Kee® Safety is a leading global supplier of components and custom systems for railings, barriers, roof edge protection and fall prevention. Established in the UK in 1934, the range has expanded from our original Kee Klamp product into a portfolio of safety equipment, all designed to protect people and prevent accidents.Separating people from hazards

HazMat Environmental Group, Inc. is the leading, North American transporter of hazardous and non-hazardous by-products, offering services in tank trailers, vacuum trailers, roll-offs, truckload and less-than truckload (LTL) vans. HazMat offers OSHA certification training and other services including training courses for DOT, RCRA, and environmental consulting, logistics and full-service tank trailer repair. HazMat conducts all activities with employee-driver technicians operating over 150 tractors and 300+ trailers.Kenworth Northeast is an independently owned truck dealership supplying the northeast region with The World's Best® heavy and medium duty trucks and parts. Kenworth Northeast also operates Full-Service Dealerships offering:•New and Used Truck Sales•Parts•ServiceWe are part of a comprehensive Kenworth dealer network serving customers in the United States and Canada. Kenworth Northeast Group, Inc. consists of 7 dealerships in 2 states with locations in Albany, NY, Buffalo, NY, Rochester, NY, Elmira, NY, Syracuse, NY and Brockton, MA and Tewksbury, MA.As the Human Resources Manager for both Hazmat and Kenworth, I oversaw approximately 550 employees in 17 states. All HR functions are performed and supported out of the Lackawanna headquarters. Responsibilities included: Strategic planning of company benefits program to fall within budgetary guidelines, as well as creating a diverse package for employeesLeave of absence policies to ensure compliance with FMLA, ADA, WCProvided training to front line managers on proper hiring procedures, performance management, progressive discipline and terminationsReviewed and revised job descriptions to ensure accuracy and FLSA complianceCreated and maintained job postings, source candidates using resume databases, networking, internet job boards, third-party recruiting firms, and employee referrals

Headquartered in Buffalo, NY Roberts Gordon, an international HVAC manufacturer, employs 300 employees in New York, Florida, Minnesota and Michigan, as well as the UK. As the Human Resources Manager, I was responsible for supporting employees in all areas of HR:• Policy creation• Benefit program design and implementation• Employee relations• Recruitment• Collective Bargaining

Supported employees in the Western and Central New York regions on various HR functions:Maintained and updated personnel files; ensured legal compliancePerformed recruiting functions, to include posting open positions, screening resumes, creating offer letters, completing pre-employment paperwork and background checks and assisting with new hire orientationMaintained job files to be in compliance with EEO/FAAP standardsOrganized special company events including Blood Drives, Flu Shot administration, Hurricane Katrina Support activities, United Way Day of Caring and managed employee Perks ProgramExercised a high level discretion and maintained the confidentiality of information

Supported HR department with various projects throughout my final semester of college:Assisted with recruitment process from job posting through new hire orientationMaintained employee performance appraisal system, ensured management completed in a timely mannerPerformed I-9 audit to ensure complianceAssisted with annual motor vehicle record check