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Portland, OR, US

Portland, OR, US

• Oversaw HR functions at 16 sites in North America:o Led three foundries, fabrication sites, sales and service branches, and division headquarters.o Supervised six HR managers. Facilitated strategic people planning.
• Managed North American talent acquisition team, significantly increasing the quality hires, increased the commitment to ID&E recruitment practices, reduced the reliance on external agencies to almost zero spend.
• Acted as chief company negotiator for recent union negotiations (2023 and 2022), resulting in successful CBA contracts with USW and two different company facilities in Canada
• Developed standardized HR policies and handbooks, for multiple sites for Weir U.S. and Canada.
• Conducted and facilitated HR due diligence for recent key acquisitions and managed successful HR integrations into broader organization.
• Worked and collaborated with multiple site managers and stakeholders in crafting organizational capability plans to drive strategic workforce plan. Conducted newly created strategic people planning process with N.A..

Green Bay, Wisconsin, US

• Acted as site HR manager for company’s key / unique cheddar cheese for manufacturing facility.
• Served as key member of local leadership team.
• Managed all facets of local HR responsibilities at site, including employee relations, recruitment, performance management, community relations, and training and development.
• Implemented preventive labor relations activities and assumed lead to promote compliance to regulatory agencies (i.e., EEOC, FLSA, OSHA, and Affirmative Action)
• Administered plant safety program with responsibility for all safety administration except environmental safety, earning 2005 President’s Award for Excellence for Safety.
• Achieved highest internal HR audit score in company for 2004 to 2007.

Radnor, PA, US

• Provided leadership in establishment and maintenance of employee relations to better attract and retain desirable and productive labor force
• Managed interpretation and application of established company personnel policies.
• Planned, implemented, and maintained new hire orientation program.
• Worked closely with floor supervisors and department managers to ensure disciplinary action handled in fair and equitable manner.
• Directed development and implementation of affirmative action plans to achieve and maintain compliance in accordance with letter and intent of equal employment opportunity laws and executive orders.
• Administered employee compensation and benefits programs.

• Managed implementation of time and attendance solution (Ceridian) nationally for 7,500 employees at 25-plus sites.
• Standardized human resources and payroll policies nationally while providing support to all customers.
• Coached and counseled employees and management to achieve desired resolutions.
• Designed and implemented employee retention initiatives, achieving lower turnover for company.
• Aligned strategic business partnership with operations to achieve company objectives
• Oversaw and managed semi-monthly payroll for 500-plus employees.