New Engineers into the Team

Your First Few Days

Before you start, Cheryl from HR will order you a new laptop/computer with the specs required by the team and any accessories you need like an external keyboard, mouse, or display. Select specifications that align with your work requirements while ensuring you acquire what is necessary.

In the day you start, your manager will email you instructions for your first day. Your manager will be your point of contact for your early projects and activities. You’ll also work with a member of our Engineering team who will help you as you set up all the accounts you need to work at Minnek.

On your first day, you’ll log into Confluence to see a space dedicated to your onboarding called “Welcome, [your name]!”. Your welcome space will contain a few to-do lists, tailored to your role and linking to accounts or services that you need to set up. You’ll also see to-do lists that your Engineering Team Member Partner (your buddy) and manager will be working through. Your Engineering Team Member Partner (your buddy) and your manager will be in contact with you as you set up your environment, should you have questions or get stuck.

Your training schedules and onboarding expectations will be in your welcome space. You’ll also find docs with helpful links to technical documentation like this Handbook, walkthrough videos, important Minnek projects, and more.

Your welcome space will also contain a list of people to meet over the course of your first few weeks:

• Your Manager: You and your manager will meet on your first day to sort out a recurring 1:1 schedule and to review your specific onboarding expectations.
• Your Team: Most teams have a daily call/meet which you’ll join your first week.
• Your Engineer Team Member: Your buddy will be someone who’s not on your immediate team, who’s worked at Minnek for a while, and who can point you in the right direction when you have a question and don’t quite know where to turn. They’ll introduce themselves during your first week, to say hi and offer their help. They’ll check in with you periodically throughout your first couple months to see how you’re settling in.
• HR People: You’ll meet with Cheryl to review Minnek policies, benefits, and compensation.

After your environment has been set up, expectations are clear, and you’ve met who you need to meet, you’ll get to work! You’ll begin working on real projects, with plenty of support and guidance, within your first week. Your responsibilities and impact will increase as you learn and gain confidence over the next few months, and most people are up to speed and feeling fully part of the team in about 3 months.

Getting Started Kit

Make sure you has all the necessary equipment to work comfortably, such as mouse, headset, computer, external keyboard, and external display.

Started Kit