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Serve as HR for three manufacturing facilities in Cartersville, GA; Philadelphia, PA; and Houston, TX. Responsible for guiding and managing the various human resource functions, including recruitment, staffing, training and development, performance monitoring, employee counseling, and union relations.

Serve as HR for $40MM, 200-person manufacturing facility. Provided dotted-line HR support to 3 additional manufacturing / distribution facilities in GA and TN from 2012 - 2017 (prior to company restructure). Oversee strategic HR planning, build organizational and employee capabilities, facilitate change, and develop effective working relationships with employees, union, customers, and suppliers. Report directly to Plant Manager and manage 1 HR professional.• Supported $2.5MM expansion of business operations by increasing management succession capability through internal development and external recruiting.• Facilitated organization’s growth by expanding organizational capability, hiring 40+ professionals to key leadership roles, and leading one-on-one coaching and team-level intervention.• Aligned employee goals with business objectives through implementation of results-oriented performance management process, focusing on building employee capabilities and assisting management team in development of 200+ employee performance appraisals annually.• Augmented personnel 50% to support aggressive growth plan by recruiting 125+ employees for hourly operations.• Analyzed internal turnover rate and made future hiring recommendations, improving retention rate. • Handled employee relations complaints utilizing internal investigation strategies and procedures, fostering open employee engagement.• Enhanced communication across multiple functional employee groups by creating and implementing Employee Engagement Action Plan.

Functioned as HR partner for $500MM, 800-person business within 2-state region; supported nearly 190 retail stores and 78 sales territories. Oversaw strategic HR planning, built organizational and employee capabilities, facilitated change, and developed effective working relationships with employees, customers, and suppliers. Reported directly to Vice President of Human Resources and managed 1 HR professional. • Supported organization’s growth by increasing organizational capability, promoting 60+ professionals to key leadership roles, and leading one-on-one coaching and team-level intervention.• Built employee capabilities and assisted management team in development of 800+ employee performance appraisals annually by aligning employee goals with business objectives through implementation of results-oriented performance management process.• Increased personnel 50% to support aggressive growth plan by recruiting 400+ employees for management trainee positions.• Assisted management team in development of organizational review, promoting high-potential employees.• Improved employee retention by analyzing internal turnover rate and making future hiring recommendations.• Boosted open employee engagement by handling employee relations complaints utilizing internal investigation strategies and procedures.• Created and implemented Employee Diversity Action Plan, enhancing communication across multiple functional employee groups.

Directed training for $2.1B, 3.2K-person business within 15-state region, supporting nearly 800 retail stores and 320 sales territories. Oversaw and developed new and maintained current division training programs and achieved and surpassed training goals. Reported directly to Vice President of Human Resources and managed 1 HR professional.• Worked closely with division staff, area HR managers and recruiters, overseeing training for diverse work environment and increasing overall positive sales across division.• Facilitated 30+ management trainee, assistant manager and store manager training classes annually.• Trained and managed training coordinator, enhancing coordinator’s career development.

• Achieved and surpassed MTP/Intern recruiting goals.• Developed strong relationships with various College and University Career Centers.• Visit and lead “follow-up meetings” with current Intern/MTP/Assistant Managers to ensure low turnover. • Conduct training/speaking sessions with current and prospective employees.• Maintain close interaction with Division and Area Personnel.

• Arrange and perform on-campus interviews at various Colleges and Universities.• Prescreen/interview candidates and perform hiring techniques.• Demonstrate people skills in communicating with candidates and career service departments.• Coordinate resume bank and distribute resumes across the company to fill open positions.• Help develop Management/Sales recruiting program.

Worked for Dietrich Industries, a subsidiary of Worthington Industries• Trained to perform administrative and HR management functions involved in a manufacturing union environment.• Interviewing candidates/resume screening/Affirmative Action documentation.• Participated in contract negotiations and various union meetings.• Acting HR Manager in absence of actual Manager.

Worked for Dietrich Industries, a subsidiary of Worthington Industries• Worked in various departments obtaining experience in the Steel Industry (production, purchasing, human resources, sales, traffic, material control, scheduling).• Evaluated on performance each month receiving good results.• Traveled to other plant sites to enhance learning curve.