H.R. Manager or Generalist

Career Summary: Over••••• years of progressive successful experience as a Human
Resources Director/Manager serving the Corrugated, Paperboard,
and Consumer Products industries in both union and nonunion plants.
Accomplishments are outstanding performance in cost reductions
of Workers Compensation, concise and flexible language revisions
in collective bargaining agreements, enactment of new and effective
policies and procedures, as well as, cutting edge strategic planning.
An excellent education and proven background to justify
consideration for being versatile, creative, diligent, as well as a team
player. Character traits include detail oriented with multi-tasking
abilities, strong sense of urgency and perseverance, along with, self-
motivated, proactive, and require minimal personal supervision.
Im a change agent for improvement with the courage to pursue new
ideas to drive an organization to excellence while utilizing a work
team environment.

Education: Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan
Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree in Psychology with a heavy
concentration in Business Administration

Training:
OSHA Compliance (••••• hours)
ISO ••••• Quality Auditor training
IOSHA certification for classroom fork truck training
SPC training
Computer skills: MS Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Professional
Experience:

Aug. ••••• Hartz Mountain Corporation, Logansport, IN
July ••••• Human Resources Mgr. for a pet treat food manufacturing
company; duties and responsibilities include all H.R. employee
relations as well as payroll, F.M.L.A. adm., staffing, safety
incentive programs, training, benefit adm., and strategic planning
in a nonunion facility

Reestablished and updated the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs); utilized practices in orientation of new and present members of the workforce; The plant had superior ratings two years in a row from U.S.D.A. annual inspections
Redefined and implemented a new attendance policy which resulted in a •••••% improvement due to improvement of traceability and progressive documentation
Installed and implemented a new timekeeping system that resulted in a more efficient and accuracy of data collection for payroll and costing purposes
Revamped safety program to include production floor audits and specific awareness training which resulted in a •••••% reduction in the incidence rate and a •••••% reduction in the number of recordable accidents


Dec. ••••• F. McConnell and Sons, New Haven, IN
June ••••• Human Resources Mgr. for a food warehousing and distribution
Company; duties included all typical HR functions along with
facility safety, staffing, training, and policy development in a
nonunion facility

Instrumental in increasing the quality of the Sales staffing resulting in an increase of •••••M dollars in sales and three hundred thousand in profits
Spearheaded improvement of staffing DOT certified drivers resulting in a •••••% reduction of driver turnover

Apr. ••••• Contract work for several companies in the Fort Wayne area
Dec. •••••

Jun. ••••• Gibraltar Packaging Corporation, Fort Wayne, IN
Apr. ••••• Director of Human Resources for a paperboard carton plant;
duties included directing and facilitating all safety, benefit
administration, training, labor relations, human resources functions,
as well as staffing for all salary and hourly positions in a union
facility

Reduced Workers Compensation costs and incident rate
within the first two years and saved over •••••K by utilizing pro
active approaches for behavioral change.

Negotiated collective bargaining agreements to reduce language and classifications by •••••% to provide the Company with more flexibility and labor cost savings.

Settled seven EEOC suits, one in Federal Court, with the Company being exonerated with no adverse effects.

Reduced overhead costs in order to streamline the operation by
Eliminating ••••• hourly and ••••• salary positions within an ••••• months period

Developed and implemented policies and procedures to reduce absenteeism, clarify each employees responsibility for safety, and refine the plant rules of conduct and behavior

Achieved ISO ••••• rating by having department teams develop work instructions and job descriptions