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Canada

A division of Raymond Johnston Equipment- Toyota Industries

Corporate Office- Mississauga

Raymond Johnston Equipment is the largest integrated material handling solutions provider in Canada with 10 branches and a workforce capital of 2000 plus employees.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Implemented and managed all human resource programs including organizational redesign, organizational effectiveness, human resources planning, performance management, succession planning, policy interpretation, change management, benefits and compensation programs.Coached and guided employees/management on variety of human resources issues in accordance with legislative requirements, offered professional advice concerning various approaches and options to employee situations; employee relations, absenteeism, policy interpretation, job design and evaluation and organizational planning.Responsible for delivering all facets of recruiting success to grow the company, achieved through the development of local and national recruiting plans, employing traditional sourcing strategies as well as developing new, creative recruiting ideas.Advised management on cost and effectiveness of health and safety programs, developed Occupational Health and Safety systems, including policies and procedures. Analyzed the insurance needs for employees within the organization, negotiated with Health Insurance providers and implemented effective Health insurance scheme, Workmen’s Compensation and Employee life insurance plans.Developed yearly strategic HRP and HR budget, integrating human resource management strategies and organizations strategies while meeting the needs of employees and stakeholders.Designed and implemented two succession planning initiatives, the Leadership Assessment Program (LAP) and Leader-in-Training (LIT) programs and developed over 30 formal leaders within the company in 6 months.Implemented ‘Best Practices’ across the organization that increased Employee satisfaction and boosted employee morale, reducing turnover from 25% to 15% annually.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for providing performance, development, leadership and succession solutions to the business. Worked with business partners to plan and implement company-wide initiatives to develop talent, improve bench strength, and to reinforce company culture and values.A strategic partner and a core member of the pre-opening team, identified the ‘HR Critical Path’ for the pre opening and delivered HR objectives on time and on budget. Implemented the different HR systems, policies and procedures, pay scale and fringe benefits, performance management tools, employee handbook, employee contracts, on- boarding procedures, orientation schedules and recruitment systems.Defined the organization structure and established an effective HRP including local labor, overseas recruitment, full time, part time and outsourced employees to form the pre-opening team. All employees recruited and trained in the time frame as defined in the HR critical path. Trained department heads on standard recruitment procedures and ethics in line with the company values and culture.Designed the employee induction program, HR ‘Standard Operations Procedures’, implemented an efficient attendance and absence management system, developed recruitment strategies for effective use of job sites, recruitment consultants, employee referrals and networking to identify high caliber talent for the vacancies within the organization.Determined the organizational, occupational and individual learning objectives to develop training programs, approved employee development budget and implemented an effective training monitoring system to ensure; all training's developed transfer directly to the skills of an employee at work place.Established a ‘Professional Development Plan’ including the short and long-term goals for the employees pertaining to their current and future jobs and a planned sequence of formal and informal training and experiences needed to help them reach the goals.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Core member of the leadership team, developed, implemented and maintained the Strategic Human Resource functions across different departments throughout the organization with 1500+ employees. Managed the Human Resources Department with five direct reports.Prepared yearly ‘Human Resource Plan’ and ‘Human Resource Budget’ analyzing the internal inventory of the HR capabilities and scanning the external environment for changes to ensure forecasting is aligned with the HR strategies and plans which reflect the organizational strategies and objectives. Actively worked to reduce the time to fill vacant positions within the organization by the target 25 % and developed the existing employees skill sets through the ‘Employee Personal Development Plan’ to fill vacant positions this boosted the employee morale, attracted high-caliber external talents and reduced recruitment expenses. Trained supervisors and managers in ‘Candidate Selection and Interviewing Techniques’ aligned to company culture and values.As member of the health and safety committee within the organization, implemented and maintained the OHS program.In a short time frame designed, directed and implemented a full-fledged medical clinic for the company employees, which increased response times for recovery and reduced sick leave, improving productivity and saving costs.Eliminated 80% of external search firms and encouraged consistent use of ‘Rotana Career Portal’, employee references and career fairs for sourcing candidates to maintain the talent pool.Attained 95% placement rate within 90 days of posting 64 positions throughout the region by marketing the company career portal to enhance recruiting efforts.

United Arab Emirates

Closely worked with the Group Vice President HR and the General Manager while assisting other department heads in growing the business through innovative Human Resource Management techniques.Implemented best practices for employee recognition, motivation, inter departmental relations that increased the ‘Employee Satisfaction Survey’ scores to 93%.Awarded by Corporate management for developing a ‘Best Practice’ unique to the company and delivered a public presentation on the subject to over 70+ HR Directors and HR Managers for the annual HR Management Meeting.Improved the Human Resource Operational Standards within the organization to achieve an HR Audit score of 84%.Optimized staffing levels and minimized payroll expenses by introducing cross training for employees to enable flexible deployment of resources.Initiated cost containment strategies called ‘Operation Swordfish’ resulting in significant cost savings by introducing lean recruitment strategy, up to 50% savings in the air ticket expenses, filling vacancies through internal promotions ; thus improving profitability.Using ‘Exit interview analysis reports’ to identify main causes of attrition and develop recommendations for improvement of the organizations policies and practices.Advised managers on organizational policy matters, continuously monitored compliance against various departmental and cross organization policies and recommended necessary changes to ensure that high standards of performance is maintained.

United Arab Emirates

Supervised and monitored redundancies, gross misconduct and maternity leaves. Short listed suitable candidates from applications, organized, arranged and interviewed job applicants.Advised on disciplinary and grievance procedures and developed & improved existing HR procedures and processes. Ensured that promotions, transfers and pay rises take effect as planned. Maintained the talent pool for future vacancies and conducted employee induction for new hires .Provided employment references for ex employees, prepared employment contracts and job specifications for new hires. Prepared job adverts, selected appropriate recruitment portals & newspapers to advertise company career opportunities within the provided budget. Conducted pre-employment checks on job applicants.Assessed the staffing requirements over short, medium and long-term requirements for Ramada Mafraq Hotel to prepare head count budget.Produced a comprehensive human resources plan for the Hotel's expansion over the preceding two years.Revised more than 50 job descriptions, participated in salary surveys and delivered presentations to contribute to employee development and trained employees on soft skills.

United Arab Emirates

Assisted staff with routine HR related questions, served as the first point of contact for employees – Assisted company staff in solving HR issues.Managed, organized and updated files, records, correspondence, charts and reports – performed HR office services such as: filing documents, printing reports and documents, stocking of equipment and supplies.Set up meetings and interview schedules as part of recruitment process – received applicants and guided them, functioning as company representative. Ordered and managed supplies, handled phone calls and messages incoming as well as outgoing.Handled discrete information related to employee relations, changes in the organization, performances, appraisals, confidential information issues, and other sensitive HR-related matters.Provided employee training and orientation services. Made reservations and coordinated travel schedules for management and employees.

Certified Recruitment Analyst

Boosting The Effectiveness Of The Line’S Increased Role In Talent Management

Certified Predictive Index Analyst

Activities and Societies: Accredited by the Human Resources Professional Association of Canada.

Masters, M.B.A-Human Resource Management

Decoding The Employee Engagement Challenge.