Michael Weinberger Email & Phone Number

Visalia, California, Us

In my role as Vice President of Human Resources at California Dairies, Inc., I lead HR initiatives for the Consumer Products and Ingredients groups. I provide strategic support to the Sales, Marketing, Food Service, Customer Service, and Administration teams, contributing to the success of brands like Challenge and Danish Creamery. Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer and President of the Consumer Products Group, my focus is on employee engagement, belonging, retention, productivity, manager and team development, and performance.

Dublin, Ca, Us

Challenge Dairy Products, Inc. is a cooperative association responsible for the marketing and distribution of dairy products produced from 450 large family-owned dairies. Challenge Dairy has had a tradition for natural, quality dairy products since 1911. Challenge Butter is the largest selling brand in the West. Challenge also markets Danish Creamery Butter, a strong brand in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. •Created and implemented strategy around workforce planning and human resource activities. •Initiated first usage of compensation planning tools and resources for compliance, wage transparency, and fair wage. •Implemented first Employee Survey, resulting in company gaining recognition as a Great Place to Work. Obtained certification for second year in 2024. •Implemented timekeeping integration with HRIS, resulting in greater legal compliance and time saving for payroll processing. •Updated performance management program to include competencies for greater evaluation of employees.•Negotiated union contracts in conjunction appropriate department head to have a fully executed contract within 30 days of expiration.•Initiated and implemented the first employee recognition strategy to include online recognition and rewards and annual employee appreciation events. •Partnered with President to bring Radical Candor training to leadership team, created and rolled out company wide training program.•Utilized Clifton Strength Finders program to rollout communication and team building strategies. Expanded program with sales training. •Developed training for HSA and FSA programs resulting in a 10% increase in participation in programs. •Direct supervision of human resources and payroll team for all functional aspects of human resources ( compensation, benefits administration, payroll, recruitment & selection, evaluations, training and development, worker's compensation, safety, compliant investigations, coaching, counseling, and affirmative action).

Dublin, Ca, Us

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See’s Candies is a sugar and confectionary manufacturing company that has been in business for over 100 years, with over $500 million in annual revenue, over 200 locations nationwide, over 2,000 employees year-round and over 5,000 employees peak season with multiple manufacturing facilities.•Oversee and is accountable for all facets of See’s Human Resources programs including performance evaluations, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations and performance management. •Direct supervision of a team of 6 with an additional 14 indirect reports. •Responsible for administration of Human Resources procedures and operations.•Provides leadership and development support to Human Resource Managers, establish individual long-range and short-range goals, training and development and performance management.•Partner with See’s management staff and HR Managers to develop HR strategies that support key business needs or initiatives.•Enterprise-wide responsibility for engagement, performance counseling, employee engagement, and executive coaching. •Lead key projects in the organization such as Workday implementation, onboarding, recruiting strategy, compensation philosophy, and coaching and leadership development.

Cambridge Management Company manages properties across the Bay Area, with apartment and townhome communities in some of Northern California's most desired locations. For more than 34 years, the knowledgeable experts at Cambridge Management Company have helped commercial and residential investments succeed through five-star property management, strategic marketing, and pre-purchase consulting.•Oversee and lead all company administrative and strategy-related Human Resources Management, Payroll, and Human Capital functions.•Conducted audit of payroll procedures/processes and implemented corrective measures. •Supervision of administrative staff, including Office Manager, and Reception. •Chair of COVID-19 response team, tracking information, providing strategy, reviewing compliance, and administering policy.•Developed and implemented strategy for converting company from paper-based systems to electronic systems. •Brought recruiting in-house from outside agency, resulting in an improved time to fill, reduced recruitment costs, and control over background check process and pre-employment assessments.

