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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Coaches, leads and develops a team of HR professionals providing excellent customer service to a divisional employee base of 1100 multi-state employees with the objective of adding value to the business• Ensures alignment between HR and organizational strategies while providing available and responsive customer support• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with the leadership team and employees to advise both on employee-related and organizational matters• Key Human Resources liaison with third parties and other stakeholders• Manages and tracks all employee performance issues, FMLA leave, ADA compliance, EEO-1 reporting• Works with company management to implement diversity initiatives• Maintains and processes all unemployment claims and attends hearings as necessary• Monitors employee eligibility for benefits plans. Reviews benefits with employees and processes enrollment, cancellation or changes. Organizes and manages annual open enrollment communications and election processes.• Assists with onboarding large groups of employees during acquisitions

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Assisted Director of HR in running the daily functions of the HR department• Reviews, tracks, and documents compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory training, continuing education and work assessments.• Designed, implemented and delivered New Hire Orientation and Onboarding Program• Responsible for New Hire readiness• Collaborated with safety department and insurance company to support and track employees during the Workers Compensation process• Responsible for all leaves of absence tracking and notification including FMLA, STD, LTD and Covid-19• Oversaw development, implementation and coordination of internship program including relationship building with various universities• Re-designed, implemented and coordinated employee recognition program• Re-designed, implemented, and coordinated GEMCO 101 program including developing relationships with various Trade Schools• Developed Job Descriptions for all positions within the company• Updated Employee Handbook• Performed routine tasks required to administer and execute HR programs including benefits, performance and talent management, productivity, recognition and morale, training and development• Handles employment-related inquiries from employees and supervisors• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance

Chicago, Il

JCFS is a 160 year old non-profit organization with a mission to improve social and emotional well-being for children, adults and their families and to maximize the quality of life for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities across the Chicagoland area.I provide consultative human resources services to Agency employees, managers, directors and VPs and support Agency, department, and program-level strategic plans for an agency with a staff of 500.I serve as a trusted adviser to management and staff on a broad range of HR issues such as: employee engagement/retention approaches, employee and labor relations, workforce planning and recruiting.More specifically I:* use a deep understanding of work processes, policies and industry best practices to support both Agency and departmental strategic plans and objectives* provide support and advice to managers on the interpretation, application and compliance of HR policies and procedures* investigate employee relations inquiries, such as working conditions and disciplinary actions, and develop appropriate next steps* advise managers on labor relations issues and help staff understand the terms of the collective bargaining agreement* support managers in forecasting and planning hiring needs* advise on employee/union relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws

Greater Chicago Area

Provide wide ranging support to our organization in multiple areas of HR including Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, Policy Administration, HR Compliance, HRIS Administration• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity, engagement and retention.• Investigates employee relations issues to include coaching managers on appropriate corrective action steps along with counseling employees on constructive action plans.• Administers various human resource plans and procedures for all organization personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures; prepares and maintains the employee handbook and the policies and procedures manual.• Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database. (Paycor)• Manages the full cycle talent acquisition process for hourly and staff roles in a manufacturing environment that includes a call center and distribution center.• Manages new employee onboarding process.• Delivers HR compliance and policy education training.

Consumer Services Company

As a contractor I support the HR department in implementing programs to help improve the employee experience. Specifically I perform benefits administration including claims resolution, change reporting and communicating benefits information to employees. I maintain HRIS records, iCims, Sage, Success Factors. Completed special projects (Job Descriptions, launching yearly performance reviews) by clarifying project objectives, setting timetables and schedules; conducting research and developing and organizing information. I participate in onboarding and prepare termination and severance letters.

Chicago, Il

In this role, I have had the privilege of working alongside high-profile authors, ensuring each event resulted in a positive experience. I have been consistently recognized for the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information. Further, I enjoy making sure our clients are satisfied, ultimately leading to repeat business and contributing to our positive reputation.

Rosemont, Il

As our company continued to grow, I recognized the need to standardize HR policies across satellite offices, and to place an effective onboarding strategy to increase efficiency and new hire experience. While a Recruiter, I created a proposal with data supporting a need for an HR Generalist and presented it to our executive team. Upon approval of the new HR Generalist position, I created, trained, and implemented training programs to develop staff. This led to increased morale and decreased employee turnover. Additionally, I drafted the first employee handbook to standardize HR policies and procedures across multi-state offices.