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Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Appointed by the HR Leadership Team to align, lead, and strengthen Cargill’s focus on the production workforce from attraction thru onboarding. Leading a global team of TA professionals that develop and deliver a mid-long-term strategy increasing client satisfaction, driving broader talent pools, increasing diverse pipelines, reducing speed to hire, and delivering on business growth thru more effective and efficient processes. The production acquisition team fills 60,000+ positions annually thru an integrated delivery model which includes shared services, local market recruiters, agency, AI technologies, market outreach/branding, and business consultants.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Leading a team of 350+ HR professionals across multiple disciplines in the North America region that provide relevant and effective consulting services to business leaders and their teams. Key member of the Global Leadership Team providing mid-long-term strategic leadership that drives business value and growth while improving the employee experience thru delivery of human resources core processes.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Appointed by HR leadership to align, lead, and direct both professional and production recruitment under one Talent Acquisition Leadership Team for North America while increasing client satisfaction, driving broader talent pools, increasing diverse pipelines, reducing speed to hire, and delivering on business growth thru more effective and efficient processes. The North America talent acquisition team fills around 15,000 positions annually thru an integrated delivery model which includes shared services, local market recruiters, experienced recruiters, university recruiting, targeted sourcing, market outreach/branding, and business consultants.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

As part of Cargill’s human resources transformation and newly formed North America Human Resources Solutions Leadership Team, the HR Market Leader was responsible for designing a structure for the South and West Market (region) that would deliver HR consulting, employee and labor relations, production staffing, and HR operational support for all Cargill business locations in the region. By building, directing, and developing HR sub-market leaders and their teams the South and West Market served two corporate office locations, more than 100 plant site locations, and 18,000 employees overall. In addition to leading and directing the South and West market, also was given production recruitment responsibility and process ownership for North America.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Leading a team of HR, L&D, and shared services professionals supporting three global corporate functions; Plant Operations, Environmental, Health & Safety, and Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Affairs which includes more than 9,000 professional level employees. Partners directly with the Corporate Vice President of Plant Operations as a senior member of the Corporate Plant Operations Leadership Team.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Newly created position reporting to the Corporate Vice President of Plant Operations and Vice President of Human Resources North America. Responsible for changing the functional organization design and building people strategies for Plant Operations, Environmental, Health & Safety, Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory affairs.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Led a team of HR professionals and shared services supporting 1200 employees and 22 facilities in North America. Reporting to the Business President and Vice President of Human Resources for Food Ingredients North America.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

A two shift union beef processing facility with 2,200 employees. Led the HR function and staff including support departments (safety, medical, training, security, benefits, payroll, recruitment, etc.). Member of facility leadership team.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

A two shift union pork processing facility with 2,000 employees. Led the HR function and staff including support departments (safety, medical, training, security, benefits, payroll, recruitment, etc.). Member of the facility leadership team.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

A two shift union beef processing facility with 2,800 employees. Led core HR processes including recruitment, payroll, new hire on-boarding, unemployment, compliance reporting and affirmative action plans. Coached and directed supervisors and managers on employee relations and resolved union grievances. Worked with outside Council to resolve workers compensation and labor disputes

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Beef processing facility with 2,800 employees. Started as an hourly production worker and quickly moved into front line supervision progressing thru higher levels of management to become part of the facility Leadership team.

Education record

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General