Putting the Human back in Human Resources. The field of Human Resources may conjure up images of stoic individuals sitting in offices or cubicles looking to “enforce policy” and creating boiler plate policies and procedures. The workplace of today requires a unique, human touch that takes into consideration the culture of the client, the nature of the teams involved, and how to create synergy within the organization. Whether you are looking for assistance on benefit design, employment practices, generational differences in the workplace, executive coaching, leadership development, compliance, or general Human Resources services, you can expect to receive an end product that is designed with your company culture in mind.● Wellness client: created employee handbook including competitive policies and procedures practices to help attract talent; increased qualified responses by ~5% by adding an extra week of vacation and 2 additional days of sick time.● Health Education client: Audited independent contractors against 13 state laws using cost-benefit analysis and legal review process; crafted transition material to help client integrate 50% of contractors into workforce as per state laws.● Fitness Trainer client: developed initial set of policies and procedures for fledgling business, emphasizing company culture and vision and mission statements in documents. ● Accounting and Finance client: co-conducted harassment investigation by interviewing all stakeholders; advised client to hold harassment training and update policy; coordinated training with outside counsel and created employee hotline.

Denver, Co, Us

Mission Rock Residential, LLC is a multi-unit residential property management company which also has 3rd-party management & revenue over 16MM. The company is located in over 15 states with approximately 700 employees. In addition, I lead the Human Resources function for 3 additional affiliates, Hamilton Zanze, a Real Estate Investment company in San Francisco, CA with employees in 4 states; Paramount Property Company, a commercial property management company in Oakland, CA with employees in 3 states; and Graham Street Realty, a Commercial Real Estate Investment company in the SF Bay area. Drove Human Resources operations functions related to corporate strategy, leading a team of 10, both locally and remotely. Oversaw employee relations, compliance, benefits, 401k & fiduciary responsibility, policy, staff development, recruitment, payroll, & performance management. I enjoyed collaborating with managers on leadership development, retention, and company culture. I developed and implemented a Shared Services model to combine resources for the affiliate companies, including recruiting, benefits, on-boarding, performance management, compliance, executive coaching, and payroll guidance. I restructured our compensation and benefit strategies to be more market-driven, attractive, and cost-effective. During the first year of offering a High Deductible Health Plan, there was an unprecedented enrollment of 35% of the employee population. Other successes included cutting our recruiting time-to-fill by 20% to less than 25 days on average, using an updated recruiting model. Implemented the company's first employee survey and was able to improve Employee Engagement in key areas of "my manager cares about me" and "alignment" by 10 basis points.I gave presentations to Senior Partners and Leadership teams for strategy, growth & development opportunities. Provided direct coaching & presentations on such topics as Radical Candor, Management Basics, & Performance Management.

San Leandro, Ca, Us

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a consumer packaged goods company operating out of the SF Bay Area. During my time with Ghirardelli, the company had over 1k employees located in over 16 states with revenue over 500MM. As a consumer packaged goods, the company has control of the product from supply chain to manufacturing to marketing and distribution. In addition, the company operates its own retail/restaurant operations throughout the company. Ghirardelli is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lindt Chocolate company based out of Switzerland. I started with the company overseeing all HR functions for the Restaurant & Retail division. Overtime, I took on legal compliance, workers' compensation, benefits, 401k, union contract negotiations and implementation. In addition, I had the opportunity to be the Human Resources Business Partner and resource for Sales, Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Research & Development, Operations (manufacturing), and Food Service. During my tenure, I was able to make significant contributions to recruiting and retention, employee relations, compliance, benefits, and training. I structured diversity initiatives, succession plans, and continuously worked to offer attractive compensation plans Additionally, I authored the majority of our policies regarding safety, merchandising, community relations, and marketing, and I served as the HR support and adviser to the entire Executive team. My legacy to Ghirardelli is the Academy of Fine Chocolates program, which is still running. This is used as a much-anticipated annual training and motivational event. I gave regular management related presentations to the organization, including senior leadership. I was able to successfully launch an updated guest service training program which I presented to the international leaders.