• Human Resources Business Partner of the Sentry Hospitality Division; focusing on the strategic partnership with business leaders, and leading the Human Resources strategy for business unit • Leads and manages, in partnership with the business leaders, to resolve employee relations issues, development of compensation plan and recommendations, and succession planning for business unit.• Develops and utilizes key business and Human Resources metrics and data to monitor changes or trends on results. Communicates and provides interpretation of results to business unit leadership, and provide recommendations to influence future outcomes and aid in decision making. • Drives hospitality business expertise and further understanding of operations to work as a strategic partner for both current and future business needs. • Partners with business unit leaders to provide coaching and feedback on associate performance; including performance appraisal process, performance management, coaching, and work improvement plans.• Partners with individual business unit leadership on development of recruitment, on-boarding and retainment strategies, in partnership with Talent Acquisition. Focusing on development of individual plans to fit assigned hospitality role, and managing hospitality industry changes to continue to help business leaders strategize for the future.

• Developed and maintains strong business partner relationships with the business leadership team to coach and influence the best business decisions • Acted as a co-manager of the relationship development between company management and union leadership; continues to be a driving force in maintaining the positive business relationship•Ensured 100% legal compliance with federal and state requirements•Managed employee relations investigations and disciplinary process•Updated and governed record keeping system of Marshfield & Algoma Human Resource Departments •Oversaw talent acquisition for hourly and salary positions; partners with hiring manager(s) to efficiently source talent for the organization in successfully filling 100+ positions•Conducted new hire orientation and on-boarding programs for all new hires•Managed benefit inquiries for Marshfield and Algoma sites to resolve employee inquiries within 2 business days•Administered and managed human resource inquiries to 500+ employees on Marshfield plant site and satellite office of Algoma, WI to resolve in 1 business day• Managed Leave of Absence process for Marshfield and Algoma facilities to ensure that all leave claims are managed efficiently and the return to work process is completed consistently

• Administrator of Health & Welfare plans according to policies and procedures set by the Company, including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, disability, life and supplemental insurance.• Ensured accuracy of benefit enrollments, terminations and qualifying events; maintained updated and accurate benefit plan documentation including state and federal notices on the HR SharePoint site • Served as the primary contact for employee inquiries regarding benefit plans, this included responding to benefits related emails and voicemails • Actively participated in annual open enrollment activities, such as testing transactions, auditing results, and coordinating COBRA activities.• Served as a liaison to carriers and third party administrators on coverage, benefit, and enrollment issues including all electronic interfaces. • Updated materials for new hire benefits orientation, and annual open enrollment in coordination with the Associate Director, Benefits.• Reviewed, organized and maintained all necessary employee benefit records including enrollment change forms, beneficiary notifications, and written inquiries. • Assisted with special projects which may include excel reports, PowerPoint presentations, forms, letters, memos, etc.• Assisted in obtaining necessary data and analysis to support requisite discrimination testing

• Administered leave of absences for 1,700+ employees including short term and long term disability claims, FMLA, Workers Compensation, and military leave (USERRA).•Managed benefit premium collection processes for all employees on a leave of absence for both business units and parent company.•Served as lead administrator for current transition of poultry business unit leave of absence program to parent company.•Primary liaison between insurance carrier, risk management, attorney, physicians, nurse case managers, safety department, HR Generalists, managers, and employees.•Managed claims to ensure proper documentation is received to appropriately file claims and to determine employee’s work status.•Responsible for compiling leave of absence numbers and cost reporting to Executive Team.•Maintained LOA records and documents necessary for managing coverage and ensuring compliance with plan documents and governmental regulations.•Communicated and respond to employee questions or concerns regarding leave issues.•Assisted in administration of health and welfare benefit programs.

•Maintained internal company newsletter, including collecting articles, completing translation services and reconciling invoices.•Administered company talent acquisition advertisement program.•Managed temporary staffing program and invoice reconciliation.•Coordinated Human Resources career fair visits.•Assisted Sr. HR Business Partner on projects as needed.

•Managed the full lifecycle Talent Acquisition process for respective department(s) to include posting requisitions, sourcing and interviewing candidates, maintaining accurate records in the Applicant Tracking system, extending employment offers, onboarding and the completion of new hire paperwork.•Process new hire paperwork to ensure accuracy and timely entry into HR and Payroll systems.•Verify I-9s and send to corporate office per internal HR process.•Partner with hiring managers to coordinate interviews.•Collaborate with Advertising Coordinator to post positions per the recruitment plan.•Update and maintain headcount and turnover reports in SharePoint.•Partner with Human Resources Generalists to understand staffing strategy and to ensure departmental staffing needs are being met.•Travel to recruiting events and college career fairs to engage student interest. •Process termination paperwork of employees. •Served as satellite office manager.