Sandy Bluth Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

"Serving those who have served"Contributes to the advancement of MDVA’s mission, vision, and objectives by performing supervision and leadership of HR staffing and transaction team to include recruitment, selection, classification, personnel transactions, benefits coordination, FMLA, worker’s compensation, and contract interpretation.

Department Of Transportation, Mndot Co

Consult with and advise managers and supervisors on various labor relations and human resource issues including employee job performance, employee misconduct, investigations, disciplinary action, grievance responses and settlements. Participate on bargaining teams for labor contract negotiations.

Veterans Home - Minneapolis, Minnesota

"Serving those who have served"HR Consultant •Administer collective bargaining agreements and participated in the MNA bargaining and supplemental negotiations.•Investigate, review investigations of complaints of harassment, vulnerable adult allegations, and employee misconduct and performance issues.•Responsible to provide advice, consultation and training, process review on Employment Law compliance including policies, procedures and directives.•Planning and facilitating union grievance hearings 1st, 2nd and 3rd steps and prepare responses, draft settlements and releases•Analyze and research broader agency and system wide issues and develop recommendations to reduce labor relations issues•Respond to requests for data release from employees and Labor Relations and draft stipulations•Administer FMLA and Workmen Compensation claims

Minneapolis

•Plan, direct and supervise HR services including recruitment and selection, promotions, transfers, contract negotiation and administration, affirmative action/EEO compliance, job classification, performance evaluation, and employee relations in accordance with quality principles and overall objectives of the organization.•Management of all benefit changes for payroll and employee benefits programs in HRIS system for approximately 1,300 benefit eligible employees •Administration and over sight of benefit enrollment LOA, ADA and termination/COBRA continuation.•Management of monthly benefit invoice reconciliation for all benefit plans. •Responsible for benefit inquiries from managers and employees on plan provisions, benefit enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries, concerns and problem resolution.•Providing quality checks of benefits-related data for all benefit plans.

Brooklyn Park

Change agent •Consultant to management and the business units effectively envision, develop, and implement new strategies. •Partnership with members of HR to deliver value-added service to management and employees that meet the business objectives.•Responsible for the entire employee life cycle, recruitment, On-boarding, salary placement, benefits, payroll, employee relations, performance feedback, training and coaching managers, FMLA, workman compensation, unemployment, community outreach, policy implementation and employment law compliance.•Proficient in Provider Pro, IVR payroll system, Outlook

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Regional human resource consultant for a new business acquisition, work force of 575 employees; 9 senior housing communities •Responsible for implementing HR policy and procedures, recruitment, merit and promotion planning, performance management, career development, workmen’s compensation, FMLA and leave of absence, interviewing, on-boarding, maintain and update employee handbook, training, unemployment, exit interviews, union meditations/grievances. •Administrator of benefits claims resolution, invoice reconciliation, communication to employees and carriers’. •Liaison to Union members and business agents on union relations, experienced union negotiations •Managed payroll process and procedures to assure best practice. •Maintained MN and Federal employment laws and regulatory employment practices. •Facilitated management training on progressive discipline, performance reviews, employee life cycle, and union contract language. •Proficient in Silkroad, Kronos and Oracle HR payroll systems, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access

Roseville, Mn

Sole provider of HR services to 300 employees•Administrated recruitment, interviewing, on boarding, salary placement exempt/non-exempt, new hire orientation, benefits, training, performance evaluations, employee investigations and employee discipline, safety committee, manage receptionists.•Provided guidance and input to Executive Director, Managers overseeing and/or facilitating various special projects•Managed bi-weekly payroll, adjustments •Managed and maintain FMLA, leave of absences, unemployment, and workmen compensation. •Managed receptionist •Proficient in Ceridian, API health care system, iCIMS application system, Sterling HR systems, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access

Minneapolis, Mn

HR business partner to Schools and Community Education Department. • Managed all staffing concerns; advised administrators on progressive discipline; payroll and benefit issues, leaves of absences, retirements and general union contract interpretation guidelines.• Developed recruitment and workforce strategies • Training facilitator for implementation of new process and procedures• Managed positions, salary placement, on boarding new hires • Liaison to Union members and business agents on union relations, experienced union negotiations • Managed Administrative assistants• Proficient in SAP, ATS, Outlook, Word, Excel, AccessMinneapolis Public Schools continuedMinneapolis, MNHuman Resource Confidential Associate 8/1998-4/2006 HR Liaison to District Administrators and Principals•Project management on multiple projects such as recruitment, event planning, and job postings.•Provided day-to-day support on employment, payroll, benefits, and personnel issues. •Organized all facets in setting appointments for the interviewing teams, new hire appointments, facilitating new employee orientation, pre-employment appointments. •Expedited clerical duties; document development, typing, phone work, filing, faxing, copying, multiple appointment setting, meeting minutes and maintained data bases. •Travel coordinator for recruitment trips, planned and organized all arrangements for job/career fairs

Education record

Applied Science