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Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

Keurig Dr Pepper - a leading producer and distributor of hot and cold beverages to satisfy every consumer need, anytime and anywhere.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Leadership Development & Talent/Succession Planning• Employee & Labor Relations• Talent Acquisition & Retention/Turnover Strategies• Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives • Provide strategic HR business partnership, advising DSD on key KDP and DSD priorities• Lead a team of HR professionals who support the broader region • Partner with the broader HR team (Centers of Excellence) to develop and implement specific strategic priorities to meet the needs of the HR function and DSD organization• Lead, advise and support the HR team and your client group in all areas of Human Resources, including but not limited to:• Partner with leaders to align current and future business needs into an overall integrated HR plan for the function, focusing on opportunities that contribute to the growth and competitiveness of the business• Leadership Development & Talent Planning– consistent focus on development and upgrading of frontline leadership talent; proactive preparation and planning for succession of leadership roles• Labor Relations – partner with Labor Relations team and business to lead the preparation efforts for CBA negotiations; proactively manage CBA requirements and grievance management• Enterprise Wide Projects – actively participate in enterprise wide HR initiatives to represent the field voice in enterprise solutions that are rolled out. • Lead through annual HR processes – performance management, compensation, talent planning, etc.• Strategically and proactively apply, monitor and enforce employment laws, regulations, policies and procedures• Lead and partner in HR Functional Initiative work in support of our HR mission and vision

San Ramon, Ca, Us

United Contractors (UCON) is California’s premier construction trade association representing heavy civil engineering contractors across the state. UCON is a member-driven organization that protects, educates and empowers California’s union contractors with labor relations and political advocacy, HR support, safety & regulatory services, professional & leadership development, and industry networking. Director of Labor Relations - Directs labor relations advocacy, contract negotiations, operations, human resources, and support services to UCON's contractor members across the state of California.

Livingston, Ca, Us

$3 Billion privately owned company - the largest poultry and prepared food processing company on the West Coast with over 12,000 employees. Reporting to the CHRO, led HR operations and provided counsel to multiple business unit executives, supporting 11,000 employees in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama. Responsibility and support for over 60 HR Professionals. Managed four Sr. Regional HR Managers located in California, Washington, and Louisiana. • Standardization of company policies, procedures and benefits – collaborated with field HR leads, Corporate Benefits and Legal to implement standardized polices and benefits at all sites including vacation, holidays, jury duty, bereavement, overtime, hourly pay progressions, time keeping, shift differential pay, work week alignment, and absenteeism. • Labor Relations/Contract Negotiations - successfully negotiated five collective bargaining agreements at the company's locations in California, Washington, Alabama. Negotiations resulted in implementation of the company’s standardized benefits, policies and procedures. • Union Avoidance - co-led the efforts to successfully decertify the company's largest unionized location in Livingston, CA.• Employee Engagement/Relations – implemented Top 5 Recruiting and Retention Initiatives (daily meet & greet, 5 and 10 day check-in, weekly roundtable meetings, weekly retention committee meetings, and weekly safety audit) at all sites to reduce turnover and improve employee engagement. • Talent Acquisition/Management – oversaw recruiting and staffing efforts at 10 sites in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Alabama, and partnered with site leadership on effective strategies to attract and hire qualified candidates. • Org Development – led multiple restructuring efforts within the HR Department and company-wide to improve efficiencies and to better support operations.

Silgan Containers is a $1.3 Billion publicly traded company and is the largest provider of metal food packing in the United States. Regional Human Resources Manager responsible for executing the planning, coordination, facilitation and oversight of labor management, employment, compensation and benefits for multiple union and non-union manufacturing facilities on the West Coast. Represented the Company as Chief Negotiator in Collective Bargaining, in the final step of grievance procedures preceding referral to arbitration, and in mediation and arbitration proceedings. Promoted and maintained optimum labor-management relations at the locations assigned. Train plant level HR employees in human resource policy and procedures and ensure the training of client group supported. Direct or indirect oversight of new hire orientations, employee relations, and employee file maintenance. Led communications or data gathering of corporate level initiatives such as AAP, EEO-1 or other mandated programs. Maintained current knowledge of benefit changes in legal interpretations of federal and state regulations. Assisted in the evaluation and direction of insurance claims, research, and costs and benefit analysis of various insurance programs.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

$121 Billion publicly traded company. Comcast is the largest American multi-national telecommunications conglomerate. It is the second largest cable and broadcasting company in the world.Headed employee relations, engagement, labor relations, compliance, and change management initiatives and activities in support of strategic business plans and over 4,000 employees across the region. Managed 4 HR Managers. • Led labor relations and collective bargaining efforts at six (6) union locations in Pennsylvania, including grievance administration, arbitrations, Unfair Labor Practice charges and contract negotiations. Successfully maintained positive union relations, resulting in zero arbitrations or Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges in the region. • Directed and led union avoidance/preventative labor efforts including training, campaign and activity management, Site Organizational Health Checks and Employee Engagement Events. These efforts resulted in a 50% reduction in Vulnerable Locations and Vulnerable Leaders in the region. • Leveraged change management principles to ensure policy and procedure changes were carefully planned and executed to minimize resistance to change, improve morale, productivity and quality of work. • Partnered with Sales Leadership to implement a new territory model as well as multiple compensation plan changes. • Collaborated with Technical Operations Leaders to implement a Coaching and Accountability initiative. • Teamed with HR leaders from cross functional departments on a Leave of Absence Task Force to develop a strategy to reduce Business Days Lost (BDL) for the Keystone Region.• HR Business Partner for the Technical Operations, Business Services, and Sales & Marketing Departments. • Assumed Compliance, Diversity & Inclusion, and Policy Development and Administration responsibilities.

Mason, Oh, Us

HR responsibility for more than 3000 employees in Production, Service, Sales and Human Resources in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Kentucky, Maryland, and West Virginia. Direct report responsibility for 17 HR Managers. • Oversaw HR operations for all 21 locations in Cintas’ East Central Region. Responsibilities included recruiting and staffing, performance management and succession planning, benefits administration, compensation and payroll, affirmative action reporting and compliance, training, and Workers Compensation.• Improved employee morale and the work environment by leading Employee Engagement initiatives and events.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Head of HR organization for all aspects of the company’s Human Resources Department at 5 locations. Responsibilities included recruiting and staffing, performance management, benefits administration, compliance, facilities, compliance, and Workers Compensation. Supervised HR Administrator and Payroll Specialist.

Directed HR activities for this start-up federal contractor and assisted with the development, implementation and administration of initiatives across multiple functional areas and multi-state locations. Managed all recruiting activities.

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Us

Mylan is a leading manufacturer and marketer of generic and branded products• Counseled employees and management on HR policies, practices and employee relations issues. • Conducted investigations on allegations of employee misconduct and violations of the Company Code of Conduct. • Led 1st, 2nd, and 3rd step grievance meetings and participated in arbitrations. • Headed negotiations of two of the company’s Collective Bargaining Agreements.• Managed recruiting and staffing for both hourly and salary positions.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Education

Master Of Arts - Ma, Counselor Education/School Counseling And Guidance Services