Kimberly Gholston Email & Phone Number

Campbellsburg, Indiana, United States

Manager, Human ResourcesOverall plant responsibility of Human Resources management. Knowledgeable and a strategic partner on a wide variety of human resources and management concepts, practices, and procedures. Responsible for continued relationship with union leaders and membership. Designated expert on contract language and processes. Relies on extensive.

Muscle Shoals, AL

• Full accountability for overall plant, Human Resources. Knows and applies a wide variety of human resources and management concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experiences and judgment to plan and.
• Awarded 2015 Large Manufacturing of the Year- Assisted prepare packing- Human Resources Section.
• Developed and implemented Plant Health and Wellness program and established wellness committee with both salaried and hourly associates.
• Established an activities committee to improve morale and bring team work to the plant. The plant hosted events almost every month from Easter Egg Hunts to Blood Drives.
• Revised hiring process procedures to meet the needs of production
• Improved hourly turnover from 12% to less than 2%.

Greencastle, Indiana

• Strategic partner with management team overseeing two facilities and approximately over 800 associates. Responsible for all facets of HR and Safety, developing, maintaining, and enhancing the HR infrastructure by.
• Developed, implemented associate suggestion program and Continuous Improvement Program based on company targets.
• Revised all policies and procedures and wrote all job descriptions
• Updated and implemented associate handbook.
• Developed and implemented associates training and development program for all production associates by implementing a Training Dojo. The training Dojo improved the quality of new hires and identified gaps and help.
• Designed, implemented and conducted specific course work for supervisors on leadership and basic supervisory skills.

Terre Haute, Indiana Area

• Key member of management team overseeing three facilities and approximately 325 employees. Directed all facets of HR and Safety, also participated in budgeting, strategic planning and plant operational decisions. Acts.
• Achieved team-wide Safety Incidence rate of 1.12 and have maintained a ZERO lost time record of six (6) years.
• Designed and implemented an effective Health and Safety Management System by achieved OHSAS 18001 certification in June 2009.
• Designed and implemented training and development programs for the plant to included training matrixes for all employees which resulted in zero findings for the ISO/TS annual audit recertification.
• Implemented clearly defined processes for all HR functions: Hiring and Recruitment; Training and Development, Compensation and Benefits Administration, Performance Appraisal process and Employment records and records.
• As head negotiator successfully negotiated a five (5) year Labor contract – 81% of employees voted contract in. The negotiation process was less than 30 days resulting in uninterrupted operations and no inventory build.

• Responsible for all Human Resources functions including payroll administration, employee relations, safety, training and development, recruiting, and policies development and implementation at 120-employee.
• Reduced lost-time accidents to zero, with constant significant reduction in recordable injuries.
• Established all policies and procedures and wrote all job descriptions.
• Created training/scheduling process, assuring regular and timely employee performance evaluations.
• Improved communications and culture via newsletter and small group meetings.
• Improved employee turnover 50% in highest employee turnover plant, through improved management accessibility and more selective hiring.

Master Of Science (Ms), Human Resources Management And Services, 3.8

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Human Resources Management And Services

Magna Cum Laude

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Social Psychology