• Work across multiple states remotely as a Strategic Business Partner supporting all levels of leadership.• Act as a single point of contact for employees and managers in assigned business units.• Provide general HR support and expertise, including management coaching to customers.• Proactively support the delivery of HR Processes• Manage complex and difficult HR Projects cross-functionally.• Build strong business relationships with the internal customer.• Identify gaps, proposes, and implements changes necessary to cover risks.• Assist and provide guidance with performance improvement.• Contribute to the development and maintenance of policies and procedures.• Conduct and support training and development.• Support strategic planning as needed.• Coach and advise on various HR issues including terminations and performance management.

• Worked across multiple states remotely as a Strategic Business Partner suporting all levels of leadership.• Served as a coach and consultant to the business’s departmental heads and managers as well as other employees on key organizational and management matters.• Served as an internal consultant by analyzing current HR programs and recommending solutions.• Developed, revised, and implemented HR policies and procedures.• Devised plans and techniques to drive change and culture management.• Ensured HR programs and services followed established policies and procedures and state/federal laws and regulations.• Assisted with the development and coordination of recommended changes regarding workflow.• Developed methods for compiling and analyzing data for reports and special projects.• Conducted all aspects of Employee Relations.• Presented training sessions related to specific HR programs.

• Served as a resource to employees within the support areas for all HR-related matters.• Partnered with departments to ensure short-term and strategic goals were achieved.• Provided strategic advice/consulting around key human capital issues, leveraging tools, data, and analysis to support decision making for departments, in alignment with the overall people strategy.• Responsible for strategic workforce planning and ensuring alignment of resources with organizational needs.• Ensured HR programs and policies were in compliance with regulatory requirements as well as aligned to overall organizational policies.• Worked with leaders on performance and disciplinary issues, ADA, state and federal requirements, conflict resolution, and policy/standard interpretation.• Partnered with leaders to develop short-term and long-term staffing and retention strategies. • Researched, interpreted, and applied HR laws, regulations, and standards for making independent decisions.• Counseled and advised leaders and employees in the resolution of human resource issues.

• Served as Business Retention Coordinator for the Department of Workforce Development.• Developed and implement marketing strategies to reach 18 counties in Northwest Missouri. • Provided technical assistance to workforce development staff, service providers and employers regarding special employment issues, personnel problems and business needs.• Coordinated efforts to ensure that service providers are responding to the needs of employers and businesses in a timely and professional manner. • Developed, coordinate and maintain effective working relationships with businesses, employers, community organizations, industrial education groups and business planning committees.• Initiated public relations activities to promote and explain department, division and career center programs and services. • Conducted moderately complex studies of workforce development needs for the purposes of developing plans, contracts, modifications, grant applications and new programs. • Compiled reports on employment and training developments, progress in implementing job development and training plans, and the effectiveness of program administration. • Lead and organize Regional Coordination meetings for the Northwest Missouri Region.

• Supervised Human Resource Assistant, Receptionist and general office employees.• Managed administration of policies and procedures concerning union and non-union employees.• Interviewed potential employees for positions in six different departments.• Performed weekly orientations for new employees by reviewing employee paperwork, company policies and insurance and benefits packages.• Planned and organized career fairs and in-house job fairs for recruiting potential job candidates in the St. Joseph and surrounding areas.• Reviewed and submitted payroll on a weekly basis for approximately 200 employees.• Conducted all aspects of safety, including accident reporting, administration of workers compensation claims and OSHA reporting.• Facilitated Management Team Meetings, Supervisor Meetings and Safety Meetings.• Assisted supervisors in disciplinary actions needed for their department employees.