Director Of Human Resources
Dole Food Company, Inc.
Westlake Village, Ca
Reporting to the Global Sr. Vice President of Human Resources with a team of three direct reports. Responsible for human resources functions for approximately 550 full-time employees in three divisions throughout multi-states. The workforce included: Human resources, customer service, logistics, purchasing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, treasury, information technology, legal, port operations and general management roles.RecruitmentResponsible for the full life-cycle of recruiting and placement at all levels throughout the United States and Canada including sourcing and acquiring talent from varied sources, assisting and guiding hiring managers and managing communication with domestic and international candidates and hiring teams.Organizational Development Launched Process Communication Model training, creating excitement and recommendation of the class by managers and staff employees to peers and team members throughout multiple divisions and countries. Over 125 employees trained in three years. Used periodic engagement studies to diagnose key factors driving satisfaction and retention. Through implementation of actionable feedback, average tenure was increased from 7.8 to 9.9 years.Responsible for employee relations across all divisions throughout the United States and Canada. Provided guidance on multi-state and federal employment/labor laws and company policies.Compensation• Quarterly updates of accrual bonus budgets and distribution of payment worksheets. • Performed benchmarking of positions for internal & external equity comparison. • Solicited input from division president in annual design of sales incentive plans.BenefitsConducted annual open enrollment meetings in-person and via webinar to communicate changes each year of benefits programs. Known as the “go-to” human resource contact for assistance and questions for benefits and policy interpretation by all level of employees.