Human Resources Specialist

• Oct 2022 - Present

HR Business Partner

• Sep 2021 - May 2022

I provide support and guidance to management and team members across 7 different locations in Ontario on all things HR and employee relations, and facilitate productive discussions and action plans to cultivate a great team and work environment. As a business partner, I constantly endeavor to build positive rapport and drive engagement by being an HR support for all levels of the organization. Within my own team, I collaborate and with closely with other HR team members to deliver and deploy HR programs, processes, and policies. Show less

HR Lead & Finance Coordinator

• Jul 2020 - Sep 2021

In this role, I am the go-to person for all things HR and Finance. Day-to-day, I am responsible for payroll, recruitment, benefits, employee relations, talent management, and financial processes. In addition to the above, I work directly with leadership to support the execution of their organizational strategy, and to consult on various HR initiatives and challenges. To date, I have filled 22 positions, including Senior Leadership, Project Management, Change Management, and Quality Improvement roles. Show less

Office Manager & HR Coordinator

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

At the start of my contract, I was responsible for day-to-day operations of the office, event coordination, and accounting activities (billing, collections, reconciliation). Within a month, I took on payroll and recruitment activities. Over the course of the year, I structured the recruitment procedure which brought down recruitment costs by over 50%, created payroll and billing processes and reports that improved financial compliance, conducted employee engagement research to capture the drivers of success, and developed the value statements for the company. As the sole recruiter within the company, I was responsible for crafting job descriptions, conducting screening interviews (from creating the questions to conducting them), coordinating the rest of the interviews, and lastly drafting and presenting the offer package. The roles that I filled were: 2 Business Development Representatives, 1 Mid-Market Customer Success Manager, 1 Senior Customer Success Manager, 1 Director of Product, 1 Director of Marketing, 1 Full-Stack Developer, 1 Quality Assurance Lead, and 1 Mid-market Account Executive. Show less

Administrative Assistant

• Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

For the Office of the President, I acted as the first point of contact for all inquiries and visitors, and was additionally responsible for maintaining the office space, coordinating events and outreach initiatives, coordinating travel, budget reconciliation, and filing. During my time at Wilfrid Laurier University, I improved budget reconciliation processes, created a process document for travel coordination, and implemented 2 institution-wide events. For the Office of the President, I acted as the first point of contact for all inquiries and visitors, and was additionally responsible for maintaining the office space, coordinating events and outreach initiatives, coordinating travel, budget reconciliation, and filing. During my time at Wilfrid Laurier University, I improved budget reconciliation processes, created a process document for travel coordination, and implemented 2 institution-wide events.

Team Member Relations Specialist

• Feb 2017 - Sep 2018

I was the HR representative for all Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc , Green Metals Canada Inc, and (temporarily) Maple Automotive Corporation locations in Cambridge. As the HR representative, I was responsible for full cycle recruitment of both office and warehouse positions, training, benefits administration, claims management, return to work facilitation, and handling human resources inquiries. In the course of that year, I filled over 30 full-time positions, created several standard operating procedures, and implemented several improvements to the human resources processes including saving the company $5,000/year by finding an alternative learning management system. After my initial maternity leave contract ended, I was offered a contract extension to conduct health and safety assessments on two new sub-assembly lines at the Toyota Tsusho Woodstock location, as well create physical demand descriptions for their warehouse team. By conducting a risk analysis of the sub-assembly lines, I made recommendations that projected reductions of high-risk movements by 80% in one line, and 100% in the other line. During the last month of my employment, I supported the Cambridge Purchasing team while they were temporarily short-staffed. Within 2 days, I was fully ramped up on my responsibilities of handling collections and data entry, and exceeded their KPIs for order confirmations. Show less

Student Career Leader

• Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

I provided over 70 students with the career resources they need to help them through their work search process. Through one-on-one 15-minute drop-in sessions, I assessed and identified students' needs, and delivered relevant strategies utilizing active listening and counseling skills. I provided over 70 students with the career resources they need to help them through their work search process. Through one-on-one 15-minute drop-in sessions, I assessed and identified students' needs, and delivered relevant strategies utilizing active listening and counseling skills.

Student Ergonomist

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

I made workplaces safer by conducting weekly office ergonomic risk assessments with a registered Kinesiologist and her clients. As part of these assessments, I was responsible for identifying workplace hazards using task analysis techniques and proposed recommendations. On top of my health and safety responsibilities, I improved SEO and re-engineered the Ability at Work company website with improved page flows and call-to-action content, resulting in 150% increase in site traffic. I made workplaces safer by conducting weekly office ergonomic risk assessments with a registered Kinesiologist and her clients. As part of these assessments, I was responsible for identifying workplace hazards using task analysis techniques and proposed recommendations. On top of my health and safety responsibilities, I improved SEO and re-engineered the Ability at Work company website with improved page flows and call-to-action content, resulting in 150% increase in site traffic.