As a People Programs Manager, I am responsible for being part of creating a highly engaged, empowered and productive workforce across Flinn. We do this by curating and delivering a robust set of people services and programs aligned to the employee lifecycle and the company’s performance goals. I work cross-functionally with team members of all levels to enable the successful delivery of business outcomes. My areas of focus in this role are Manager/Employee Relations, Organizational Design, Performance Management, Safety, as well as Talent & Leadership Development.

As a Talent Acquisition and Development Specialist, I am responsible for full-cycle recruiting including job description updates, managing job postings on various job boards, interviewing candidates, compensation negotiations, and offer letter creation for positions at all levels of the organization. During my time with Flinn I have enhanced the employee onboarding program; revamped New Hire Orientation, as well as I currently conduct building tours, give benefit orientations, and conduct new hire check point conversations at two weeks and six months. I provide guidance to managers on HR related issues; employee relations, employee development, company policies, and terminationsDeveloping various trainings for the organization including, New Hire Day, Behavioral Based Interviewing, and DiSC Communication are some of the fulfilling parts of my role.

As a Human Resources Specialist, I provide HR support to 550+ employees; not only day to day tactical items, but support our employees on strategic HR initiatives (Talent Management, Professional Development, Team Building, Communications, and Analytics). Project planning, project management, process improvement, as well as change management are large parts of my role. I manage 6-8 projects at a time as well as handle additional ad hoc requests. I am also involved in Employee Relations and coaching managers through the progressive discipline process. Currently, I am the main point of contact on all our employee engagement activities including planning, communication with employees, and execution.

As part of the Workforce Development team, I lead the Talent Acquisition team of 6 people in recruiting for management team and support staff for our office in Chicago as well as our 150+ field offices. Created several weekly and monthly reports to compile and deliver data on department metrics for senior leadership. I worked with peers at TrueBlue's office in Tacoma to implement a new applicant tracking system and new HRIS system, Workday. With Staff Management's Implementation Team called the Solutions Deployment Group, I oversaw teams of implementation specialists working to set up our staffing services with new clients. Executed the project plan for each implementation to make sure account is set up to company standards. Collaborated with operations team to set up site financials and aide in selection or permanent service team members. Meeting and developing relationships with our new clients was a great part of this position. Traveled up to 60% in this position.

Founded in 1988, Staff Management | SMX is an industry pioneer of Vendor on Premise (VOP) workforce management. Today, Staff Management | SMX has evolved its revolutionary on-site platform to provide sustainable workforce management solutions. Successfully handled a requisition load of 8-15 positions at a time to fill openings at our Chicago office or at any of our 150+ field offices. Placed candidates in management positions, marketing, vendor management, and HR. Communicated the benefits of working for Staff Management with candidates to excite them about joining our team. Provide hiring managers with recommendations of candidates for roles, highlighting their strengths.

The QTI Group is a privately owned human resources and staffing organization. Since its inception in 1957, The QTI Group has been partnering with businesses and organizations by providing staffing and recruiting solutions and delivering outsourced human resources (HR) functions and HR consulting.Reviewed resumes, phone screen candidates, and interview candidates for potential jobs while utilizing applicant tracking system.Sourced resumes from major online job boards such as Monster or Career Builder. Made recommendations of candidates for particular jobs, highlighting compatibility and strengths.Conducted reference checks, background checks, and other pre-employment checks as necessary. Attended networking events, job fairs, and professional organization meetings to meet potential candidates.

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