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Columbia, South Carolina, United States

•Directs the implementation of a comprehensive human resources program for over 6000 positions by managing such functional areas as recruitment and employment, classification and compensation, training and staff development for HR personnel, employee/employer relations, Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA), benefits, human resources transactions and records. •Forecasts human resources needs and provides input on the development of the annual budget.•Develops agency-wide policies and participates in strategic planning. •Provides oversight for employee investigations and recommends appropriate action. •Directs a comprehensive classification and compensation program. •Develops and directs a comprehensive recruiting strategy. Advises managers in hiring decisions and reviews salary offers to ensure compliance with pay policies. •Directs the communication and delivery of benefits programs, including health care insurance, retirement systems, disability insurance, group life insurance, deferred compensation, and other tax-sheltered annuities. •Directs the development and implementation of the EEO/AA plan, including policy statements, minority recruiting programs, selection procedures and records maintenance.

•Oversees the human resources function of agency to include recruiting, retention and employee relations for over 5,000 employees. •Responsible for the preparation and management of the Agency's annual budget of $550M, as well as monitoring legislative and committee actions on annual appropriation, capital improvement and other fiscally oriented actions.•Responsible for leadership of Resource and Information Technology division within the agency which includes ongoing maintenance of software / hardware systems including data processing program, information security, equipment requests and Research and Statistics.• Supervise procurement functions and minority business utilization. Provides oversight to procurement services for the agency as well as reviewing all contracts and major expenditure requests.•Manage facilities maintenance operations for 21 correctional facilities and support buildings to include management of $93M in capital projects.•Oversight for agency fleet services. •Oversees support services and prison industries throughout the state for 16,000 inmates.•Supervisory responsibility for two working farms.

•Oversees the human resources and recruiting functions for the Agency to ensure HR administration is carried out in accordance to federal, state and agency regulations or policies for 5,000 employees. •Review and update Human Resources policies. •Develop and direct agency recruiting and retention strategy. •Work directly with General Counsel and outside counsel to resolve employee relations matters.

Columbia, South Carolina

•Provide Human Resources knowledge, advice and counsel to the Chief of Staff, executive leadership and staff on all employee relations, staffing, legal and strategic planning, classification and compensation, employee reviews, and all health and other related benefit issues. •Updates and creates policies as needed. •Assures agency complies with all Equal Opportunity and affirmative action programs. Assures that all forms, paperwork and resources for agency are properly managed, completed and distributed to appropriate places and filed in compliance with state and federal laws and accurately according to employee needs. •Performs payroll duties using SCEIS (SAP) HR/Payroll module to assure accuracy on all employee and agency records.•Acts as Benefits Administrator and works closely with PEBA, SC Deferred Compensation, State Accident Fund and other employee benefit related vendors.

Blythewood, Sc

•Effective handling of all aspects of employee relations including recruiting, hiring, discipline, performance reviews, termination, career development, training•Assist with coordination of benefits, workers compensation and other wellness matters•Manage FMLA, STD, LTD• Monitor and measure key HR metrics to achieve business results•Interface with other departments, functional areas and internal and external customers at all management levels•Partner with supervisors and managers on the policies and procedures•Provide coaching to supervisors and managers on difficult and complex issues•Develop policies, maintain and update policies and employee handbook

Blythewood, Sc

•Manage all internal and external training, including developing a curriculum for company-wide internal training program and managing the Apprenticeship Carolina Program•Responsible for HR functions for 400+ employees in four different locations including Kentucky and California•Develop annual training and development budget for all locations•Immigration and visa responsibilities •Overall responsible for employee relations including conflict resolution, career path development and disciplinary oversight•Development and implementation of community involvement strategy•Experience in internal and external communications including employee memos, delivering company presentations, communications from management team, and published articles and advertisements•Vendor liaison

•Managed company-wide training program ranging from niche technical programs to executive management career development•Organized key corporate events including televised local and global government visits as well as multiple site celebrations and announcements•Assisted with employee relations decisions

•Facilitated immigration and visa application process for several foreign delegates•Key contact for ISO16949, ITAR and AS9100 quality audits for Human Resources•Assisted with plant closure responsibilities to ensure smooth transition •Acted as Human Resources liaison between employees and upper management by facilitating roundtable discussions

Bachelor Of Arts, History

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