Executive Director, Human Resources
CurrentMcKinley Packaging is a $275 million, 485 employee division of BioPappel which is a $3.2 billion, 12,700 employee multi-national sustainable paper producer/corrugated packaging manufacturing company headquartered in Mexico City, MX. McKinley has five (5) manufacturing locations in the United States and opening new facility (Greenfields and Brownfields) every 18 months for the next 5 years. Current facilities: Georgia, Indiana, California (2), and Texas. McKinley is currently launching a new Greenfield facility in Lancaster, TX. McKinley produces both corrugated sheets as well as custom designed and produced corrugated packaging containers.Responsible for all facets of Human Resources (including payroll). I was hired to build a divisional corporate human resources organization.• Developed and implemented competitive market-based regionally adjusted hourly wage structures for all U.S. locations establishing structured wage administration to all locations while bringing all hourly Team Members into parity with both like skilled Team Members and the new wage structures.• Developed and conducted comprehensive Supervisor, Managerial and Executive Leadership training program which I personally conducted in all the U.S. based facilities.• Revised Team Member Handbooks/policies and procedures bringing California Addendum into compliance with all California statues and enhanced all handbooks/locations vacation/PTO policies moving from accrual to current year earned methodologies.• Directed and oversaw the rebuilding of an improperly migrated/launched HRIS/Payroll system while re-establishing legally compliant and timely pull-funding methodologies for 401(k) and benefits providers.• Brought 401(k) program back into compliance requiring identifying and funding improperly cancelled deductions/matches in violation of the Plan’s SPD.• Authored/defended/defeated four (1) EEOC Charges and one (1) IOSHA Complaint without incurring any legal fees or settlement expenses.