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▪ Responsible for reviewing and approving payroll for 500+ employees▪ Ensure regulatory compliance with legal requirements pertinent to the day-to-day management of employees in collaboration with HR▪ Leads and/or supports annual HR cycle deliverables to include performance management; merit and bonus; benefits enrollment; etc.▪ Provide HR data analysis and reporting solutions based on business needs▪ Identify training needs and assist the Learning and Development function in aligning training programs with business objectives▪ Facilitate team and offsite meetings as needed▪ Responsible for the HRIS administration ▪ Responsible for overseeing unemployment claim▪ Responsible for day to day running of the regional payroll organization and leading end to end payroll process for six facilities, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of payroll processes.▪ Ensure payroll payments are processed in a timely manner▪ Ensure timely resolution of payroll issues by coordinating with groups such as HR

▪ Post openings, screen applicants, schedule interviews, create job offers▪ Perform benefits administration to include claims resolution, change reporting, approving invoices for payment, and communicating benefit information to employees▪ Administer Leave of Absence, FMLA, STD, LTD▪ Conducted recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, and temporary employees▪ Provided courteous and prompt service to all internal and external parties. Prioritizes and professionally addresses requests and assignments to develop cooperatively▪ Maintain company organization charts and the employee directory▪ Maintain human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database.▪ Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment▪ Perform other related duties as required and assigned

Plan and conduct new hire orientation in English/Spanish Review of general organizational policies, and foster positive attitude toward organizational objectivesAdvertise and organize job fairs to recruit a large amount of employees (120-130) for the busy seasonDrug screen in company facility for pre-employment, random and reasonable cause casesE-verify new hired employees for I-9 complianceRecruit H2B workersHandle employee’s terminations as well as other disciplinary procedures Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies and proceduresEffectively communicate with all levels of managementMonitor and respond to manager/employee concernsAssist the Safety manager to handle workers' compensation claimsMaintain confidentiality of all Human Resources mattersAddress all employee harassment allegations, work complaints and other concerns following employment law practices Advertise positions through approved recruitment channelsFoster positive atmosphere to improve company moralePre-screen all resumes prior to sending them to corporate hiring managers for considerationScreen all applicants based on their qualifications and backgroundTrack candidates and solicit for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variablesPlan and organize health fairs and employee events

Performed and recorded the required quality checks in the plant as per published schedule and Standard Operating ProcedureAccurately weighed and recorded work in process and finished goods based on a sampling scheduleChecked scales throughout the plant at the beginning of each shift for accuracy and corrected the weight where neededPerformed and recorded candy cuts, case cuts, and candy defects according to procedureChecked all metal detectors on a routine scheduleCollected and labeled Work in Process and Finished Goods samples for microbial analysis and for weekly evaluationsChecked and recorded temperatures and other process controls in the production areas as specifiedIssued hold tickets when requiredPerformed environmental testing for allergens, and for equipment cleanliness as requiredPerformed any other job tasks of a supervisor or team leader which included monitoring room temperatures and humidity, washing lab-ware, helping to make set-ups, data entry, etc.Reported any food safety concerns to supervisor or team leaderFollowed Good Manufacturing Practices and the job procedure to ensure the production of safe food

Handled the coordination and supervision of the operations and staff for the work area by using the right number of employees for the job, putting the right people in the right positions.