Kristopher Garcia Email & Phone Number

Stockholm, Stockholm, Se

Strategic HR resource for the Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology business in the West Coast (Nevada, Washington, Arizona) supporting all facets of HR including:- Recruitment & job forecast- University Recruitment & Intern Program- Employee Relations- Employee Development - Training- Compensation - Onboarding & Employee lifecycle - Safety

Stockholm, Stockholm, Se

Conduct recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students and temporary employees; conduct new-employee orientations; monitor career-pathing program; and write and place advertisementsImplemented and maintain SmartSheet (an intuitive online project management tool that enables teams to increase productivity using collaboration technologies). The platform has increased the efficiency and accountability of the team compared to Excel worksheet use onlyAssist in evaluation of reports, decisions and results of department in relation to established goals. Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to continually improve efficiency of the department and services performedDevelop and maintain affirmative action program; files EEO-1 report annually; and maintains other records, reports, and logs to conform to EEO regulationsEnsure compliance with USCIS Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification; periodically audit I-9 FormsGather, analyze, and provide workforce analytics to stakeholders across 5 businessAnalyze and make recommendations toward yearly $1.5 million budget to ensure the recruiting department is aligned with company goals year after yearHandle employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling and exit interviewing.

Basel, Bs, Ch

Spearheaded the improvement of the department's recruiting process and successfully reduced the time to fill a position by 50% in 3 months using Kaizen methodologiesAdministers various human resource plans and procedures for all organization personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures; prepares and maintains the employee handbook and the policies and procedures manualConducted recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students and temporary employees; conducted new-employee orientations; monitored career-pathing program; and wrote and placed advertisementsGenerated monthly analytics to management that provided information to increase employee engagement, recruiting efforts, and employee performanceManaged and standardized all HRIS platforms (SuccessFactors, Kronos, PeopleSoft) to ensure systems were seamlessly working together and were easy to use for the employees

Help launch a business from the ground up within 48 hours using lean principles.

TEDxHackensack seeks to bring the TED experience to a local level, bringing together innovative ideas and concepts under the core beliefs of community, innovation, uniqueness, and independence

New York, Ny, Us

Administers various human resource plans and procedures for all organization personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures; prepares and maintains the employee handbook and the policies and procedures manualSlashed payroll/benefits administration costs 30% by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of benefits & servicesMonitored employee eligibility for benefits plans. Reviewed benefits with employees and processes enrollment, cancellation or changes. Organized and managed annual open enrollment communications and election process.Maintained and distributed list of new and canceled employees under each benefit plan. Verified benefit billing accuracy and processes for paymentConducted recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students and temporary employees; conducted new-employee orientations; monitored career-pathing program; and wrote and placed advertisementsEnsure compliance with USCIS Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification; periodically audit I-9 FormsDeveloped and maintained affirmative action program; filed EEO-1 report annually; and maintains other records, reports, and logs to conform to EEO regulationsHandled employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling, and exit interviewing.Distributed and monitored employee performance evaluations and ensure they are done in a timely manner (i.e., three months, six months, one year and yearly thereafter)Updated, monitored and maintained eligible salary adjustments/increases based on three- and six-month and one-year evaluations

Installed over 2 million insured lives that generated over $1 Billion dollars for the companyAided the overall client satisfaction of company productsCoordinated installation and partnered with internal stakeholders to ensure client and company needs were metResearched client concerns and resolved proactively in order to reduce claims adjustments

Produced all training and guideline documentation for the company's new system.

Roseland, New Jersey, Us

Assisted in editing and rewriting guides for new and previous releasesUpdated and regenerated documents, graphics, and tables in English, Canadian English, Canadian French, and SpanishAssisted in uploading completed guides on company Document Site Updated software information and procedures both internally and for clients

Mba, International Business

Certificate Of Completion, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Bs, Network Communications Management