Tim Guyer Email & Phone Number

Monticello, Ia, Us

Fayette, Ia, Us

• Supported 160+ employees within 5 business and 5 different sites focusing on HR initiatives (company acquisition and integration, handbook revision, employee cross-training, enhanced documentation)• Supported facilities in Muscatine, IA and Vinton, IA

Milwaukie, Oregon, Us

• Supported 250+ manufacturing employees in a non-union facility focusing on HR initiatives (supervisor training, hourly leadership development, safety/health enhancements, employee handbook update, improving interpersonal behaviors)• Supported satellite facilities in Manchester, Davenport and Dubuque• Resolved employee and organization issues in a proactive and positive manner• Interpreted and implemented HR policies, practices, procedures for managers, teams and individual employees that furthered the mission, values and strategic vision of the business• Enhanced reputation and involvement in community through volunteerism, donations and regular engagements• Promoted and managed an ongoing partnership with West Delaware High School in Federally Certified Registered Welding Apprenticeship program • Worked closely with managers to enhance staffing by encouraging high quality, unskilled employees to be trained in skilled labor positions• Mentored/grew high-potential receptionist into an HR coordinator and worked towards future HR generalist promotions through discussions, brainstorming and working closely with stretch responsibilities• Gathered data and presented proposals for enhanced wage/PTO packages to improve recruiting and retention• Daily COVID decision-making in quarantine, return to work, contact tracing, symptoms analysis; resulted in no workplace community spread

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

• Supported 350+ manufacturing employees in a non-union facility focusing on HR initiatives (communication strategy improvements, employee recognition/celebration improvements, employee handbook creation/education, enhanced community involvement, employee focus group and perception survey improvements, business AAP coordinator, multiple policy deployment groups)

Boston, Ma, Us

• Supported 200+ manufacturing employees in a non-union facility focusing on HR initiatives (competitive wage structure, LEAN/5S, early retirements, temporary staffing, plant policy committee)• Supported a 7-person salaried Distribution Center team• Drove transition to competitive wage structure by actively pursuing corporate early retirement options and regular retirement incentives; resulted in 41 retirements (replaced with CWS) and ~$1M in annualized labor savings• Led cross-functional team to make extensive physical facility improvements in an economical manner• Coordinated staffing including hiring, layoff, recall and leadership team staffing including building local talent pipeline by hiring and developing hourly leadership team members

Boston, Ma, Us

Supported 550 manufacturing employees in a non-union facility• Enhanced employee management relations by continually improving communications including newsletter, performance evaluations, all-employee meetings, roundtables, surveys and providing feedback/guidance to help face-to-face communication

• Provided guidance and counsel to State of IA departmental and institutional supervisors on collective bargaining agreements, employment law, labor law, disciplinary actions, employment rules and policies, position classification and compensation system• Acted as part of a collaborative team during collective bargaining preparation and negotiation• Represented the state in grievance arbitrations, hearings and other contested case proceedings to present the employer’s position; attempted to find mutually agreeable resolution to disputes• Provided guidance in Labor/Management committee creation, training and ongoing relationship building• Conduct training sessions involving all aspects of human resource issues and administrative law• Interim Division Administrator (November 2000 to March 2001)

J.D., Labor And Employment Focus

B.A., Sociology