Tobi Farris Email & Phone Number

Burleson, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

· Partners with the leadership team to understand and execute the organization’s human resource and talent strategy particularly as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.· Provides support and guidance to HR generalists, management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.· Manages the talent acquisition process, which may include recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, particularly for managerial, exempt, and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.· Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.· Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide internal development opportunities for employees.· Oversees employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.· Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.· Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.· Submits online investigation requests and completes new-employee and volunteer background checks.· Prepares and files on-boarding documents for new-employee files· Performs customer service functions by answering employee requests and questions.· Assists with the preparation of the performance review process.· Conducts payroll processing, including audit of payroll, benefits or other HR programs and recommends corrective action.

United States

Assists with recruitment and interview process.· Submits online investigation requests and assists with new-employee background checks.· Completes Forms I-9, verifies I-9 documentation and maintains I-9 files.· Prepares new-employee files.· Files documents into appropriate employee files.· Performs customer service functions by answering employee requests and questions.· Assists with the preparation of the performance review process.· Conducts payroll processing.· Conducts audits of payroll, benefits or other HR programs and recommends corrective action.· Researches benefits enrollment programs.· Assists with processing of terminations.· Reconciles benefits statements.· Administers health and welfare plans, including enrollments, changes and terminations. Processes required documents through payroll and insurance providers to ensure accurate record-keeping and proper deductions.· Schedules meetings and interviews as requested by the Director of Operational Support· Assists or prepares correspondence as requested.· Performs other related duties as assigned.

Burleson, Texas, United States

· Provide information, referral, and support to employees with medical conditions or disabilities, supervisors, Human Resources, and other partners at an escalated level to support employee return to work efforts· Operate as an advocate for the accommodations process by providing on-going consultative support to site stakeholders and accommodation specialists with a focus on problem solving and creative solutions.· Facilitate communication between stakeholders, employees with disabilities, as well as Leave of absence, STD, LTD and Workers Compensation stakeholders· Investigate and partner with DLS Management and Legal on escalated issues as appropriate· Assist Human Resources and department supervisors in identifying essential and marginal functions of employee positions· Conduct job site analyses· Assist employees in understanding their restrictions and limitations and their legal rights and responsibilities· Maintain strict confidentiality in verbal and written communications· Keep abreast of national, state and local legislation affecting access for employees with disabilities· Document and maintain up-to-date case records and notes of appropriate and accurate information· Assess business unit’s training needs and/or group training sessions as appropriate· Maintains a caseload of up to 80 cases on average (may fluctuate during periods of high volume such as peak, prime day and new site launches)

Kennedale, Texas

• Writes directives advising department managers of Company policy• Consults legal counsel to ensure that policies comply with federal and state law.• Writes and delivers presentations to corporate officers or government officials regarding human resources policies and practices.• Create and manage Job Descriptions for all locations.• Recruits, interviews, tests, and selects employees to fill vacant positions.• Plans and conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward Company goals.• Keeps records of benefits plans participation such as insurance and pension plan, personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, corrective actions, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting.• Coordinates management training in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance review, safety, and sexual harassment.• Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues.• Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs.• Administers performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within organization. Administers salary administration program to ensure compliance and equity within organization.• Administers benefits programs such as life, health, and dental insurance, vacation, sick leave, leave of absence, and employee assistance.• Conducts wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.• Prepares budget of human resources operations.• Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations.• Prepares reports and recommends procedures to reduce absenteeism and turnover.• Represents organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.

Fort Worth, Texas

*Recruiting, Pre-Hire Processes, and Onboarding*Coordinate and Organize New Employee Orientation Program*Process Status Changes* Corrective Action process and uphold the Just Culture.*Employee Relations, HRIS, Compensation, and Auditing Processes.* Recruiting Process* Unemployment Claims* Job Descriptions/FLSA* Promotions, Demotions, and Status Changes* Reporting

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

* Screen, interview, and hire candidates. * Administered progressive disciplinary action including and up to terminations. * Manage employee records, payroll, and recruiting within ADP * Mediate employee issues, investigated as needed. * Create and maintain employee files. * HRIS support within ADP * Participate in Policy reviews, Job Description updates, and other Operations functions. * Administers HR plans, policies and procedures * Maintain records to meet JCAHO standards for all employees.

Fort Worth, Texas

* On-boarding for Employees and Contractors* HRIS Data Entry* I-9 Verifications/E-Verify* Lawson Data Information* Hiring/Termination Procedures* Special Project Assignments* System Testing* Red Carpet Data Information* Update Employee Records and Files* Assist in all other HR Functions

Fort Worth, Tx

* Forms Standardization Project* Contract Employee Audit* Policy & Procedure Reformatting* Assist in multiple projects within the department

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