George Burdette

508-***-****

acgjne@r.postjobfree.com

Summary: H uman Resources Professional with 20 years of experience with Manufacturing

P lant and Corporate Human Resource Management. Strategic Member of Company’s

leadership team. Proven record of success in Employee Relations, H.R Policy and Procedure

Development, Recruitment, Benefits, Compensation, Performance Management,

E mployment Law, Training Programs, Vendor Negotiations, Relocation and Employee

Recognition. Relying on extensive experience and judgment to plan, accomplish and exceed

career challenges.

SL Tennessee 01/14 – 08/2014

Clinton, TN

Senior Human Resources Manager

• Manage staff of 13 employees

• Responsible for 3 facilit ies with 900 employees

• Oversee the execution of bi-weekly and monthly payroll, benefits, workers’ comp, safety

and environmental, t raining, and recruiting

• Key contact for employee relations for both supervisors and employees

• Responsible for facilities and general affairs

Epsco Staffing 04/13 – 01/14

Various professional assignments

• H uman Resources

• Benefits

• HR Compliances

• HR Consulting

Employment Plus 06/12 – 04/13

B lue Springs, MS

Partner on Premises (On-Site Manager at Toyota Automotive on contract)

• Conduct new hire orientation

• Manage variable workforce of 200 employees

• Support production operations/human resources

Veterans Transportation 5/09 –3/12

Waltham, MA

Di rector of Human Resources

• Bu il t and managed Human Resources organization for five functional t ransportation

entities

• Responsible for five independent entities in three states

• Develop and implement one benefits program for five functioning organization

consisting of 1000 employees

• Change agent for standardizing policies and procedures within the four organizations

• T rain supervisors and managers to conduct termination and warning processes

• Manage unemployment process

• C reated and developed recruitment and new hire orientations

• Supported 225 Union and 700 plus Non-Union employees

• Responsible for resolving employee complaints of violations of the collective bargaining

agreement

and/or company policies through the grievance, mediation and arbitration processes.

• Worked with Union Rep/Stuarts

• Workers’ Comp management and prevention

• DOT and Non-DOT drug testing

• I mplemented safety and health programs, policies, practices, and procedures, in

compliance with

government regulations including Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations,

i ncluding, but not

l imi ted to OSHA.

ACT Electronics, Inc. 1995 – 2008 (Company closed all locations)

Hudson, MA

Human Resource Manager

• Par t of negotiations team during closure of the company

• M ul tiple site support (1800 + employees)

• Established and implemented the Human Resources Department for this startup company

in

t hree US sites.

• Member of the Senior Management Team, making strategic decisions for the company.

• Manage Payroll Department utilizing ADP PC/Payroll for windows. Oversee payroll

p rocessing to include auto allowances, sales commissions and expenses.

• Manage all areas of Human Resources to include: Employee Relations, Policy Design,

S taffing, Performance Management, Compensation, Benefits and Immigration.

• Led the development, design and implementation of Human Resources policy and

p rocedure

manual and Employee Handbook.

• Handle all communication with recruiters, vendors, insurance brokers, insurance

companies,

and investment organizations for employees, which include Medical, Dental, Life

I nsurance/

A D&D, LTD, STD, FSA and 401K.

• Conduct Awareness Training and Management Training for all employees to protect the

Company, keep them up to date with the laws, and provide management with the best

tools.

• Manage Human Resources Budget and analyze and provide input on how to reduce costs,

as

well as manage Recruitment Budget for East and West Coast.

• U t il ize various salary survey indust ry data to ensure that the company is competitive in

t he marketplace

w ith regard to employee compensation.

• Business partner and key contributor in growing the business from 85 million dollars to a

b illion dollar world-class Manufacturing Corporation. Increased the employee population

f rom

345 to 1800 employees in 4 years.

• Managed acquisitions due diligence and integration of various companies into a multi-

million

dollar global corporation.

• Worked with Executive Management Team to integrate the HR function within the overall

business operation strategy.

• Managed budget for HR Department, analyzed and provided reduction costs for

recruitment

fees for entire US.

• Managed and directed HR staff consisting of 17 professionals.

• D i rected all aspects of the organization’s HR policies, objectives and ini tiatives for US

locations.

• Established resume resources, wrote job descriptions and newspaper ads, reviewed and

p re-screened candidates, conducted initial interviews, worked with hi ring manages and

candidates to negotiate offers, determined compensation developed “Hi r ing Manager

S taffing

Guide”.

• Resolved post-hi r ing issues such as visas, relocation, and facilitated new employee

o rientation.

• Designed and implemented programs to improve and enhance Human Resources

organization

design, team building, processes and effectiveness.

• P rovided consultation and coaching to managers with employee relation’s issues regarding

performance management, reorganizations and employee behavioral problems.

• Managed and led all legal dealings with reduction in work force with executive

management

team for the site closings.

S kills:

M icrosoft office

A DP

Avionte’

Di rector:

H udson, MA Chamber of Commerce

Education:

Dean College-BA Degree-Franklin, MA

Member of Society of Human Resource Management

Volunteer: U - Mass Medical Center

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