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Consult with SMB clients to provide HR policy compliance, implementation and training services through key partnerships and referrals.

Provide direction and execution of the talent acquisition program for a privately owned, premier continuing care retirement community with a facility spread across 61 acres; determine total number of open requisitions, turnover analysis, interview and selection processes across the organization. Create partnerships with hiring teams to increase employee engagement, reduce time to hire and enhance retention. ▪️Developed PTO wellness bank (Employee Leave Donation Policy) in collaboration… Show more Provide direction and execution of the talent acquisition program for a privately owned, premier continuing care retirement community with a facility spread across 61 acres; determine total number of open requisitions, turnover analysis, interview and selection processes across the organization. Create partnerships with hiring teams to increase employee engagement, reduce time to hire and enhance retention. ▪️Developed PTO wellness bank (Employee Leave Donation Policy) in collaboration with executive team; assisting employees in personal need. Results include a successful adoption of program with 1 core employee utilizing the program within one month of policy development. ▪️Created full life cycle recruitment process from budget allocation, interview and selection requirements with executive buy-in to reduce fill rate within 1 month of project revamp. Show less

Managed the full spectrum of human resources functions with oversight for 2 direct reports. Based in Athens, GA Saint-Gobain is one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies with over 180,000 employees in 67 countries. Aligned regional HR policies to corporate initiatives while ensuring compliance, reducing labor grievances and managing market focused recruitment activities. Acted as employee engagement deputy in advising health and safety programs, employee relations and workers… Show more Managed the full spectrum of human resources functions with oversight for 2 direct reports. Based in Athens, GA Saint-Gobain is one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies with over 180,000 employees in 67 countries. Aligned regional HR policies to corporate initiatives while ensuring compliance, reducing labor grievances and managing market focused recruitment activities. Acted as employee engagement deputy in advising health and safety programs, employee relations and workers compensation. Lead talent acquisition efforts for exempt and non-exempt openings. Implemented cost savings initiatives related to health and safety programs aligned with business and plant KPI objectives while acting as a core advocate for frontline staff. ▪️Initiated safety eyeglass program by vetting vendors, creation of an RFP, and rolling out program to frontline manufacturing employees in collaboration with leadership. Safety program resulted in a 20k annual cost savings and realized a 50% cost reduction. ▪️Spearheaded Health and Wellness Program enrollment by involving extended family, in-person events and removing external vendors to deliver critical guidance. Obtained sole responsibility of admission process in coordination with corporate HR resulting in a 25% adoption rate and a reduction of employee complaints by 50%. ▪️Partnered with internal recruiting to create a lean hiring strategy for engineering talent to align with operational business KPI's. Created executive buy-in for ‘hiring days’ and enhanced the interview process which garnered 4 core engineering hires in less than 2 days of launch.▪️Executed on delivering the administration of human resources policies, procedures, training and development; partner with client groups to determine training needs including the development and delivery of corporate-sponsored regulatory training and orientation programs to develop a informed and engaged employee population. Show less

Liaised directly with labor unions to reduce grievances and create fair hiring practices. Oversaw workers compensation initiatives and led front line employee hiring events in partnership with corporate HR. ▪️Redesigned the talent acquisition selection process for frontline non-exempt employees that increased retention in a high turnover environment. Created and designed concise and clear candidate personas, implemented a skills based assessment and improved the on-boarding process… Show more Liaised directly with labor unions to reduce grievances and create fair hiring practices. Oversaw workers compensation initiatives and led front line employee hiring events in partnership with corporate HR. ▪️Redesigned the talent acquisition selection process for frontline non-exempt employees that increased retention in a high turnover environment. Created and designed concise and clear candidate personas, implemented a skills based assessment and improved the on-boarding process realizing a 95% increase in the retention rate. ▪️Reduced 3rd step grievances at the plant by 20-50% between 2011 and 2014 by exhibiting clear transparency in negotiations and extending an open communication policy. Acted as key liaison to labor unions, in tandem with legal during contract negotiations, workers compensation and payroll inquiries. ▪️Led HR projects (employee kiosk communication system, and phased security door project) related to productivity and security that resulted in improved employee morale for the business units. Show less