Human Resources Business Partner Resume Example

• Coordinated and directed staffing, labor relations and training and development programs at this plant of 350+ employees. Scope of responsibility included compensation, EAP, STD/LTD, FMLA, Affirmative Action planning, community involvement, charitable giving and environmental, health and safety issues. Managed one HR Coordinator with indirect oversight of Occupational Nurse and Database Entry Clerk. Credited with developing and documenting personnel, benefit and payroll processes and procedures complete with process maps and measurements. conducted several layoffs involving over 40 employees. Represented the company during unemployment hearings as well as personnel-related legal proceedings.Established a performance management process for salaried personnel that focuses on setting annual goals, creating developmental plans and participating in quarterly reviews to ensure constant progress.

• Lead recruitment, interviewing and hiring activities as well as investigations, discipline, terminations, unemployment hearings, grievance resolution and training for 400+ nonexempt employees. Served as area leader during PeopleSoft and SmartTime implementation with responsibility for defining processes and providing user training. Improved workforce quality and retention by establishing a 3-Tier Sign-on/Retention Bonus Program to motivate existing personnel to refer new employees. Contributed to negotiation of two separate five-year labor agreements with local unions and participated in federal mediation of five racial discrimination claims.

HR Coordinator (Oct 1999 - Aug 2000)

• Responsible for technical recruiting; included prescreening, interviewing, background checks and leading employee orientation sessions. Significantly enhanced selection process by training interviewing team and utilizing job requisitions to improve communication of job openings and tracking of placements. Organized job fairs and college recruitment programs, assisted with payroll issues and served as local contact for health & welfare benefits questions and concerns.

Project Analyst  (Oct 1993 - Oct 1999)

• Evaluated recruitment and training procedures to determine and implement improvements to maximize staff quality. Supervised three software project assistants, headed multiple groups, trained personnel, edited corporate process improvements quarterly newsletter and served as QA agent and Process Improvement & Training Advisor. Streamlined integration of new personnel by designing a comprehensive orientation process consisting of several phases and ongoing assessment. Took the initiative to learn HTML and develop an internal web site to improve project communication, which quickly expanded to become the official method of relaying project status among local and nationwide teams. Played key role in development, documentation and auditing of the software production process.