Human Resource Resources
Resume:
MICHAEL COLIN YAUS
Newark, Ohio 43055
abg791@r.postjobfree.com
Qualifications For
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Visionary, persuasive, results-oriented leader, possessing excellent
interpersonal and motivational skills; combining extensive academic
credentials with over 20-years of management and supervisory experience in
corporate and plant environments.
AREAS
OF EXPERTISE
* Human Resource Management * Safety Management
* Labor Relations (Union/Non-Union) * Strategic
Planning/Lean Manufacturing
* Recruitment and Training *
Extensive Labor Law Knowledge
* Workers' Compensation *
Settlement and Reserving Experience
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
COLUMBUS STEEL CASTINGS, Columbus, OH 2005-2010
Director of Human Resources
Duties include reporting directly to the CEO for a 1450 plus employee,
steel castings company (largest single-site foundry in North America), and
serving as the number one human resource executive for the entire company
including Corporate, Plant/Manufacturing and Test Center operations.
* Implementation of both strategic and tactical human resource
plans
* Oversaw mediation and arbitration programs
* Directly supervised a staff of 20 plus employees in various
capacities
* Responsible for settlement negotiations and signatory for legal
settlements
* Developed policy and procedure manuals
* Oversaw union avoidance programs & handled labor relation issues
* Priced and negotiated insurance and employee benefit packages
* Oversaw Human Resources, Safety, Security, Recruitment and
Health Center Departments
* Provided guidance to senior management on all human resource
issues
DOLE FOODS, Springfield, OH 1999-2005
Human Resource Manager
Duties include total management of all personnel functions for a 750 plus
employee, union/non-union manufacturing plant.
* Decertified labor union
* Labor relations (Handled employee relation issues)
* Oversaw occupational on-site health unit (2 full-time nurses, 1 part-
time doctor)
* Recruitment and training
* Consulting projects (i.e., responsible for facilitating the shut-down
of a citrus plant)
* Oversaw workers' compensation function (reduced claims by 75% over 5
years)
* Enforced all state and federal employment laws
* Act as a consultant to upper level management on personnel issues and
strategic planning
* Oversaw Security Department (10 plus security guards)
* Responsible for safety and accident reduction (85% reduction in
accidents within 5 years)
* Progression and succession planning
T. MARZETTI COMPANY, Columbus, OH 1997-1999
Human Resource Manager
Duties included total management of all personnel functions for a 550 plus
employee, unionized manufacturing plant.
* Labor relations (Handled grievances, research information for
arbitration's, act as a liaison with Teamster's Business Agent)
* Established light duty and transitional return to work program for
injured workers
* Processed all Worker's Compensation claims (approve payments, conduct
reserving)
* Recruiting and hiring for all plant employees
* Represented company at unemployment hearings
* Developed and write company policies regarding hr functions
* Oversaw safety functions for the plant (Set up Safety Committee)
* Reduced Workers Compensation cost by 46%
OHIO BUREAU OF WORKERS COMPENSATION, Columbus, OH 1995-1997
Personnel Specialist
Duties included overseeing personnel functions for the Southwest and
Northwest Regions of Ohio including; Cincinnati, Dayton, Governor's Hill,
Fairfield, Springfield, Toledo, Mansfield and Lima Offices.
Within this region I coordinated:
* Staffing and hiring
* Processing promotions, retirements, resignations, demotions, etc.
* Worked with management on contract and collective bargaining issues
* Maintained human resource data bank (HRIS)
* Represented management in grievance hearings
SPARTAN EXPRESS, Worthington, OH 1991-1995
Human Resource Supervisor
Duties included supervising the Safety and Training Departments; devising
job descriptions, screening applications and recruiting exempt and non-
exempt employees; establishing the Internal Audit Department; overseeing
field compliance with company policy; managing employee relations with non-
union workforce; supervising Workers' Compensation; executing layoffs and
recall proceedings; and coordinating general troubleshooting and
undertaking very extensive travel in eight Midwestern States.
* Established a safety record for the company while simultaneously
reducing annual safety costs from $2 million in 1992 to $600,000 by
1993
* Saved $450,000 in Workers' Compensation cost in one year
* Trained entire workforce in new standard operating procedures
* Created a records and filing system for the entire company
* Devised an Operations/Audit/Benefit/Training Manual
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Master-Labor and Human Resources
The Ohio State University
College of Business
Graduated Top 5% of my class
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
The Ohio State University
College of Arts and Science
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