Partner with leadership to improve working relations within their departments. Administer all benefits including medical, dental, vision as well as 401K, FSA, and life insurance policies. Coordinate open enrollment sessions, educating employees on benefits offered during OE. Provide forms for staff. Meeting with new hires and employees with qualifying events regarding benefit offerings. Respond to employee relations issues including employee complaints, and Union grievances; conducting appropriate investigations, documentation and resolve issues.Review and Update Policies and ProceduresComplete EEO-1 filing Recruit, screen, and reference check candidates to fill clinical and non-clinical professional job openings.Facilitate new hire orientation monthly with new workforce. Participate in union contract negotiations, labor/management meetings, and grievance procedures. Act as a consultant to managers regarding business needs. Carry out exit interviews and prepare COBRA packets for staff that change benefit status or term. Train and mentor Human Resources staff. Super user of HRIS system. Create and analyze employee reports. Work with HRIS to make transitions flow easily. Participate in the training team meetings to research trainings that staff may need or want, including roll out.HR support for 500 employees, in Buffalo and Rochester regions. All aspects of Company closing regarding the employees including retention, severance, COBRA.

Recruit, screen, interview and reference check candidates too fill entry level and professional positions. Administer all benefits including medical, dental as well as 401K and FSA for both union and non-union staff. Responsible for labor relations, including all union labor/management meetings and grievance procedures. Ensure policies and procedures were followed and legally compliant. Meet with new hires and employees with qualifying life events regarding benefit offerings. Member of Executive Committee and Associate Relations Committee. Represent the company on unemployment claims, worker’s comp hearings. Responsible for disability and worker’s compensation claim reporting. Certified Hospitality Trainer; created and implemented hospitality and property specific training. Responsible for weekly payroll; including tracking of time and processing exempt and non-exempt. Manage administrative record keeping that included performance corrective action documents. Coordinate Open Enrollment sessions, educate employees on benefit offerings. Managed HR department for a 170 employee company.

Liaison between office and factory.Employee relations, payroll back up, time tracking and auditing.Compensation responsibilities including annual merit increases and performance review administration.Planned employee eventsCustomer relationsCosting of custom merchandiseCreate and initiate computerized inventory systemCoordinate trade shows and travel arrangements for sales staff