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Elyria, Ohio, United States

Elyria, Oh

Provided HR support for two manufacturing facilities in Elyria, OH.• Championed full cycle recruiting for non-exempt hourly positions, utilizing Boolean searches, social networking sites, recruiting events, job boards, and networking• Initiated and sustained a relationship with the Lorain County Joint Vocational School and Lorain High School Career and Technical Education program to develop a talent pipeline for critical manufacturing positions• Established an onboarding process and handled the onboarding of all new employees including pre-employment drug screens and background checks, new hire orientation, and I-9• Partnered with temporary hiring agencies to fill needs for temporary help, established and documented temporary agency service requirements• Administered the state approved apprentice program for Tool and Die Makers• Investigated employee complaints, coached and counseled employees and managers regarding policies / EEO matters, and partnered with managers and HR manager to resolve and maintain positive employee relations

Wellington, Oh

Provided HR support for two manufacturing facilities in Wellington, OH.• Company representative and co-chair of the Lorain County Manufacturing Sector Partnership• Initiated and sustained an intern program with the Lorain County Joint Vocational School to develop a talent pipeline for critical manufacturing positions• Governed full cycle recruiting for non-exempt positions, utilizing Boolean searches, social networking sites, recruiting events, job boards, and networking• Handled the onboarding of all new employees including pre-employment physicals, drug screens and background checks, new hire orientation, I-9 e-verify, and benefit enrollment• Partnered with on-site temporary hiring agency to fill needs for temporary help and implemented SimpleVMS software for better visibility to temporary usage and history• Implemented ADP Workforce Now 2.0 for payroll and time & attendance and upgraded to 8.0 within 6 months• Conducted interviews and investigated employee complaints, coached and counseled employees and managers regarding policies / EEO matters, and partnered with managers and HR manager to resolve and maintain positive employee relations• Administered FMLA including distributing appropriate documents to associates, reviewing medical certifications, notifying associates of determination, tracking usage in time and attendance, communicating to associates about recertification and usage, and educating managers• Maintained employee information on Fidelity’s Plan Sponsor Webstation including providing loan and deferral information to payroll, conducting an annual internal audit, responding to inquiries from external auditors, and establishing and documenting how to complete each of these tasks

Provided HR support for corporate functions including Engineering, Quality, Finance, Financial Services, Legal, and IT.• Initiated and sustained a co-op and intern program to develop a talent pipeline for critical positions. Responsible for leading our headquarters program including recruiting, interviewing, on-boarding, and providing HR support for engineering and quality co-ops and assigned co-op managers.• Full cycle recruiting for entry level through director, utilizing Boolean searches, social networking site, job boards, and networking.• Participated in reviews and audits of workers' compensation third party administrator to ensure each case was handled properly and incurred the least expense possible.• Facilitated team building sessions for Financial Services department resulting in increased communication, improved problem solving, and stronger team relationships. • Conducted interviews and investigated employee complaints, provided support by effectively responding to inquiries from employees and managers regarding policies and EEO matters, partner with managers and legal counsel to determine appropriate resolution.• Advised employees and managers regarding FMLA and disability.• Co-chaired the “Invacare Gives Back” committee resulting in almost $9,000 of employee donations during the first half of 2014.

• Participated in the onboarding of new employees and facilities due to multiple acquisitions.• Created an online onboarding program using RedCarpet resulting in conversion from paper-based system to electronic system and enabling new hires to begin process prior to their start dates. • Partnered with temporary hiring agencies to fill needs for temporary help including requisition submittal and approval, screening of resumes, scheduling of candidates, negotiating agency rates, scheduling of start dates, onboarding and assignment termination.• Reviewed resumes, scheduled interviews, set up employee assessments, created offer letters and maintained applicant flow log documentation for open positions.• Administered tuition reimbursement program for US based employees and managed the pre-payment program with Lorain County Community College which enabled employees to take classes without an initial out-of-pocket expense.• Continued to perform all tasks listed under Administrative Secretary role.

• Provided administrative support for recruiting, benefits and employee relations to Corporate Human Resources Directors and Managers.• Created job postings for internal distribution and recruiting websites.• Coordinated pre-employment physicals, drug screens and background checks.• Created onboarding packages and led new hire orientations in one-on-one and small group settings.• Submitted status changes for new hires, employment changes, personal changes and terminations.• Facilitated the Corporate service award program and managed the relationship with the service award vendor.• Organized the annual service award breakfast for corporate employees who reached milestone anniversaries, their immediate managers and the executive team. Handled scheduling, invitations, attendance as well as onsite coordination and issue resolution.• Facilitated internal postings on organization changes, press releases, benefits and company sponsored events.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Botany, Cum Laude

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