Manager and Senior Business Partner, driving Strategic HR initiatives and support for Global Supply Chain (Customer Support & Delivery, Global Procurement, Manufacturing Support)

Led HR activities with a focus on Strategic planning around effeciency and operational excellence, as well as building a collaborative work environment. Drive company-wide enterprises to redefine workplace culture initiative. Clearly define and communicate company culture and aspirations to all employees. Serve as Culture Team Lead, pushing workplace continuation to strengthen company culture by supervising current and new projects to develop a robust culture. ➢ Business Leadership: Serve as Business Partner to solidify employee relations by facilitating the organization during all improvement objectives, delivering detailed reports to enhance employee performance. ➢ Relationship Building: Fortify employee relations by collaborating with business leaders and employees to achieve company goals. ➢ Team Development: Improve performance management by outlining career progression objectives and delivering hands-on training and mentoring to accomplish continuous improvement efforts. ➢ Human Resources: Manage daily HR processes and procedures, handle payroll, administer benefits, arrange employee leave periods, and promote community involvement to satisfy talent acquisition needs for all corporate and on-site locations. ➢ COVID -19 Management: As key contact for all locations, promote employee safety by monitoring, administering, and coordinating all important COVID-19 employee leaves. Run corporate team meetings to discuss COVID-19 issues, reports, practices, and policies.

Oversee HR functions with a focus on efficiency, productivity, and continued operational excellence. Handle Payroll, Staffing, Training, Benefits Planning and Administration, Employee Relations, Management Coaching, Policy Development, Safety, Organizational Development, and Performance Management.► Initiate changes to reduce costs while ensuring the same level of productivity, including championing a reduction from 55 temporary employees to 4 temporary employees► Collaborated with the Plant Manager to reduce overtime by improving efficiency, which saved $145K per month► Create buy-in to support a Safety Committee whose goal is improving compliance ratings and streamlining information shared across the organization► Generate detailed reports on HR, Safety, Kaizen, and 5S Metrics, and design corrective action plans as needed► Author and implement new policies to support the evolving needs of the organization► Ensure compliance with all laws and regulations, and maintain the ISO14001 certification►Innovate and implement advanced programs to educate employees and help them succeed in their roles► Coach and mentor 1 HR Generalist and 1 Safety Manager

Led all HR activities, including Strategic Planning, Payroll, Staffing, Training, Benefits Administration, Employee Relations, Management Development, Policy Design, Safety, Organizational Development, and Performance Management with an emphasis on employee retention and bottom line growth.► Implemented competitive wages for hourly team members to slash staffing shortage from 35% to 5%► Built and launched an effective onboarding program to help employees get off to a fast start► Sourced and secured new insurance plans to cut health insurance costs 5%► Authored updates for the company handbook, which reduced turnover 50%, including the addition of more sick time, the inclusion of roll-overs, and the transition of vacation time to an accrual basis► Designed and launched new trainings alongside cross-functional teams to better equip employees to succeed►Worked directly with the Quality leader to become IATF:16949 certified► Added two modules to the employee review section to improve reporting, feedback, and coaching outcomes

Directed daily HR functions at a fast-paced, high volume plant with a focus on optimizing recruitment, retention, engagement, compliance, safety, and profitability outcomes.► Led changes to improve employee morale, including a change in work schedule for 12-hour employees► Drove $24K in annual savings through strategic negotiations with temporary employees and saved over $12K per year by updating the safety shoe and glasses program to better prevent incidents► Interviewed and hired candidates, onboarded employees, and planned the new hire orientation► Maintained current records based off various actions, including promotions, transfers, and terminations► Collaborated with corporate in ISO9001 and ISO14001 audits, and facilitated employee trainings► Handled payroll, represented the firm at investigations, generated reports for corporate, and supported ad-hoc projects

Established a HR department for a startup company from the ground up. Handled Strategic Planning, Safety, Organizational Development, Payroll, Staffing, Training, Benefits Administration, Employee Relations, Management Development, Policy Development, Performance Management, and HRIS.► Created the company’s human resources and safety department, and served as an integral member of the plant’s leadership team► Led the rollout of Paycor HRIS to accurately manage HR activities, payroll administration, and time worked.► Handled the requisition, interviewing, and selection of all hourly and salary employee; Grew the organization from 3 employees to 50+ employees within the first 4 months alone► Oversaw a multitude of operational functions, including IT, compliance, training, and employee relations

Strategically sourced, targeted, interviewed, and secured college students with Engineering focuses. Exceeded all recruiting goals.► Identified candidates through college career fairs, diversity conferences, LinkedIn, and referrals► Utilized Taleo as the primary applicant tracking system► Educated employees on best practices for recruitment and how to most effectively use Taleo