Matt Stephens Email & Phone Number

Oklahoma City, OK, US

Grand Prairie, Texas, United States

• Review, track, and document compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory training, continuing education, and work assessments, including safety training, anti-harassment training, professional licensure, and aptitude.
• Recruit, interview, and facilitate the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
• Perform routine tasks required to administer and execute human resource programs including but not limited to compensation, benefits, and leave, including FMLA; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations.
• Handle employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors.
• Attend and participate in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
• Successfully filled over 25 requisitions in 2023, saving the company over $225,000.

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Member of executive leadership team and broad functional responsibility for recruiting, staffing, HR strategy, operations, internal communications, inclusion and diversity, organizational development, internal.
• Ability to read financial reporting and interpret data.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local employment laws.
• Introduced new hires and conducted on-boarding sessions explaining HR policies, procedures, laws, rules, regulations, and standards
• Charged with filling over 125 requisitions from September to November year after year.
• Created staffing strategies as a creative and strategic partner to solve talent acquisition and staffing challenges.

Decatur, Alabama Area

• Developed a team of 8 hourly leaders to become proficient in interviewing, developing, coaching, evaluating and retaining talent.
• Planned intentional recruiting and staffing efforts to find and hire over 50 requisitions year after year.
• Effectively planned and managed team operational and cyclical programs to maximize team engagement and minimize business disruption through staffing routines, scheduling systems, and pay practices.
• Increased Attendance by 30% by implementing both recognition and accountability discipline.
• Attended quarterly career fairs at 3 local universities.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Worked with HR leaders to anticipate and address specific talent and staffing needs.
• Planned and executed yearly hiring events with over 100 interviews in 2 days.
• Assisted in opening 3 new store locations by hiring 200 team members per location in 30 days.
• Collaborated with store leaders to take action on employee concerns.
• Assisted with onboarding and training 15 new in role HR leaders.
• Scheduled over 200 team members weekly to satisfy business needs such as guest traffic, work load, and company payroll expectations while balancing team member needs and business needs.