Marcus Franklin Email & Phone Number

Toledo, Oh, Us

Chicago, Il

Hometown Food Company, based in Chicago, IL, was formed by Brynwood Partners in August 2018 to acquire a portfolio of brands from The J.M. Smucker Company. The portfolio includes Pillsbury® brand’s shelf-stable baking products, along with the Hungry Jack®, White Lily®, Jim Dandy® and Martha White® brands.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Findlay, Oh

Responsible for partnering with Directors and Managers within the business unit (24 plants) to implement HR policies, standards and initiatives including the organization values... offer support and counsel to associates regarding interpretation and application of HR policies… coach Directors and Managers regarding policies and procedures…focused on employee relations, labor contract administration and union avoidance…experienced with change management through both acquisition and plant closure... successfully negotiated multiple contracts annually as lead spokesperson.• Successfully implemented employee involvement teams to address employee relations concerns within different facilities.• Participated and facilitated continuous improvement initiatives within multiple facilities, including the establishment of self-directed work-teams and CI projects as needed.

Responsible for providing Human Resource services and supporting District Directors and Managers within the region (10 states, 115 branches) to implement HR policies, standards and initiatives including the organization values... offered support and counsel to associates regarding interpretation and application of HR policies…focused on employee relations and union avoidance.• Successfully coordinated anti-union campaigns at numerous branches…established employee focus groups to facilitate communication within the branch between employees and management…coached supervisors and managers regarding procedures and policies…assist in delivery and organization of the implementation of educational programs to associates in accordance with the annual educational plan. • Facilitated an area associate relations plan with Area management and implemented consistent with Region and Area associate relations strategy, which covered both non-union and unionized operations. This included collective bargaining, pre-negotiation strategy for new and existing contracts and regional wage increases and policies…spearheaded contract negotiations and facilitated labor relations issues by applying collective bargaining practices to expedite issue resolution.

Managed all plant Human Resource functions…served as HR Generalist focusing on Labor Relations Safety, and Training…facilitated labor relations issues by applying collective bargaining practices to expedite issue resolution…team participant in Peoplesoft implementation of HR modules. • Managed weekly payroll and timekeeping initiatives…trained and coached supervisors regarding procedures and processing…generated daily reports to establish attendance benchmarks and address attendance issues. • Coordinated training initiatives…scheduled employee health and safety training in accordance with federal and state guidelines…scheduled and conducted training sessions as part of team based “Focus Factory” initiatives…administered QS-9000 Training documentation.

Conducting interviews, testing and assessment of potential employment candidates for primarily Fortune 100 companies.

Managed all Human Resource functions and staffing for 275 employees in six facilities. (OH, IN and KY)

Worker’s Compensation Administrator (11/92-1/94) Human Resource Data Coordinator (8/90-11/92)Benefits Coordinator (1/89-8/90) Personnel Assistant (7/88-1/89)

M.A., Human Resources

B.A., Biology

A.A., Pre Med