and support to the business and HR generalist partners relating to programs, policies, processes, or regulatory requirements
• Perform ongoing development and review of audits for input to maintain data integrity by preventing errors in HR information and providing reporting to monitor tasks
• Maintain up to date process and training documentation in support of team development
• Ensure any new programs/benefits and processes are captured and administered correctly
• Achieve mastery of HRSC knowledge by engaging in cross training activities to upskill your ongoing personal knowledge and experience within the HRSC group for both US and CAN
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to the HRSC Employee Support Team to assist with their upskilling in Benefits information to enable them to respond to customer inquiries as the first point of contact
• Draft and update process and procedural documentation
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to ensure services are effectively delivered
• Safeguard employee privacy where appropriate, including confidentiality and protection of sensitive information
• Ensure accurate and up to date information is maintained in the HR system
• Process changes relating to deductions, based on information provided by the business or the Leaves team, and prioritize tasks to ensure the appropriate bi-weekly pay cycles are met
• Overtime and weekend work may be required during peak activity periods and/or to meet payroll deadlines
• Hybrid work schedule – 3 days in office, 2 days remote
• Perform ad-hoc support as requested by Manager, including items such as testing, compliance audits and project work

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or HR, or equivalent experience and certification
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