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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Provide HR leadership to the National Gypsum family of companies. This role primarily supports leaders by understanding and articulating business needs and translating them into HR strategies and tactics as a key member of the HR Business Partner team. This position supports diverse, and complex organizations within a central function and is heavily involved in company-wide initiatives.The HR business partner will operate as a strategic thought leader, consultant, and trusted advisor. This role is a consultative business partner to the Company's assigned leadership teams/employees to assess the businesses/functions HR needs and assist with human capital strategies to move the business forward while attracting, engaging, retaining and developing the Company's talent. This position has significant influence over the activities of Regional HR Managers, representing all operation locations within the National Gypsum family of companies.• Provide strategic HR support to multiple executives and their teams.• Navigate a highly matrixed environment and support development of HR partners with informal and dotted line reporting.• Leads core HR processes such as talent reviews, change management, compensation planning, and more.• Create and drive an approach to impact positive change around employee engagement.• Provide leadership to the operational Regional HR Managers, supporting all National Gypsum family of companies.• Heavily collaborates with business leaders to communicate and implement HR programs that support business goals and drive bottom line results.• Implements human resources strategies focused on increasing employee engagement, retention, talent health.• Compiles, analyzes, and reports on key talent metrics and implements data-driven HR strategies and initiatives for monthly operational reviews.• Deliver solutions through problem analysis and present solutions to executives for implementation.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Advise and guide HR Managers and Plant Managers on policy and corrective action matters in compliance with relevant regulations. Engage with HR and legal professionals to assess and validate appropriate remedial action in accordance with company policy. Collect details and document events, focusing on dispute and grievance resolutions. Gather critical data and conduct timely investigations for employee concerns, disciplinary issues, and grievances. Contribute to resolving grievances and recommend corrective actions while ensuring adherence to policies, discipline procedures, and collective bargaining agreements, ultimately leading to no arbitration proceedings during my tenure.• Steered plant management and led negotiations (first chair) in collective bargaining with the USW.• Collaborated with plant management teams and completely overhauled and implemented new non-union employee handbooks to ensure up-to-date compliance with continually changing employment laws.• Created new key policies for the organization while collaborating with Regional Manufacturing Managers, VPs, legal department, and other stakeholders (Paid Sick Leave, Drug & Alcohol, Employee Records Management, COVID-19, Plant Cell Phone Use, etc.).

Charlotte, North Carolina

Managed and improved company policy, employee relations, corrective action, and regulatory compliance for overall organizational success. Identified evolving needs and revised safety and HR-related policies, checklists, forms, and safety alert publications. Bolstered skills and knowledge of HR and Safety Managers regarding policies / regulations. Gathered precise details and conducted safety audits for informed decision-making. Administered employee opinion surveys and executed one-on-one interviews. Served as Subject Matter Expert and primary point of contact for HR and Plant Managers.• Led and trained new auditors in mastering site hazard identification walk-through techniques, HR auditing skills, one-on-one shop-floor associate engagement discussions, and Plant Manager close-out meetings.• Uncovered areas of improvement and instructed new HR and Safety Managers on comprehensive new-hire orientation and onboarding protocols.• Enabled our New Orlean plant's transition to an internal maintenance team, crafting maintenance job classification structure by conducting competitive wage analysis and designing testing for onboarding 12 new maintenance positions.• Provided counsel to our California plant management teams regarding compliance with California employment law and Cal/OSHA safety regulations.• Conceptualized and developed an in-house heavy equipment operator training program for heavy mobile equipment, including evaluation forms and curriculum for classroom/computer training sessions.• Collaborated with electrical engineers and maintenance managers across the organization to create and develop an electrician apprenticeship program with training checklists at 5 pilot manufacturing locations.

Long Beach, California

Managed and improved company policy, employee relations, corrective action, and regulatory compliance for overall organizational success. Identified evolving needs and revised safety and HR-related policies, checklists, forms, and safety alert publications. Bolstered skills and knowledge of HR and Safety Managers regarding policies / regulations. Gathered precise details and conducted safety audits for informed decision-making. Administered employee opinion surveys and executed one-on-one interviews. Served as Subject Matter Expert and primary point of contact for HR and Plant Managers.• Led and trained new auditors in mastering site hazard identification walk-through techniques, HR auditing skills, one-on-one shop-floor associate engagement discussions, and Plant Manager close-out meetings.• Uncovered areas of improvement and instructed new HR and Safety Managers on comprehensive new-hire orientation and onboarding protocols.• Provided counsel to our California plant management teams regarding compliance with California employment law and Cal/OSHA safety regulations.• Conceptualized and developed an in-house overhead crane operator training program, including evaluation forms and curriculum for classroom/computer training sessions.

Long Beach, California

Determined areas for improvement and empowered plant management to foster a positive employee relations environment. Delivered knowledge and guidance to supervisors and department managers on effective team leadership and conflict resolution strategies. Ensured complete adherence to company policies, labor laws, safety, and environmental regulations to maintain compliance standards.● Exceeded stakeholders’ expectations and helped lead the plant to receive the "Most Improved Gypsum Plant" award consecutively in 2013 and 2014, recognizing enhanced operational efficiency.● Played a collaborative role in winning the "Safety Excellence Award" in 2015 for achieving zero recordable injuries, highlighting the team’s commitment to safety.● Directed the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) and hazardous waste program as Environmental Coordinator, swiftly addressing any issues identified by external inspectors.● Oversaw union collective bargaining agreement administration and meticulously documented events in dispute and grievance resolution proceedings.● Recommended solutions and decreased annual external safety audit findings by 55% within the first 5 months of tenure, reducing from 42 to 19 findings.● Delivered a notable 5.8% and 6% enhancement in employee opinion survey results in 2013 and 2015, respectively, reflecting improved workplace satisfaction.

Atlanta, Georgia

Spearheaded and improved the entire plant office operations spectrum, including budget oversight, raw material inventory management, and bill of materials maintenance. Assessed requirements and provided strategic guidance to plant management on cost control, accounts payable/receivable, production, and inventory metrics. Performed precise analysis and interpretation of manufacturing cost summary reports and accounting data to identify underlying causes of budget discrepancies. Ensured the integrity of plant inventories through regular physical cycle counts for reconciliation purposes.● Established and maintained adherence to policies, federal/state employment laws, and safety regulations.● Steered efforts to achieve a notable 82% decrease in annual external safety audit findings, reducing from 23 to 4 within the first year of tenure.● Implemented leading-edge recruitment strategies to maintain optimal staffing levels with highly qualified associates for the plant.

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Geogia

Atlanta, Georgia

Baghdad, Iraq And Mainz, Germany

Master Of Professional Studies, Human Resources And Employment Relations, Concentration: Employment And Labor Law

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Concentration: Human Resources Management