HR Director – Chicago (249895) Bachelors, SPHR / General, Food, Metals, Equipment Manufacturing / Union Negotiations, Operations / Chicago area

Innovative & energetic Human Resources Executive with 20+ years of supporting multiple manufacturing industries. He is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and has a Bachelors degree from Loyola. He is no stranger to working with unions and their negotiations. He has a solid business acumen & measurable expertise in all facets of Human Resources. This HR Game Changer has a proven track record in the design, communication and implementation of Recruitment, Training, Payroll, Benefits, Labor Relations and Cultural Change Management processes. He brings a Big Box of HR experience with multiple industry experience to the table. He is interested in exploring HR leadership opportunities in the Chicago area. His notable experience includes:

• Assure organizational alignment for everyone involved within operations and leadership roles.
• Conduct skill gap analysis to identify any deficiencies that can lead to improper staffing in key positions.
• Leading, coaching, and developing existing HR TEAM to achieve measurable success.
• Aid in conducting confidential investigations because of employee allegations of code of conduct violations.
• Complete all traditional HR function responsibilities including Recruitment, Supervisory Training, Review of existing employee handbook and policy manual as well as creating new such documents.

• Responsible for all HR Do Diligence during Company expansion
  • Operate as a strategic business partner with the General Manager and leadership team members to understand business objectives and identify human resource strategies to meet changing needs; develop and implement human resource strategies, tactics, programs, and processes to enhance operational performance and efficiencies
  • Partner with operations and recruiting functions to identify and understand workforce needs; actively participate in implementing and improving local recruiting strategy and processes
  • Mediate and resolve employee relations disputes as necessary
  • Provide full HR Manager services while client company transitions new Manager into the organization
  • Full Cycle Recruitment
  • Work with Legal Team to address EEO Complaints
  • Established a series of Policies & Procedures by which management could guide their respective staffs across the operation of 3 facilities making up the organization
  • Wrote and implemented an Employee Handbook which gave all employees a communication tool by which to guide them in their daily activities
  • Spearheaded an intensive recruitment initiative to build a superior senior and middle management team that would lead the organization’s rapidly growing national presence
  • Guided management staff in the recruitment efforts of skilled level employees to fill open positions, growing the employee base from under 100 to over 350
  • Conducted skill gap analysis of all management staff to identify training needs
  • Motivate, develop and direct employee workforce and provide the necessary tools for employee development
  • Oversaw administration of hiring, retention, termination, personnel records, legal compliances, compensation and benefits
  • Accountable for motivating and stimulating managers to ensure consistent, equal, and fair treatment of their employees
  • Created and Implemented policies that seek to increase retention rates and foster employee job satisfaction and adherence to EEOC
  • Implemented effective recruitment and selection practices to identify and attract top talent in confirmation with organizational needs
  • Provided counsel and guidance to functional management in all areas of HR

• Union Workplace
• Non Union Workplace
• General Manufacturing
• Equipment Manufacturing
• Food Manufacturing
• Metals Manufacturing
• Marine / Ship Building Industry
• Materials Manufacturing Operations
• Parts / Component Manufacturing
• Assembly Operations
• Hospitality Industry
• Industrial Services
• Power Generation
• Transportation
• Warehousing / Distribution
• Leading HR Professionals
• Supporting Multiple Sites
• Union Contract Negotiations
• Working With Recruiting Firms
• Working with Staffing Firms
• Working with RPO Firms
• Providing International HR Support
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Phone Screens / Interviews
• Talent Acquisition
• Developing College Partnerships
• Holding Job Fairs
• Technical Recruiting
• Hiring Remote Workers
• Immigration Documentation
• Employee Onboarding Automation
• Employment paperwork / records for new hires.
• Employment Testing Tools
• Targeted Selection Interviewing
• Performing Exit interviews
• Salary Benchmarking
• Salary letters and employment contracts
• Designing Bonus Programs
• Acquisition / Merger Integration
• Implementing Significant Change
• Executing Hiring Strategy
• Workforce Planning
• Preparing Reports, Graphs, Charts, And Statistical Analyses
• EHS Training
• Managing EHS Personnel
• Reporting / Reducing HSE Incidents
• Coordinating / Providing Training and Development
• Reducing Turnover
• Handling Disciplinary Actions
• Dispute Resolution
• Staff Retention Programs
• Handling Disciplinary Actions
• Monitoring / Reducing Department Costs
• Organization Development
• Standardizing HR Processes
• Ensuring Policy Compliance
• HIPPA
• NLRA
• Managing FMLA
• Managing COBRA Programs
• Workers Compensation Programs
• Running Payroll
• Benefits Management

Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in PSYCHOLOGY – LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO