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United States

Florence, AZ, US

• Lead and directed employee engagement efforts resulting in a 150% increase in employee engagement survey participation.
• Strategically partner with executives and leaders to identify & highlight areas of strength and opportunity for improvement.
• Implement division and company-wide initiatives.
• Design & implement leadership development trainings on topics such as progressive discipline, reasonable suspicion, employee engagement, and employee investigations.

US

• Responsible for addressing complex Human Resources issues and providing Human Resources support to 6 divisions with over 1700+ employees, executives, and line managers.
• Reduced labor costs by more than $500k per year by changing schedules to avoid premium pay rates.
• Reduced turnover cost by an estimated $1.5 million by designing reports and analyzing data from various sources.
• Handle difficult employee relations issues and all related investigations.
• Develop strategy and lead initiatives with non-unionized departments to prevent unionization.

• Coordinate employee compensation including salary ranges, annual increases, incentive plans, and progression pay
• Benchmark positions annually to ensure company competitiveness
• Conduct investigations when necessary including but not limited to: harassment and discrimination complaints, ADA issues, organizational conflict, etc.
• Provide counseling to staff and supervisors on a variety of issues, e.g., wage and hour questions, employee relations, progressive discipline process / application, and basic labor law adviceLaunched effective campaign.

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

• Provide HR Generalist support to 9 different work groups including groups in both warehouse and office environments
• Deliver new hire orientation to build a strong foundation for new associates and increase employee engagement
• Coach managers to enhance their leadership skills and proactively address associate morale
• Provide a venue for associates to provide feedback and express concerns in order to help build an open communication environment
• Track and administer FMLA leave for 650+ US-based employees
• Compensation duties include data submission for salary surveys, job analysis, benchmarking, market evaluations, provide expert advice and support on all compensation matters

London, Greater London, GB

• Provided HR services and support for more than 2400 full-time employees
• Assist with Headcount Plan Management by tracking each new hire/exit of the company and keep leaders advised of any overages associated with the Headcount Plan
• Maintain HRIS (SAP) system to ensure accurate processing of all new employee transactions
• Conducted salary audits of approximately 170 contractors and compiled the information that was presented to the CFO and the legal team of KUC
• Supported Senior HR professionals and managers with reporting, projects, and time sensitive matters
• Exposure to Labor Relation cases and working with Unions

Idaho Falls, ID, US

• Implemented job-specific incentive and employee recognition programs that increased employee productivity 15%
• Developed training curriculum for 20-30 US and Puerto Rican employees
• Instituted an employee performance scorecard to measure employee behaviors and results
• Handled employee relation issues and grievances
• Prepared and delivered employee evaluations and performance reviews
• Conducted Three Dimensional Interviews with potential candidates

Rexburg, Idaho, US

• Created manager trainings on topics such as Productive Performance Appraisals, Three-Dimensional Interviewing, Recruiting and Hiring, and Workplace Violence.
• Helped to organize and plan the MMH Health and Benefits Fair for 500 employees.
• Redesigned the attendance policy that was implemented throughout Madison Memorial Hospital.
• Provided HR Generalist support to managers and employees.
• Maintained a safe working environment within the HR office.

• Trained 30-50 representatives at a time on effective communication and relationship skills
• Organized 20-30 meetings weekly
• Learned to speak the Spanish language fluently

• On boarded and trained all new employees, also provided ongoing training for each employee
• Assisted Store Manager in hiring of new employees
• Responsible for up to 10 employees per shift
• Balanced and closed out cash drawers while maintaining a 99% accuracy rate
• Responded to customers’ needs and concerns in a professional manner

Bs, Communication, With Emphasis In Organizational Communication

Master Of Science, Human Resources