Experience

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  Electro Freeze / HC Duke and Son, LLC

  • United States
  • Machinery Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Director of Human Resources

    • May 2023 - Present

  • Human Resources Manager

    • Jan 2020 - May 2023

    Responsible for: Workforce management of a manufacturing facility of 200 employees, payroll processing, benefit administration, leave administration, unemployment management, formulation and implementation of Human Resources strategies, management of the full recruitment lifecycle, employee relations, employee engagement, ensure compliance with State and Federal laws, partner with and advise the Executive team.Recruitment efforts at all levels of the organization, including, but not limited to: skilled and unskilled manufacturing employees, administrative office staff, manufacturing supervisors, service technicians, engineers, sales professionals and accounting staff. Indirect supervision of employees at all levels of the organization to include conflict management, coaching and counseling, compliance with annual training requirements, performance management, investigation of employee complaints, management of employee terminations.Implementation of strategies to mitigate Company and employee risks throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Sterilite Corporation

  • Davenport, Iowa

  • Payroll and Benefits

    • Feb 2019 - Jan 2020
    • Davenport, Iowa

    Responsible for: Biweekly payroll, benefit administration, contingent workforce invoicing, leave administration, unemployment management, new hire set up and orientation, and employee relations for a plant of approximately 150 Sterilite and 150 contingent employees. Payroll responsibilities included entering garnishments into the payroll system, review timesheets daily, collaborate with supervisors to correct time errors, labor ratio reporting. Benefit administration responsibilities included plan and implement open enrollment meetings to ensure all employees enroll or waive benefits, plan and implement an annual wellness fair and ongoing wellness activities, answer benefit questions, new hire benefit enrollment.Leave administration responsibilities included facilitation and monitoring of all FMLA, ADA, LOA, bereavement, and jury duty requests. Employee relations responsibilities included answering employee questions, assisting with investigations, monitoring the plant attendance policy and processing attendance violations as necessary.

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  Securitas

  • Bettendorf, Iowa

  • Human Resources Manager

    • May 2013 - Feb 2019
    • Bettendorf, Iowa

    Responsible for: recruitment and selection of new hires for a branch of up to 300 employees; training and development of all new and current employees; personnel file maintenance; employment/education verifications; ensured state licensing requirements are met for all employees in both Iowa and Illinois, managed and trained site supervisors; coached and counseled employees; managed quarterly EEO reporting; managed unemployment claims; managed the branch safety program; ensured compliance with all state licensing requirements and organizational policies and procedures; CPR/AED trainer for the Professional Rescuer- American Red Cross; trained new HR Managers in the Northern Illinois and Iowa area.