Responsible for all facets of hiring salaried and hourly employees, from recruiting(head hunters, ads, Monster), travel, interview process and relocation.Worked with the managers to establish training programs for supervisors including – Being a Leader, Performance Management, Effective Communications, Coaching, Managing Conflict and Problem solving. Then worked with supervisors on how to effectively train and moniter progress and if training was effective.Responsible for all levels of discipline of hourly employees. Worked with Managers on setting up Perfromance Improvement Plans for salaried employees.Helped to establish internal job posting procedures, testing and implementation.Backup to benefits coordinator and assisted with payroll, using Peoplesoft, ADP, E-Time and Kronos.Responsible for creating and monitoring a Skilled Trades Apprenticeship program on two different occasions.Special Events Coordinator for Company picnics, Christmas parties, cookouts.Created 3 Day New Team Member Orientation program to introduce them to our plant,our company, safety, quality, mission statement and introduction of key members of management.Worked with temporary agency to establish on-site employee service, schedule to cover all shifts.

Responsible for all day to day operations of the store, including hiring (testing and interview) and training of all employees from floor coverage, receiving, customer service and registers.Worked with District office to ensure store was performing at and above company expectations from merchandising, loss prevention, expenses and bottom line.Helped to create a work friendly environment by listening to employees, learning and caring about employees so that the store was able to show an increase of 7.3% over the previous year which was the Grand Opening year.

Hired in to open new stores in the regionDuring the eight to ten week period of store opening was responsible for hiring and training the staff and merchandising the store.When not traveling was the Asst. Store Manager over Merchandising.Responsibilities in home store included opening and closing of store. Training the 5 Department managers and the staff of 55 how to merchandises and how to practice customer service skills by holding Saturday morning training sessions where we would do walk through scenirios.