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Cisco Systems

Provide leadership, legal expertise, direction, and oversight for all aspects of human resource processes and compliance functions for over 80 regular and temporary staff members; serve as an employee resource for policies, communication changes, FMLA, benefits administration, and Workman’s Compensation. Hold accountability for HR operations to include policy and procedure development and implementation, staffing, recruitment and selection, labor relations, training and program development, recognition programs, regulatory compliance, payroll, records administration, analysis, reporting for the site.Directly provide orientation, training, and hiring for the organization; coordinate new employee orientation, and schedule and administer training for all personnel. Verify and process all payroll for the site, correct all time clock exceptions and ensure that all associates are compensated for all hours worked; represent the organization in unemployment claims and provided information to prevent from paying unnecessary monies to ineligible claimants.

Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Oversaw all phases related to operations and administration requirements, standardization, and improvement initiatives for the organization including all Human Resource functions.Managed employee contract administration, recruitment and selection, salary, wage, and benefits administration, reduction of employee turnover and absenteeism, staff training and development, labor laws, safety, payroll administration, contract management, staff scheduling to support all activities, and all office administrative support functions.Coordinated the recruitment and hiring process for all positions, reviewed and screened applications, verified pre-employment references, scheduled interviews, and coordinated new employee orientation and training.Managed and coordinated all payroll functions for the Santa Teresa site,handling payroll processing for over 50 staff members; verified all payroll and mileage reports, and corrected all pay exceptions to ensure that all staff members were compensated for all hours worked and any vacation, illness protection, personal, and bereavement time.Ensured the review of all required privacy standards were in conformance to appropriate guidelines; oversaw and ensured that all employee files and related information was retained in compliance with all privacy act and record handling and retention requirements.

El Paso, Texas

Provided leadership, legal expertise, direction, and oversight for all aspects of human resource processes and compliance functions for the organization. Directly provided recruitment, orientation, training, and hiring for all positions; reviewed and screened applications, coordinated new employee orientation, and scheduled and administered training for all personnel. Oversaw the administration of all new hire paperwork including payroll, benefits administration, submission for background investigations, and criminal history and records checks to determine the suitability and qualifications of potential employees.Reviewed and approved all employee compensation packages and provided benefits administration for 401k, Health Insurance enrollment, and flexible benefits; maintained all personnel files ensuring accuracy and proper retention of all required documents and filing all sensitive information consistent with record handling and retention requirements. Served as an employee resource and subject matter expert on policies, communication changes, FMLA, HIPPA, benefits administration, and Workman’s Compensation.

Business Administration And Management, General

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