John W. Garner

**** ******** ***** – Spring Hill, Tennessee 37174; Cell: 248-***-****, Email: acow5r@r.postjobfree.com

Human Resource Manager / EHS Specialist

Background includes:

Employee Relations Environmental and Employee Health & Safety

• HR Manager - Generalist background/experience • Health & Safety Compliance Specialist

• Recruiting both exempt and non-exempt • Policy/Procedural Development and Training

• Hiring / Onboarding / Orientation – All Levels • Worker’s Compensation Administration

• Compensation / Succession Development Planning • OSHA and Environmental Compliance / Reporting

• Benefits / 401(k) Administration • ISO 14001 Environmental Management experience

• Incident Investigations / Disciplinary Actions • BS 18001 Health & Safety Management experience

• Terminations / Unemployment • Systems Auditing Experience

EDUCATION

BS, Business Administration (Behavioral Science Minor) - Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana

CAREER HISTORY

Magneti Marelli Exhaust Systems, NA (part of the FIAT Group) – Clarkston, Michigan 2013 to 2014

• Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Dorothy Wheatley Trust – Waterford, Michigan 2011 - Present

• Trustee and Plan Administrator for the Wheatley Estate and Trust

NORMA Group, NA / Torca Products, Inc. / Acorn Tool & Die, Inc. – Auburn Hills, Michigan 1981 to 2012

• (1995 to 2012) NORMA Group, NA HR Manager and EHS Specialist – Multiple Facilities

• (1991 to 1995) Torca Products, Inc. Personnel Manager and Tooling Manager

• (1981 to 1990) Acorn Tool & Die, Inc. Tool & Die Maker / Benefits and Safety Specialist

Significant Responsibilities & Accomplishments in Human Resources

Recruitment & Hiring

• Responsible for recruitment and hiring of both exempt and non-exempt personnel

• Train managers and supervisors regarding legal and ethical interviewing and hiring practices

• Work with and coordinated multiple Temporary and Contract Service Agencies for both exempt and non-exempt personnel

Compensation

• Responsible for on-going compensation administration, including benchmarking and salary survey participation

• Background in payroll, finance, and experience with exempt and non-exempt wage and salary compliance (FLSA)

Benefits Administration

• Research, select, and implement new benefit programs including Health, Dental, Life, STD/LTD, and other welfare benefits

• Present, promote, and administer benefit programs and options to employees

• Extensive experience with employee benefit administration and ongoing COBRA compliance management

• Implement and administer annual employee Flexible Spending Accounts

• Develop, rollout, and serve as Plan Administrator for three 401(k) retirement savings plans. Experienced with John Hancock and

Transamerica online administration services including rollovers, loans, hardship distributions, etc.

Employee Relations

• Supervise Human Resource Generalist, Human Resource Assistants, Corporate Receptionist & Administrative Assistants

• Extensive experience with exempt and non-exempt employee issues such as conflict resolution, performance counseling, progressive

discipline, in-service professional development, developed Educational Assistance policies and serve as Apprenticeship Coordinator.

• Coordinated and participated in company picnics, open house, annual plant-wide outings, annual plant-wide Thanksgiving dinners

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John W. Garner

2004 Windsong Drive – Spring Hill, Tennessee 37174; Cell: 248-***-****, Email: acow5r@r.postjobfree.com

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John W. Garner

2004 Windsong Drive – Spring Hill, Tennessee 37174; Cell: 248-***-****, Email: acow5r@r.postjobfree.com

Employment Law – Compliance and Policy Development

• Work direct with corporate attorney regarding employee legal issues, procedural development, and immigration issues

• Appointed by headquarters as the Local Compliance Officer for Corporate Governance policy training and violation investigations

• Extensive experience with Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) administration and compliance

• Design, develop and revise personnel policies for exempt and non-exempt employee handbooks

• Develop Employee Orientation programs including temporary and contract employee programs

Special Assignments

• Researched, selected, and implemented Human Resource Information Software

• Participated in ISO/TS 16949 procedure development for personnel training and documentation, serve as TS Auditor

• Organizational development for future expansion, including hands-on participation in seven mergers and acquisitions over a ten year

period integrating exempt and non-exempt personnel, welfare benefits, employee policies, and retirement plans.

Significant Responsibilities & Accomplishments in

Employee Health & Safety and Environmental Compliance

• Served as Pillar Leader for Health & Safety and Environmental Initiatives within the FIAT World Class Manufacturing System

• Train managers and supervisors on hazards recognition, safety policies, practices, and employee motivation

• Train employees on mandatory health and safety practices and hazard recognition

• Work with Temporary and Contract Placement Services to coordinate Safety Orientation and expectations

• Research, select, update, and implement new training programs and materials

• Develop training modules to reflect the actual environment of the current operations

• Present, promote, and administer EH&S programs to employees

• Maintained baseline and annual audio testing of exposed employees

• Performed baseline and ongoing dosimeter testing for noise exposure evaluation and proper hearing protection determination

Michigan OSHA (MIOSHA) and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality ( MDEQ) Experience

• Experience working with federal, state, and local agencies including MIOSHA, MDEQ, Local Fire Departments inspectors during

inspections, corrective actions, informal citation responses, mandatory reporting

• Worked with MIOSHA Safety and Education Training (SET) programs by inviting MIOSHA consultants to our facility for assistance

when needed

EHS Special Assignments

• Researched, selected, and implemented OSHA Incident Log Tracking program for use at multiple locations (Web Based)

• Developed my own Excel Incident Tracking spreadsheets for immediate review of past and present incidents by department, injury

type, cause, etc. and established reporting metrics for the various departments to aid in developing improvement strategies.

Additional benefits of the spreadsheets was the ability to satisfied BS-18001 and ISO-16949 tracking needs, yearend performance

reporting for MIOSHA, Worker’s Compensation carriers and Corporate Headquarters without multiple entries.

• As lead EH&S Manager worked with a committee of five cross functional team member to obtain ISO-14001 Environmental

Management System (EMS) Certification and BS-18001 Employee Health and Safety (EHS) Certifications within the same year

ahead of corporate schedule; Performed EMS and EHS auditor functions

• Developed Housekeeping, Safety, and Environmental Daily Audits by functional department

• Created Department Specific Emergency Medical Response Kits and emergency response procedures with all employees

• Brought in Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (AED) and set in place a program to train twelve employees every six months in CPR,

AED, and Basic First Aid Training and re-certify every two years. I had more than 25% of the workforce certified

• Served on Kaizen Teams on Lean initiatives to oversee safety and ergonomic needs were fully assessed before making changes

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS and CERTIFICATES

• Member - Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

• Various MIOSHA Training program certifications and multiple updates in: Powered Industrial Forklift, Power Press Safety, Lockout,

Machine Guarding, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Blood Borne Pathogens, HazMat, Incident Reporting, Ergonomics, Basic

Electrical Safety, Robotics, etc.

• Safety Specialist Certificate from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce

• Currently Certified by the Red Cross in CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid

• Notary Public – Oakland County, Michigan

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