Andrea Montes

Human Resource and Benefits Specialist at OBI Seafoods, LLC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Bellevue, Washington, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Human Resource and Benefits Specialist
      • May 2023 - Present

      Perform regular audits to ensure and maintain accuracy of data, investigate discrepancies, and resolve issues. Assists employees regarding explaining benefits to new and current employees including benefits claim issues and plan changes. Assists in accurate and timely completion of the benefits billing process. Collaborate with other departments within the organization to provide departments with necessary information, including the running of reports, reconciling of bills/claims, and ensuring that payments are made promptly and in accordance with company and carrier requirements. Distributes all benefits enrollment materials and determines eligibility. Process life status changes. Responds to benefits inquiries from managers and employees on plan provisions, benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries. Responds to 401(k) inquiries from managers and employees relating to enrollments, plan changes and contribution amounts. Perform other duties as assigned. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Recruiter
      • May 2021 - Apr 2023

      Versatile talent acquisition experience successfully sourcing and placing technical, office, and telecommunications positions such as Sr. Data Analysts, Developers, Project Coordinators, Desktop Analysts, Real Estate Specialists, etc. Attained 30 interviews and 12 made offers within my first year, averaging one offer every three weeks. Lead the management of Indeed job posts which resulted in improved click-to-apply ratio and maintenance of marketing budget. Engaged in full cycle recruiting - sourcing, screening, interview, offer, and close out. Experience executing candidate compliance and onboarding such as I9, W2, drug screening, and background checks. Proficient in advanced Boolean searches on databases such as LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Monster, Dice, Indeed and Candidate Search (Dynamics). Publicized jobs leveraging platforms such as Dice, Indeed, and LinkedIn to drive up the applicants. Generated candidate pipelines using Indeed and LinkedIn projects. Maintain candidate interaction on internal CRM to ensure visibility and accuracy of candidate’s status. Learned various techniques of cross recruiting and recruiting strategy plans to ensure success of placing. Show less

    • United States
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Talent Acquisition Advisor
      • Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

      Act as the primary recruiter for all hiring needs within the organization and be first point of contact for all applicants, screen resumes, conduct preliminary phone screens, schedule interviews via Team with Hiring Managers and Hiring Teams. Utilize UltiPro to track all candidates through each step in recruiting cycle. Post jobs through all job boards (LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Internal Job Board), update and manage jobs posted on social media, as well source through all boards to retrieve right candidate. Research and implement best recruiting practices, making recommendations for best practice of recruitment for both passive and active candidates. Coordinated all scheduled interviews, panels, and case studies through Microsoft Office with Hiring Managers and all other interviews. Work with both HR and Hiring Managers to advise decision making when choosing the right candidate. Advise and train hiring managers on proper interviewing methods as well as maintaining records of interview documentation. Assist with HRIS (Human Resource Information System), assisting candidates with assigning tasks, running background checks, drug screens, and driving records on Assurant. Monitoring all records to ensure candidate can start on time. • Act as a mediator between candidate and hiring manager for candidate needs and company budget. Show less

  • Truffle Queen
    • Seattle, Washington, United States
    • Marketing Consultant
      • Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Server
      • Feb 2015 - Mar 2020

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Office Administrator
      • Oct 2014 - Jun 2019

      First point of contact for parents and students entering the school. Answered all incoming calls attending to parents needs for the day or redirecting call to teacher. As well as answered teacher’s calls if they needed anything to their classroom. Assisted in scheduling tours and play dates. Assisted in filing all proper documentation of each child in their personal folder. Audited all accident filings to ensure all signatures and dates were correct. Organized and created lesson plans and action items for co-lead, teachers, parents and students Provided regular status reports to key stakeholders Participated in Quality Assurance reviews in various classrooms Actively identified new programs and created potential options for process i Show less

Education

  • Southern New Hampshire University
    Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration with Concentration in Marketing
    2019 - 2021
  • Bellevue College
    Associate of Science - AS, Business/Commerce, General
    2017 - 2019

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