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Lumber Bridge, North Carolina, United States

• Leading a team of 5 high volume recruiters, developing, and executing strategies to meet staffing needs for a 3,500-employee poultry processing plant.• Overseeing the implementation and administration of HR activities, focusing on staffing, employee retention, policy administration, and performance management.• Ensuring compliance with I-9/E-verify regulations, overseeing the process and training HR staff on compliance procedures.• Developing direct reports to prepare for growth in other areas within the organization.• Building partnerships with community leaders to increase visibility, resources, etc.• Collaborating with operations leaders for understanding to develop a candidate success profile to utilize in screening process.• Overseeing advertising budget for employment department, contract negotiation and researching new suppliers.Accomplishments:• Developed KPI reporting for department to increase transparency enhancing the partnership between recruiting & operations.• Clawed back spending annually by tightening up Referral Program and ensuring policy was being administered correctly.• Increased applicant flow by 62.5% in the first 60 days without incurring additional advertising spend.• Eliminated the need to procure temp contractors and reduced temp headcount by 15%.• Increased required plant staffing rate from 95% to 100%, with greater retention that has skyrocketed from low 70% to now over 90%.

North Carolina, United States

• Partnered with HR and Supply Chain Directors to forecast hiring needs and develop staffing strategies, overseeing hiring of approximately for 4 distribution centers in the U.S, supporting skilled and corporate positions as needed.• Developed recruitment goals and strategies to achieve optimal staffing levels for distribution centers.• Built strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers and business partners to ensure high level of customer service, keeping them informed throughout the recruitment process.Accomplishments:• Developed and communicated Talent Acquisition SOP and compliance policies to ensure alignment with company standards.• Served as project lead for supply chain TA team for a company-wide National Day of Hiring event, supporting with messaging,marketing, collaborating with Supply Chain directors and VP’s and ultimately deploying Talent acquisition team members tosupport day-of.

Laurinburg, North Carolina, United States

• Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Branch to ensure revenue maintains or exceeds $5.7 million annually. Primaryfunctions include human resources, payroll, account management, order fulfillment and compliance functions.• Managed 3 direct reports – two Senior Recruiters and an On-Site Manager (performance management, employee counseling,annual reviews, approving hours, time off requests, employee relations) and well as 240 temp field associates.• Coordinated with Risk and HR departments on the various aspects of branch operations required to ensure compliance(Worker’s Compensation, Unemployment, Human Resources, Legal, WOTC, etc.).• Resolved issues for clients, branch personnel, and field staff.• Prospected, sales calls and negotiated contracts for new and ongoing business.Accomplishments:• Increased annual branch revenue potential by 15% by signing on a new client within my first 90 days. • Audited recruitment processes, resulting in bringing the branch back to a 100% compliance score.• Drove gross profit to 120% of branch target for Q4 of 2020.

Dillon, South Carolina, United States

• Oversaw staffing for a 2000+ headcount 3.2 mil sq. ft. distribution center.• Supervised 3 direct reports (employee counseling, annual reviews, approving hours, time off requests, employee relations).• Recruited warehouse for all levels of talent (hourly & salary).• Managed a workload of approximately 25-30 requisitions.• Analyzed workforce forecasting models to build weekly staffing orders for direct hire, internal and third-party agency fulfillment.• Teamed with Training and HR management to facilitate onboarding new hires.• Oversaw partnering staffing agencies and was the main point of contact for the accounts.• Created and maintained recruitment metrics on a weekly basis for reporting to determine the efficacy of recruitment.Accomplishments:• Built staffing department from the ground up for the SC site, establishing processes and procedures for new direct hire initiative.• Planned and managed the execution of the organization’s first Drive-thru Hiring Event during the COVID-19 Pandemic while following all CDC guidelines and social distancing which yielded approx. 82 new hires.

Lumberton, North Carolina, United States

• Managed recruitment operations across 7 markets to ensure order fulfillment. Recruitment goals ranged from 350-550+ interviews weekly. Fulfillment ranged from 200, in off-season, to over 300 placements monthly in peak season. • Recruited for light industrial, manufacturing, material handlers, general labor, janitorial, administrative, and many more. • Supervised 3 direct reports (employee counseling, annual reviews, approving hours, time off requests, employee relations).• Directed a team of 8 recruitment staff (Assigned goals, led morning meeting, tracked progress throughout the day).• Controlled $40,000 job advertising budget.• Audited trackers, databases, and employee files to ensure screening, FCRA, I-9 and E-Verify compliance.• Coordinated with HR manager to create/ update new hire packets, SOP’s, policies, presentations, newsletters, and handbook.• Partnered with members of management to recruit corporate staff members and facilitate onboarding, training & development.• Oversaw all marketing (B2C/B2B) operations (Networking, social media, website, etc.).• Managed corporate recruitment marketing, job advertising, career fairs, and social media platforms (content creation, metrics, engagement).Accomplishments:• Spearheaded a social media recruitment/sourcing strategy saving the company approximately $30,000 annually.• Increased social media following by 40%, organically, in less than 8 months.• Designed a new company website to provide an updated user-friendly experience.• Implemented Performance Metrics Report – defined and tracked KPI’s for recruitment staff – improving productivity, order fulfillment and therein gross profit dollars.

Lumberton, North Carolina, United States

• Specializing in small businesses to understand the day to day marketing demands of owner/operators. • Developed clean, concise messaging for clients that elevated brand from the competition. • Strategically developed marketing plans. • Managed all marketing for the company, clients and developed new business opportunities. • Analyzed and improved lead generation campaigns, measuring results for clients ROI.

Lumberton, North Carolina, United States

· Provided daily direction to line workers on assigned press for process setup and operation, quality standards, and process documentation.· Programed, setup, and operated multiple machines to produce finished products per customer specifications.· Trained employees in the proper techniques of product inspection. · Recorded production activities and ensured employees were meeting production rates. · Assured all paperwork and documentation was completed and followed up as necessary.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration - Project Management

Associate Of Applied Science, Advertising And Graphic Design