Human Resource Manager

Summary of Qualifications:

Versatile "roll up your sleeves" Human Resource professional with excellent

coaching, negotiation, communication and employee relations skills.

Extensive experience in dealing with clients and associates of all levels,

labor relations and change management issues. Skilled at relationship and

team building, vendor management, directing the activities of others and

providing HR leadership to both large and small employee groups (union and

non-union). Experienced with MS Office products, Outlook, Taleo, SAP, HR

Horizons, PeopleSoft and other business software.

Experience:

Honeywell Scanning & Mobility (Division of Honeywell International)

1/2012- Present

Honeywell Scanning & Mobility is a leading manufacturer of high-performance

image- and laser-based data collection hardware, including rugged mobile

computers and bar code scanners.

Rated as promotable high performer in Honeywell's performance rating

system.

Human Resources Manager - Americas (Fort Mill, SC)

Responsible for all human capital issues for North American Sales, Sales

Support, Marketing and ISC functions.

o Coach senior leaders through discipline, workforce planning and

succession planning

o Oversight of local HR generalist

o Developed an emerging (green talent) sales program,

o Developed a management roundtable program.

o Sought out for coaching by executive leadership team

o Managed and resolved staffing vendor performance issues

o Manage global staffing initiative

o Assigned to handle difficult investigations and employees due to strong

coaching skills

Armstrong World Industries 9/2009-

12/2011

International producer of solid and engineered wood flooring, resilient

flooring, ceiling systems and cabinetry. Rated as a high performer in

Armstrong's performance rating system.

Human Resource Manager - Lancaster and Beech Creek (Lancaster, PA)

Two resilient flooring manufacturing locations (one with two unions and one

non-union).

o Managed revision of two union contracts in preparation for upcoming

negotiations.

o Manage plant labor relations including serve on the negotiating team for

bargaining

o Manage the recruiting process and staffing flow for organization

experiencing extremely high retirement turnover (80%)

o Responsible for the successful implementation of corporate initiatives in

the business including open enrollment, annual site surveys, performance

management, lean manufacturing training, diversity initiatives and other

training needs

o Facilitate annual performance review process

o Manage investigations and/or grievance management for all employee

relations or compliance related issues.

Human Resource Manager - Statesville and Patriot (Statesville, NC)

Engineered wood manufacturing facility and two East Coast distribution

locations.

o Managed cultural change in all locations due to recent acquisition in two

locations and leadership issues in the third.

o Managed all HR related issues during the closure of the Statesville, NC

facility in April, 2011.

o Responsible for developing strong relationships with employees and

implementing structure and accountability where little existed before.

o Assist in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles including

Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen and 5S initiatives.

o Coaching and development of management and staff work force, including

the development of exit strategies when necessary

o Manage the recruitment process for all locations

o Manage the investigation process for all compliance and employee

relations issues and responded to EEOC complaints

o Facilitate annual performance management meetings and coach employees on

the writing of effective annual performance plans and development goals

(Reason for Leaving: Relocation back to North Carolina)

Flakeboard America, LTD 2/2008 -

9/2009

International producer of Particleboard and MDF wood products. Employee

group of 400.

Regional Human Resource Manager - East Coast (Bennettsville, SC)

Responsible for daily Human Resource oversight of three locations, two

manufacturing facilities, trucking operations, and sales and accounting.

o Identify succession planning candidates and provide appropriate skill gap

analysis. Establish development plans where necessary.

o Manage all East Coast recruitment efforts

o Responsible for the management of corporate relocation issues and

oversight of corporate relocation vendor.

o Coach all levels of management through disciplinary actions including

developing exit strategies when necessary.

o Develop appropriate training programs and provide that training to

appropriate East Coast personnel.

o Manage compensation equity and recommend new hire compensation packages

when necessary.

o Manage local HR staff member activities and develop for succession

planning purposes.

o Assisted in the development of training programs and initiatives

throughout the East Coast.

(Reason for Leaving: Recruited by Armstrong World Industries)

Kohler Company 3/1999 - 2/2008

World-class manufacturer of plumbing and fine-furniture products. Rated as

a "Star Performer" in Kohler's evaluation system. Also received "Out on a

Limb" award given for outstanding HR performance.

Human Resource Generalist - Plumbing Americas, Sales (Charlotte, NC)

Responsible for daily human resource management for National Retail Sales

and East and South wholesale sales divisions.

o Coach directors and managers through disciplinary actions, including

investigations and exit strategies.

o Partnered with managers to develop strong succession planning and

increased bench strength.

o Conduct training to sales executives on appropriate work-place behavior.

o Facilitate annual discussions on annual team initiatives throughout the

sales workforce.

o Regularly serve as sounding board and coach for peers throughout the

organization.

o Advise associates and managers through annual review and merit increase

processes.

Human Resource Specialist III, Wisconsin Pottery (Sheboygan, WI)

Responsible for all human resource activity for a 500-person vitreous

manufacturing plant in Kohler, Wisconsin.

o Selected to improve union/management relationships and to coach the

incumbent Plant Manager on effective performance management and

interpersonal relationships.

o Partnered with the UAW union leadership to open communication between

management and the union. Reduced union grievances by 75% in one year.

o Coached the Plant Manager on assessing the bench-strength of his top

team, and developing appropriate development plans.

o Recommended exit strategies for poor performers and oversaw the

implementation of those strategies.

o Managed the recruitment process for all levels of associates. Credited

by the management team for drastically raising the quality of candidates

hired.

o Responsible for the management of Human Resource costs in the facility.

Human Resources Specialist, Baker Furniture (Holland, MI)

Responsible for the daily human resource activities of a 220-person

furniture manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan.

o Worked with union leadership to develop a process for reviewing adherence

to the union contract and correcting existing compensation and job title

issues. Resolved 22 contract violations without a single grievance.

o Managed the union grievance negotiation and resolution and workers

compensation

o Active participate on the Executive Transition Team responsible for

managing all aspects of the plant closure.

o Responsible for assessing talent and recommending transfer of 15

associates to a sister facility in North Carolina.

o Served as the "point person" for all media communication and for the

development of the corporate wide closure communication plan.

o Active participant in plant closure negotiations with the union.

o Closed the facility without a single grievance and lower than normal

workers compensation costs.

Human Resource Administrator, Baker Furniture (Grand Rapids, MI)

Responsible for the management of the administrative team responsible for

documentation, processing and compliance of all corporate Human Resource

initiatives for 1500-person furniture manufacturing company in Grand

Rapids, Michigan.

(Reason for Leaving: Next promotional step required relocation back to

Wisconsin.)

Education:

Walden University

BSBA - HR Specialty

Darla R. Repper

2100 BRANTLEY ROAD

Kannapolis, NC

PH: 910-***-****

Email: ******@*****.***

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