Peyton Smith Email & Phone Number

United States

San Diego, California, United States

• Served as the principal Human Resource Business Partner for all personal matters at 20 satellite locations representing 550+ employees across the East and Midwest region of the United States
• Conduct timely and effective employee relations investigations and provided recommendations, coaching, and re-training where needed
• Leader of the HR/People transition processes for all mergers and acquisitions from HR due diligence through onboarding and post-onboarding
• Helped to synthesize all HR processes following mergers and acquisitions to create an ever-evolving best practices work environment
• Elevate leadership by partnering on HR related matters such as hiring/onboarding, separations, employee development, performance management, etc.
• Designed and implemented “First Touch” Orientation for all acquired and new employees

San Diego, California, United States

• Spearheaded the full cycle recruiting process for all exempt and non-exempt roles which at times included sourcing 25+ individual roles simultaneously, ranging from senior-executive level roles
• Identified top talent and processed 100+ new hires including all background and reference checks, offer letter creation, pre-boarding documents, etc.
• Served as the principal recruiter for Accounting/Finance, IT, Strategy, Construction, Marketing and Operations
• Conducted 250+ interviews as well as created people tools for the business to streamline the recruiting process
• Manage and maintain applicant tracking system (JazzHR) to ensure all recruiting data is accurate
• Developed talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans to ensure efficient recruiting process and accurate workforce planning

San Diego, California, United States

• Manage Full Cycle Recruiting process for various divisions within Thermo Fisher Scientific (RDS, BID, VVS, etc.)
• Work with an average of 20-25 requisitions at a time, ranging from mid-senior level positions
• Lead Recruiting Strategy Meetings with new hiring managers to clarify recruiting expectations and details on new positions
• Manage positions ranging from QA, QC, Finance/Accounting, IT, Operations & Manufacturing Engineering
• Conduct internal equity reports for HRBPs to get compensation approved on offer letters
• Approve offers and manage employee files through Workday

San Diego, California, United States

• Schedule and coordinate phone screens, on-site interviews, video conferences, or any other means by which to conduct interviews for the Talent Acquisition Team and our hiring managers
• Assist the team with sourcing and screening of candidates in a variety of different departments (R&D, Operations, Manufacturing, QA, QC, HR)
• Assist the Talent Acquisition team with training, mentoring, and developing of new hires as needed
• Create and revise job descriptions to ensure they reflect job requirements and demonstrate a professional, consistent, and marketable work product
• Maintain and manage the Applicant Tracking System for all open requisitions and conduct regular audits to ensure company compliance with record keeping policies for the entire hiring process

San Diego, California

• Owned full-cycle recruiting process for 10-15 positions across 4 brands, supporting Sales, Technical Support, and entry to mid-level roles. Averaged 25-30 phone screens per week.
• Sourced candidates from LinkedIn, Indeed, Craigslist, and other resources.
• Strategize and partner with hiring managers and executives to develop proactive recruiting approach.
• Manage negotiations between candidates and hiring managers to ensure equity and budget awareness.
• Develop partnerships with colleges and universities in San Diego and Las Vegas targeting sales candidates.
• Connect with various agencies in order to fill variety of internal temp positions.

• Fostered productivity by coordinating with hiring managers in different states to discuss itinerary and scheduling appointments with candidates.
• Developed process improvements and streamlined procedures to effectively resolve employee discrepancies.
• Set-up and and complete as many as 7 weekly interviews.
• Managed Full Cycle recruiting processes for as many as 50 requisitions each quarter.
• 4-5 recruiters report to me to update me on recruiting strategies, interviews and ask for help with anything needed.

• Named a Top-10 performer on my team of 60 people
• Became advanced navigating and moving candidates through Workday
• Found candidates for Call Center, Customer Service, Door to Door Sales, and also Lawn Care Technicians
• Increased call production from averaging 40 calls to 75 calls a day
• Daily average of 13 interviews scheduled for hiring managers in different regions
• Create candidate summaries which are built from phone screening candidates

• 18% drop-off rate within the first 3 months, ranked second on the team of 20 people.
• Used a range of online platforms to attract top talent, including Brassring, Indeed, CareerBuilder, Monster and many more.
• Distributed information to applicants regarding pay, job descriptions, interview availability dates and training procedures.
• Built talented pool of quality, skilled candidates, and placed them in successful positions that best fit them, and the company needs.

United States

• Developed a 10-year growth plan for employees of the company to measure their promotion timeline
• Created a training schedule for new employees to utilize to move up within the company
• Established a point system to effectively track and reward employee performance
• Formed annual training sessions in specific areas for employees to remain comfortable and up to date of company procedures and culture
• Implemented a budget for the company regarding the resources that need to be provided for employee success
• Created a platform for the company to use to increase social media activity within the community