Senior Human Resources Specialist
▪ Coached managers on handling and resolving complex HR issues (e.g., performance management, leave of absences, mutual separations, conflict management) and labor agreement interpretation. Investigated employee concerns related to harassment, discrimination, and work environment, consulted corporate legal team when necessary, and recommended solutions.▪ Implemented recruiting campaigns, paired with an employee referral program and sign-on bonuses, successfully hiring from a limited local candidate pool, with an 80% retention rate, to support production schedules, and partnered with Maine Manufacturer Extension Partnership (MEP) to train potential new hires. ▪ Successfully managed a cross-functional team that identified and documented job-related employee training competency gaps and improved the LMS's functionality for ISO recertification. ▪ Led compensation analysis to evaluate positions, align them with pay grades, maintain internal equity and job grade market competitiveness for the Lean Manufacturing environment.▪ Assembled and led GDATP Saco's cross-functional Employee Wellness Team, achieved Saco Operation's certification by the American Heart Association as a Gold Level Fit-Friendly worksite.▪ Developed and implemented a post-offer Pre-employment Physicals program that ensured all new employees received the proper diagnostic testing and examinations necessary for determining physical capability for each job duty. Modernized job descriptions, identified the essential physical abilities needed to perform the jobs, and then developed the program and its procedures.