• Conducts recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students and temporary employees, and writes/places advertisements in compliance with AAP and applicable Federal guidelines. • Interviews potential applicants on experience, skills, and education• Update and maintain job descriptions and job requirements• Assist in developing and maintaining appropriate salary structure• Handle all administrative tasks for onboarding, new hire orientation, and exit interviews, including auditing of HR data for accuracy and compliance• Assist in development and implementation of human resource policies, including the communication, interpretation, and upkeep of employee handbook• Maintains affirmative action program, including AAPs for protected veterans, minorities and females, and individuals with disabilities; and files EEO-1, VETs and other reports annually or as otherwise required. • Maintains company organization charts and the employee directory. • Explain and provide information on employee benefits, programs, and education. • Maintain employee records and paperwork related to the hiring process and reporting in conformance with applicable Federal regulations• Represent employer in community and recruiting events

• Point of contact for all local plant employees and regional sales associates and liaison to corporate office in Pennsylvania• Strategic partner for the Birmingham location working with the plant management and logistics management to improve production and shipping process flows. • Work specifically with management to monitor labor hours and cost as associated to turnover and training. Develop new hire orientation to better suite manufacturing needs. • Track and report to management staffing information surrounding headcount and turnover as well as strategies for staffing concerning temporary and full-time employment • Responsible for all new hire actions including application review, interview, background check processing, orientation, and benefit set up; submit all personnel changes to Utz including address updates, new hires, terminations, transfers, and promotions; schedule employees on a temp-to-hire basis and work with various temporary services to fill plant openings • Serve as employee relation and conflict resolution contact for all plant employee issues• Served as vital member of implementation team during transition to Utz Quality Foods including traveling to regional sites and explaining benefits, 401k, and other policy transitions with new company; successfully transitioned Golden Flake retirement account to Utz retirement account and hosted multiple employee meetings for this transaction• Accountable for weekly reconciliation of payroll and time and attendance records for all plant employees• Organize monthly meetings with employees to discuss plant changes, policy updates, and benefit updates• Complete weekly incentive reports detailing hours worked and cost per item made• Responsible for reporting all worker’s compensation accidents for OSHA reporting and Utz reporting; administer plant safety guidelines and implement new safety measures monthly; plan and conduct toolbox talks for monthly safety topics

Maintain all benefit data for the company including new hire benefit elections, billing, reconciliations and new term contracts for vendors. Work closely with all employees on any benefit question or issue and maintain constant contact with vendors to ensure quality transactions with new additions or deletions to the plans. Plan and host Benefit Fair at the Company to update employees about any changes to the upcoming plan as well as allow employees to obtain information about current benefit plans. Complete all requirements for the Benefit Audit.

*Obtain applications from potential applicants, scan and review these applications for job matches. *Complete all essential paperwork for new hire employees. *Request background checks and necessary reports be completed before hiring individuals. *Make sure every employee views safety and food quality videos for health and safety. *Get applications from all division managers and maintain reports for equal employment. *Assist HR department in companywide mailings, fundraising, and employee appreciation events. *Organized the United Way Campaign Kick-Off where employees pledged over $30,000. *Keep employee information current in the Lawson software system.*Coodinated company fundraising efforts to benefit Junior Achievement raising over $15,000.

*Maintained an active pipeline with up to forty loans at any given time with an average of 20-25 loans processed and funding each month.*Worked with underwriters to obtain the correct documents from customers. *Kept customers informed of their loan process via weekly phone call updates. *Assisted customers and home mortgage consultants from beginning to end of the loan process. *Built customer loyalty though consistent levels of customer service. *Reviewed loan documentation for accuracy in agreement with the H.A.R.P. guidelines.

Assisted Marketing Director at meetings and events representing Golden Flake. Attended events and distributed product to consumers. Shadowed Marketing Director in company meetings including taste testing. Reviewed reports and advertisements for accuracy.