Benjamin Drees

Human Resources Specialist II at Kona Community Hospital
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Human Resources Specialist II
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      Responsible for Recruitment, Administration Services, Benefits Information, Position & Transactions work. I help support Joint Commission reviews / visits, employee investigations, etc. I work directly with our Corporate office on various tasks as well. Plus various other HR related duties.AdditionaIly, I am HR support staff for our sister hospital, traveling to & from (two to three days a week) and conducting all HR related work as it pertains to that location for the benefit of the West Hawaii Region as a whole; this is done on top of my other HR work at my home location.I also conduct orientations for both locations & support various other committees, attend HHSC job fairs both on and off island, and volunteer my time with outside events / activities hosted by the hospital in support of the hospital and community. Show less

    • Human Resources Specialist
      • Nov 2021 - Sep 2022

      Responsible for Recruitment, Administration Services, & Benefits Information. •Handle all Non-Clinical recruitment & a vast majority of the Clinical recruitment for the hospital. From job postings, to application turn in, employee offer & beyond, I’m there every step of the way. Assists in monitoring requests for extensions of temp positions and temp appointments. •Provide Administrative Services relating to our Hospital & surrounding sister hospitals including those in other jurisdictions owned by HHSC, Cooperate office, Unions, HR, & employees, etc. •Work with Benefits Information relating to all Hospital staff in accordance with State & Federal guidelines, Union guidelines, Hospital / Corporate guidelines & benefit company rules and regulations, etc. •Communicates with departments/facilities throughout the hospital & beyond on a variety of topics, including attending meetings & giving presentations. •Additionally, I set-up & run the hospitals orientations for both clinical and non-clinical employees. I'm the Co-Chair & Secretary for the Employee Engagement committee, & sit on the Surgical Technology Program Advisory Committee. Show less

    • United States
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Exit Agent
      • Jan 2017 - Aug 2018

      Responsible for handling accounts following car acquisition. • Promptly respond to customer enquiries in person or via phone, or email. • Computer cross-referencing on credentials, discrepancies, questions, directions, damages, vehicle specifications, etc. • Handled administrative work relating to finalized acquisition and worked with management to update & file data accordingly as well as Trained new employees Responsible for handling accounts following car acquisition. • Promptly respond to customer enquiries in person or via phone, or email. • Computer cross-referencing on credentials, discrepancies, questions, directions, damages, vehicle specifications, etc. • Handled administrative work relating to finalized acquisition and worked with management to update & file data accordingly as well as Trained new employees

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Seasonal Packer
      • Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

      Worked in large team capacity to collect, sort, package, label, & pallet consumer orders for shipment. • Processed customer accounts and at the same time doing invoice discrepancy checks & proper tag/marking validation. • Used variety of standards and procedures set by the Company, FAA, and Postal Services. • Worked 12+ hour days, 7 days a week throughout season. Worked in large team capacity to collect, sort, package, label, & pallet consumer orders for shipment. • Processed customer accounts and at the same time doing invoice discrepancy checks & proper tag/marking validation. • Used variety of standards and procedures set by the Company, FAA, and Postal Services. • Worked 12+ hour days, 7 days a week throughout season.

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Team Lead
      • Nov 2013 - Aug 2015

      As a lead I handled a variety of ranging tasks managing 20+ individuals; this included project management initiatives, administrative work, recruiting, creation of improved communication channels & consumer/employee development etc. • Raised revenue sales 25-30% in fresh areas, while decreased waste by over 75%. • Entry-level Full Cycle Recruiting from Pipeline to interviews & hiring through development and beyond • Handled profit/loss statements, further development of project management information lines, orders/shipment, audits, cash management, employee & consumer relations, escalations, corporate meetings & analysis, daily store meetings & notes, loss prevention efforts, communication channels etc. Show less

    • Mexico
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Backroom Logistics
      • Mar 2013 - Nov 2013

      • Worked directly with store area departments to pull and cart items for floor employees to restock, Including work in sub-zero freezers for lengthy periods. • Organizational and stock control work • Strict time limits promoted increased teamwork and unique instances of problem-solving. • Small amounts of Administrative work: generalized paperwork, truck inventory paperwork / setup, communication to team and floor for hourly workflow, email, and logistical hourly time-frame communication. Show less

    • Front End Associate
      • Oct 2010 - Aug 2012

      • Front end cashier work: Consumer relations, Cash management, etc. • Cross trained in multiple areas. • Front end cashier work: Consumer relations, Cash management, etc. • Cross trained in multiple areas.

Education

  • Southern New Hampshire University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Management with concentration in Administration
    2016 - 2018
  • University of Northern Iowa
    Business Management with concentration in Administration
    2014 - 2016
  • John F Kennedy High School
    High School Diploma

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