Manages the strategy, planning, development, and communication of compensation, benefits, talent development, talent acquisition & retention and plant safety for the Human Resources Department for 3 plant facilities.

General Manager – promoted in 2015 • Oversaw daily operations of the plant • Managed 110 employees (including 3 supervisors) operating 9 lines and 1 shift• Responsible for all personnel requirements, including hiring, firing, disciplinary actions and positive employee engagement• Direct Liaison with client (packaged chemicals for one direct client)• Built strong external customer relationships with client leadership, acted as an internal consultant to define and achieve strategic business and workforce objectives.• Managed and controlled the manpower planning process across the organization, by regular review of customers’ needs, analyzing, and recommending necessary changes.• Oversaw the production planning process meeting production requirements, the production budget and production schedules to ensure customer client requirements were satisfied• Ensured compliance to personal safety and plant quality requirements.• Managed relationships with all outside agencies, including overseeing quality control• Negotiated all vendor contractsWarehouse and Inventory Manager• Coordinated closely with Production Manager to manage staging and shipment of all finished orders.• Managed shipping/receiving clerks to prioritize order pulling/staging and managed paperwork flow. • Managed dock time for truckload shipments and direct LTL traffic (schedule pickups) based on order readiness and customer needs• Followed expedited orders through process and ensured timely organization and routing until shipment is completed• Managed all incoming/outgoing materials through SAP