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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsible for the HR department in the following areas Recruitment, Employee Relations, Benefits, Organizational Development, Legal Compliance, Employee Engagement, HRIS, Training, and Safety.• Develops recruiting sources and advertisements. Recruits, screens and recommends qualified applicants for employment.• Handles employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling, and exit interviewing to determine reasons behind separations.• Manages family medical leave act (FMLA) and leaves of absences (LOA) and sends weekly notifications to the management.• Maintains human resource information system records and personnel files.• Supports management in progressive disciplines for attendance, misconduct, and violations of company policies/procedures. • Leads investigations for employee relation incidents start to resolution.• Manages company benefits plans with brokers and leads annual open enrollment.• Responds to unemployment claims as needed.• Responsible for the wage administration for all employees, monitor and process wage increases as scheduled.• Maintain employee payroll deductions related to benefits/garnishments/support orders.• Monitor and ensures compliance with government immigration hiring laws and regulations including necessary postings.• Maintain, update, process, file and distribute a wide variety of reports, forms, logs, manuals and records as required in accordance with company and government requirements.• Assists in 3rd party customer audits,• Organizes monthly training over three shifts periods and various locations. • Handles workers compensation benefits and the administration of work-related injuries.

Bedford Park, Il, Us

Responsible for assisting the HR department in the areas of Recruitment, Employee Relations, Benefits, Organizational Development, Legal Compliance, Employee Engagement, HRIS, Training, and Safety.• Develops recruiting sources and advertisements. Recruits, screens and recommends qualified applicants for employment.• Handles employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling, and exit interviewing to determine reasons behind separations.• Manages family medical leave act (FMLA) and leaves of absences (LOA) and sends weekly notifications to the management.• Maintains human resource information system records and personnel files.• Supports management in progressive disciplines for attendance, misconduct, and violations of company policies/procedures. • Leads investigations for employee relation incidents start to resolution.• Manages company benefits plans with brokers and leads annual open enrollment.• Responds to unemployment claims as needed.• Responsible for the wage administration for all employees, monitor and process wage increases as scheduled.• Maintain employee payroll deductions related to benefits/garnishments/support orders.• Monitor and ensures compliance with government immigration hiring laws and regulations including necessary postings.• Maintain, update, process, file and distribute a wide variety of reports, forms, logs, manuals and records as required in accordance with company and government requirements.• Assists in 3rd party customer audits, i.e. Walmart’s Ethical Trade Audit.• Organizes monthly training over three shifts periods.• Assists in workers compensation benefits and the administration of work-related injuries.

Responsible for assisting the HR department in the areas of Employee Relations, Recruitment, Benefits, and Safety.• Administered regulatory compliance and reporting.• Conducted employee orientation, development, and training.• Assisted in policy development and documentation.• Pioneered employee relationship & communication with management.• Assisted in employee safety, welfare, and wellness education presentations.• Investigated, followed-up, and resolved complaints brought forward by employees.• Maintained employee records of new and current employees.• Prepared presentation for various HR communications to employees such as forms, slides, and teams.• Administered appropriate disciplinary action for a violation of rules or safety regulations.• Influenced management to determine the appropriate course of action with regards to employee performance, safety, or attendance issues.• Worked with management to create, deliver and manage staffing plan.• Completed injury reports, workman's comp claims, OSHA logs, and Safety Data Sheets.

Springdale, Ar, Us

Responsible for assisting the HR department in the areas of Employee Relations, Recruitment, Payroll, Benefits, and Safety.• Coordinated annual benefit enrollment process for employees, form distribution/company software, answer questions, form collection, and data entry of benefit changes.• Administered leaves of absences and distribution of FMLA documentation.• Managed systems, applications and products (SAP) system access and modifications.• Reviewed time and attendance for payroll processing.• Assisted in the recruitment process in posting requisitions and setting interviews.

Coordinated and facilitated workshops for students, and community members.Reached out to various guest speakers and created long lasting relationships with them. Collaborated with the staff to create, and plan events for the whole semester. Worked with diverse set of large groups of people to create workshops affecting the community.

Approved or declined staff’s hours.Checked with staff during their office hours and progress.Distributed and reviewed paperwork for new employees.

Prepared and managed a $90,000 budget.Met once a week with the ASM Financial Specialist. Prepared and presented budget reports for staff.

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

Prepared job descriptions, and advertise them on job listing sites.Scheduled and coordinated interviews. Worked on the administrative side of PeopleSoft.Worked the front desk which included answering phone calls, and greeting interviewees.