Ashley Eldridge Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

- Payroll - New hire onboarding - New hire training- Interviewing applicants - Inventory- Data entry and analysis

-Maintain safety/environmental system and data-Ensure safety activities and training are current-Provide safety support to supervisors and EHS Coordinator-Assist in implementation of health and safety systems-Assist the Area EHS Coordinator and site management team in the creation and revision of safety policies and procedures-Coordinate activities including safety committees, employee-led safety initiatives, safety improvement project teams, etc.-Assist in organizing and tracking of safety action plans, including emergency response planning and drills-Assist in the maintenance of employee health and safety communications and training programs-Tour mills/site daily with the goal of interacting with team members and looking for opportunities to mitigate risks-Keep in compliance with environmental permits and recordkeeping requirements-Keep environmental permits up-to-date, renewing and updating as needed-Maintain and operate land application system for kiln condensate-Provide first aid to injured employees -Maintain communication with the EPD for required information-Submit electronic documents to state websites-Onboard new hires and ensure they are properly training in environmental requirements, health maintenance, and safety skills-Drinking water monitoring-Stormwater sampling

Savannah, Georgia

-Built the HR Department from the ground up for a startup company, the first location in the US-Wrote and implemented the employee handbook and policies and procedures-Created the benefits package by listening to what the employee needs were and designing a package to fit the company’s budget and the needs of the employees-Conducted recruitment for all exempt, nonexempt, and temporary employees; wrote and placed advertisements; screened and interview candidates; conducted reference checking; extended job offers; new hire onboarding and orientation-Created job descriptions-Worked with multiple temp agencies with temp employees-Processed payroll-Processed and investigated worker's comp claims-Researched, created, and implemented a structured staffing model-Restructured and created new positions for an increase in workload and new customer contracts-Researched and implemented a fair and consistent pay scale-Created and conducted anonymous surveys in order to gauge the employee’s opinion on the company and management and use that information to formulate a plan of action to drive employee satisfaction-Created the safety team and educated the staff of about 100 employees on OSHA regulations and how to work safely-Processed and sent over all information related to the OSHA 300 reports-Led or arranged for training classes for employee safety training-Ran the entire HR department without any HR system or payroll system other than Microsoft Office-Created reports in Excel to track helpful information such as overtime hours, hours by department, and hours by permanent vs. temp employee over weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly time frames-Created a report that generated employee turnover by month, quarter, and year along with the positions with the highest turnover, wages, reason for leaving, and time in the position-Conducted exit interviews with willing employees-Ensured the department was in compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws

Rincon, Georgia

-Worked as an Assistant to the Administrative Manager and Human Resources Manager along with having a staff under me of approximately 30 people-Initiated, processed, and finalized payroll on a weekly basis using Kronos and Peoplesoft along with preparing the weekly reports for upper management review-Analyzed weekly HR reports including information such as store headcount, sales data, and customer traffic to produce the store schedule weekly-Led new hire orientations and new hire onboarding -Conducted interviews with potential employees-Processed new hire paperwork including I-9 forms-Ensured confidential information was handled correctly-Prepared and administered job offers-Participated in staffing meetings to discuss business growth and the potential to increase or decrease positions in the store-Assisted other members of management in communicating policy updates or reminders-Traveled to other store locations to assist management in correcting processes, errors, or to just provide an extra helping hand-Managed employee time off such as requests for time off (approvals and denials) and managed each employee’s available paid time off balance-Performed performance reviews on employees reporting to me-Answered any payroll questions as needed-Supervised the credit department, cashiers, pricing, bookkeeping, and building maintenance-Ordered and budgeted store supplies-Performed other duties as assigned

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Human Resources Management

Activities and Societies: The National Society of Leadership Success

Bachelor’S Degree, Human Resources Management And Services, 3.84

Activities and Societies: The National Society of Leadership Success. Graduated Magna Cum Laude in the top 10% of my class.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Accounting And Finance