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Canton, Ohio, United States

· Led the recruiting and staffing function for U.S. facilities.· Drove continual improvement in the recruiting and staffing process through a more defined approach and standardized documentation.· Coordinated the Affirmative Action plans for all U.S. facilities.· HR compliance.· Collaborated with department managers to plan and forecast staffing needs.· Led the Human Resources Outsourcing project for all US facilities, including benefits and payroll administration and rollout of a new HRIS system. Project was completed on time, within 10 months of project launch.· Provided HR generalist support for the corporate office, consisting of nearly 400 finance, IT, sales, and technical research associates. Collaborate with US manufacturing plants on HR related topics.· Consulted hiring managers regarding employee issues, ensuring legal compliance was maintained.· Participated in strategic HR planning sessions. Developed and defined policies and procedures.

· Provided leadership and mentoring for a workforce of 13 hourly factory employees and 3 salaried associates, achieving sales of nearly $24 million per year.· Implemented metrics for productivity, lead-time, inventory turns, and machine quality, achieving a 10% productivity increase and a 12% decrease in machine lead-time.· Performed a diverse range of HR related functions including writing job descriptions/specifications, interviewing, performance management, merit pay planning, mentoring, training and development, job design, and OSHA compliance.· Attended job fairs and conducted orientation sessions for newly hired associates.· Fostered a high performance work environment through improved coaching, training, and motivation, creating a highly effective team committed to continuous improvement.· Participated in strategic planning for the North Canton operation, including workforce planning, facility layout, capacity planning, and supply chain design.

· Provided direction and mentoring to a workforce of 10 technicians in the execution of daily roles and responsibilities with direct responsibility for the supervision of daily activities, work scheduling and assignment of duties.· Developed knowledge of human resources activities through recruitment, hire, training, orientation, and performance management.· Monitored productivity levels and implemented comprehensive operations improvements securing ownership and cooperation from the workforce, increasing levels of autonomy, responsibility and morale.· Collaborated with inter-departmental team members to streamline operations, identify and eliminate non-value add activities and increase operational efficiency.

· Served as project manager on a diverse range of capital projects with responsibility for determining project scope, establishing objectives and timelines and facilitating project meetings.· Spearheaded activities for a new product launch, serving as program manager throughout the production ramp-up and launch period, working collaboratively with team members to ensure the achievement of launch requirements.· Supervised work of junior engineer. Provided strong leadership to team members throughout projects, product launches and general production functions, offering in-depth product knowledge, technical expertise and expert personnel management skills.· Responsible for the lean manufacturing function, identified and eliminated non-value added operations and processes, streamlined operations and managed continuous improvement programs to ensure the highest levels of operational efficiency and quality.· Led capital equipment installations, working collaboratively with the production and quality teams to enhance production operations and improve equipment reliability.· Devised and delivered technical training on effective manufacturing, repair and inspection techniques.

Mba, Human Resource Management

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Ba, Management