• Responsible for full-cycle recruitment process for multiple sites, including screening, interviewing, and negotiating final offers for both exempt and nonexempt position openings.• Y-T-D 2018: filled 110 position openings, scheduled 390 interviews.• 2017: filled 94 position openings, scheduled 467 interviews.• Handles employee relations issues, provide guidance on performance management issues.• Member of the Safety Committee, and Employee Activities Committee.• Liaison with the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership to provide training and apprenticeship programs for both Billerica/Waltham locations.• Partner with hiring managers to understand their needs and develop a recruitment strategy.• Transform job descriptions into market ready job openings.• Communicates important employment information during delivery of employment offers (benefits, employee agreements, compensation).• Source through Monster, Indeed, and LinkedIn and other tools to develop a pipeline of qualified candidates.• Use a variety of resources, such as career fairs, online job fairs, diversity job fairs, MassHire/DET sponsored job fairs, and community network events to identify and attract quality candidates.• Review, source, pre-screen, and provide recommendations on candidates to hiring managers based on requirements of position, compensation, and the pre-screen assessment.• Maintain our Applicant Tracking System (The Clear Company-ATS), so that it reflects an accurate and up-to-date status of all my requisitions and candidate’s status.• Responsible for position requisitions, advertising, agency fees, employee referrals, offer letters, temp orientations, exit interviews and new hire check-ins.• Perform employment references/verifications, background checks, and drug screens.• Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.• Adhere to EEO and OFCCP compliance activities throughout full life cycle recruitment activities.

*Talent management and acquisition, including recruiting, staffing, retention, succession planning, conducting and analyzing exit interviews, recommending changes.•Update and maintain employee handbook containing management guidelines and human resource policies and procedures.•Establish and maintain a performance management program and collaborate with CEO and CFO on effective compensation and incentive programs.•Serve as a key resource to help the organization with change management•Collaborate with executive team and managers as needed on union contract negotiations, discipline issues and grievances.•Develop, update and maintain job descriptions for all positions.•Maintain employee benefits programs such as healthcare and 401(k). Assess benefit needs and trends and recommend programs to management; obtain and evaluate benefit contract bids; design and conduct educational programs on benefit programs.•Payroll accuracy and integrity accountability; data entry by clerical staff.•Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements, and maintain all external reporting requirements. Develops and maintains affirmative action program; files EEO-1 annually; maintains other records, reports, and logs to conform to EEO regulations. •Maintain historical human resource records.•COBRA administration. •Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Human Resource Manager 08/2013 - 08/2014• Responsible for recruitment, screening and interviewing of applicants. • Handle employee relation issues, provided guidance on performance management issues.• Process payroll.• Responsible for new hires and terminations. Scheduling of pre-employment and DOT physicals and drug screens.• Administer all employee benefit plans including medical, dental, life, disability, retirement and COBRA for MA and RI locations.• Present all benefit orientations to new employees and respond to all employee concerns and questions.• Oversee vendor relations and service providers. Manage Open Enrollment Process.• Administer all WC claims, manage and administer all leaves of absence programs related to FMLA, STD and LTD, etc.• Responsible for current knowledge of all state and federal regulations and compliance efforts.• Perform employment verifications and reference checks.• Process and audit monthly invoices for accuracy.• Member of the Safety Committee.

Benefits Specialist 02/2008 – 08/2013• Administered all employee benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement and COBRA for RI and VA locations.• Oversaw vendor relations and service providers. Manage Open Enrollment Process.• Presented all benefit orientations to new employees and respond to all employee concerns and questions.• Responsible for current knowledge of all state and federal regulations and compliance efforts.• Processed and audited monthly benefit invoices for accuracy.• Administered all WC claims, manage and administer all leaves of absence programs related to FMLA, STD and LTD, etc.• Member of the Wellness Committee, and promotes and schedules wellness activities.

Supervisor, Operations and Services Group/Benefits Analyst 09/2007 – 02/2008• Assisted in design and implementation of employee benefit plans.• Researched and resolved questions and or/issues relating to benefits for employees.• Resource for MIT/HR leadership of employee benefit issues• Trained Benefit Administrators, managed escalated employee benefit issues• Involved in Open Enrollment activities, largest changes ever in MIT history, changed from a 2 tier program to a 4 tier program, introduced a new vision and dental plan. Changed FSA vendors and eliminated a health plan.

Human Resources, Benefits 11/2000 – 09/2007• Provided benefits support for and administered all enrollment functions for Health, Dental, Life, LTD, STD, COBRA, HIPPA, FMLA and FSA.• Managed and administered all leaves of absence programs related to FMLA, STD and LTD, etc.• Administered Workers Compensation, tuition reimbursement, Tax-deferred annuities, retirement plans and terminations.• Revamped and verified all employee I9 documentations and other State and Federal verification processes.• Processed and audited monthly benefit invoices for accuracy.