Raquel Veeck-Walz Email & Phone Number

United States

• Strategic partner for designated Regional Directors and their operational teams for 5 Areas (4 states in the US + Canada).• Supports to all team members full employment life cycle starting with recruiting.• Support to build strategically aligned business relationship with operational partners in both leadership and staff members through successful strategic, collaborative, and supportive partnership.• Responsible for full cycle recruiting, selection & onboarding, training, employee relations, employee engagement, employee development, performance management coaching and support.• Responsible to provide consistent communications with key business partners on day-to-day people management strategies, which increase associate performance, morale, productivity, inclusion, development, and retention.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Oversee external recruitment operations for order fulfillment, ensuring candidates backgrounds' match clients' specific needs and requirements.• Regularly visit clients to build relationships and to evaluate clients' workforces and organizational structures.• Perform market research and analysis of existing and potential clients to increase client base and overall sales revenue.• Control hours and payroll for all clients, recommending suggestions to decrease payroll costs where appropriate.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Managed human resources routines, including employee onboarding, training, performance evaluations, travel reimbursements, and contract negotiation to meet the needs of employees and the organization.• Performed climate analyses and collected feedback, identifying areas needing improvement and taking specific actions to make the necessary improvements.• Developed internal training plans for teams and served as internal training instructor on the company philosophy (Komatsu way) and quality, process and people management.• Implemented internal policies and standards for benefits management and employee evaluations.• Supported change management, alignment and internal restructuring for the integration of Komatsu and Joy Global companies.

• Managed the Komatsu training team, oversaw trainings on operational maintenance for mining equipment, and trained all employees on the company philosophy.• Implemented training programs to keep employees focused on company goals during internal changes.• Controlled the delivery of technical training to customers according to machine sales and raised thedemands for sales training.• Oversaw internal training controls for the administrative and operational teams in accordance with a survey carried out with the managers.

Salobo Mine- Brazil

• Managed and coordinated training teams, structured operational training areas, and prepared training schedules for approximately 700 employees.• Monitored and managed KPIs, safety data, and operational inspections to ensure performance and safety goals were consistently met.• Coordinated procurement of materials and supplies for administrative and operational departments.• Managed finances, monitored costs, and analyzed equipment and materials acquisitions.

Salobo Mine - Brazil

• Developed and controlled budgets for capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenditures (OpEx).• Implemented Vale Production System (VPS) and employee training and safety controls.• Participated in internal audits and managed budgets and expenditures for the operational departments.

• Performed department inspections and developed action plans for implementing process improvements.• Developed quality improvement strategies, environmental controls, and safety procedures to increase efficiency while maintaining a safe work environment.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General