Mandy Covington Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Serve as a strategic business partner with the Leadership Team to maximize the use of human resources to build a strong foundation for rapid organizational growth and drive key organizational initiatives• Continuously develop and improve all functional areas including talent acquisition, compensation management, performance management, employee relations, policy, on-boarding, training & development, benefit management and wellness resulting in a 10% decrease in turnover• Develop and execute a talent acquisition strategy for all technical and business unit hiring to include resume mining and partnering with an ATS which resulted in build out of aggregate job board access (Indeed, Glassdoor, SimplyHired) resulting in the source of 70% of annual hires, development of company Careers page, mobile recruiting platform, and building a pipeline of technology and industry candidates with the use of a talent network system• Supported organizational growth with the development of a leadership training program, online performance management/recognition system, employee engagement and satisfaction surveys with plans of action to address feedback, and organization development

• Established comprehensive HR department from the start-up phase to fully developed HR function including development and administration of policies and programs in all phases including talent management, compensation, performance management, on-boarding/orientation, and consulting services in areas of organizational effectiveness, team development, conflict/change management, and coaching/mentoring.• Recruited exempt and non-exempt roles utilizing ad placement, industry association postings, and social media networking to supply pipeline of future candidates. Responsible for high volume recruitment with short lead times during departmental expansions or new facility locations.• Ensure multi-facility, multi-state compliance in the areas of FLSA and state specific wage & hour regulations, pre-employment screening, employment authorization, unemployment insurance, final pay, LOA, and benefit plan administration.• Managed ADP payroll processing and multi-million dollar fully-insured benefit budget which included consolidation of acquisition programs into core plan consisting of EPO, PPO, HMO, HDHP HSA medical plans, wellness program, DMO & PPO dental plans, vision, voluntary STD, LTD, Life/AD&, EAP, 401k/401k Roth. Responsible for annual 401k audit/5500 preparation and ensured ERISA, ACA, COBRA, IRC regulation compliance.

Neenah, Wi, Us

• Extensive knowledge and hands on experience with local, state, federal employment and labor laws, including EEO/EEOC, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, OSHA, HIPPA, NLRA/NLRB, Harassment, Employee Lawsuits, Unemployment Insurance, Workers Compensation, Fair Employment Practices, Interviewing Compliance, and ERISA in a union and non-union environment.• Manage employee and labor relation’s issues and provide coaching to management to ensure fair and consistent policy administration. Carry out investigations when appropriate and serve as the company’s representative in all disciplinary actions and/or termination hearings.• Board member for the Health & Welfare Fund responsible for evaluating medical claims/census data and negotiating medical PPO, dental, life insurance rates with $1.3M budget. Completed semi-annual investment review and selection of investment options for $750,000 fund.• Facilitate annual benefit enrollment educational meetings and administration for non-union benefit plant including PPO, HRA, HSA, FSA, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, STD, LTD, Wellness Benefit, COBRA, PTO, & EAP.• Reduced OSHA incident rate from average 14.7% to 1.34% in 2 year period with 0 lost time OSHA recordables in 3 years by implementing safety committee, PPE requirements, job hazard assessments, behavioral observations, ergonomic improvements, OSHA required written programs, and safety training. Investigate all on-the-job injuries/incidents and track safety metrics such as OSHA recordables, lost time cases, first-aid incidents, near misses, and DART incident ratings.• Completed cost benefit analysis for employment advertising and pre-employment screenings to evaluate effectiveness of recruitment programs and responsible for overall staffing of the facility.• Responsible for gathering and analyzing business metrics to ensure company goal obtainment for employee performance, recruitment, compensation/benefit costs, overtime variances, headcount, turnover, and attendance using SAP & ADP.