Directs the development, oversight and implementation of tactical and strategic department goals, planning, objectives, and systems. Serves as a business partner to leadership and staff regarding human resources issues including recruitment and selection; retention; employee relations; benefits; compensation practices; performance management and leadership development. Maintain current working knowledge of relevant laws, policies and procedures.

•Serves as a business partner to leadership, employees, physicians/providers on day-to-day human resource issues across 100+ locations including: employee/physician/provider relations, growth and acquisitions, organizational/department structure and job development, performance management, leadership development, compensation, physician/provider contracts and more. •Maintain current working knowledge of relevant laws, policies and procedures as well as maintaining expertise in the generalist areas of Human Resources. •Manages department workflow, mentoring, training, hiring, performance management and evaluating HR staff.

•Participated in startup for brand new Import Warehouse facility, filling 300+ positions.•Responsible for recruitment and on-boarding activities. •Oversee training program in partnership with Training Group Leader, serve as a mentor and resource for warehouse trainers. Participate in and conduct monthly CDM assessments for entire building. •Support all HR functions including: serve as a resource for team members and Group Leaders, administer FMLA and leave of absence policies, Worker’s Compensation, administer payroll and progression increases for all hourly teammates. Prepare Corrective Action statements and track performance review process. Conduct training for hourly and executive team members on Corrective Action Policies, Termination Appeal Process and Train-the-Trainer Programs. Perform other various HR projects.

•Managed recruiting and staffing needs for the lab: prescreening and interviewing applicants, pre-employment testing, orientation and on-boarding, coordinate training.•Partner with supervisors and employees on all HR related issues including: employee recognition programs, data entry, verifying employment, L & I claim forms, unemployment compensation forms and hearings, maintaining employee records, coordinating offsite training. •Administer payroll though Kronos system, including the administration of vacation and absenteeism policies.•Represented HR at weekly management staff meetings

•Responsible for staffing of plant employees, including both permanent and temporary employees, facilitating pre-employment testing and on-boarding.•Coordinate benefits for new employees. •Responsible for creating security access cards and determining level of access. •Assisted in company expansion, facilitating the process of staffing a new plant. •Perform other HR administrative duties including payroll, data entry, benefits billing, L & I claim forms, unemployment compensation forms and verifying employment. Trained as back up for the plant receptionist, if necessary.

•Tracked staffing and vacancies for 23 stores in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, reporting weekly on status of all the stores to the HR Manager and Vice President.•Facilitated pre-employment testing, communicating with store managers and/or operations managers eligibly of candidates for hire. •Coordinated region-wide company holiday parties. •Performed other various project assigned by the HR Manager on an as-needed basis.