ANTHONY CAROZZA

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Orrville, Ohio 44667

330-***-****

abh77s@r.postjobfree.com

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Accomplished, decisive and knowledgeable Human Resources (HR) professional

with a history that reflects a commitment to employee growth and

development. Manage overarching HR activities including hiring, employee

relations and compliance with federal and state mandates related to FMLA,

ADA, and OSHA, to name a few. Advise management regarding the effective

handling of employment and other matters. Provide financial oversight of a

budget and continually evaluate opportunities to streamline costs while

improving operations. Serve as a liaison between employees and senior

leadership; promote an environment predicated on open communication and

accountability to motivate and foster an organization of high performers.

Core professional competencies include:

Recruitment, Selection & Hiring Labor Relations

Policy & Procedure Compliance Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Employee Relations & Productivity Grievances & Collective Bargaining

Budgetary Planning & Management Workers' Compensation Program Oversight

SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Successfully implemented a targeted recruitment and advertising program,

which reduced recruiting costs by 18% for all 15 North Ohio District

facilities.

. Managed staffing and maintained 4,400+ management and non-management,

union and non-union positions in the North Ohio District for UPS.

. Received positive recognition for achieving "no violations" during the

September 2008 OFCCP Desk Audit.

. Achieved a first place ranking in the North Central Region related to the

Workforce Planning Balanced Scorecard.

. Ensured compliance and maintained ongoing knowledge of state and federal

regulations associated with OFCCP, OSHA, DOT, EEOC, ADA, and FMLA.

. Managed a multi-million dollar budget for workers' compensation and

automobile crash liabilities.

. Served as a liaison and medical consultant to the district Labor

Relations Manager related to medical grievances and collective bargaining

agreement matters.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UPS, Columbus, OH

Operations & Training Manager, 2009-2010

Responsible for HR support of an organization consisting of 1,400 employees

in two facilities. Developed strategic plans and implemented initiatives in

diverse areas to include; hiring and staffing, training compliance,

succession planning, and career development.

. Established staffing plans and collaborated with the Workforce Planning

Manager to ensure that appropriate applicant flow was created and

maintained to meet immediate work force needs.

. Reduced turnover and retained high seniority employees through key

initiatives that included; analyzing factors impacting turnover trends,

conducting frequent performance evaluations in a consistent, fair and

objective manner, facilitating open communication and encouraging

continuous performance improvement.

. Implemented a new hire orientation process that impacted a quick and

effective "ramp-up"; key features included conducting focus group

meetings with new hires to get feedback on training, follow-up on any

trainee concerns, coaching part-time supervisors to explain and

demonstrate proper job methods; developing and monitoring a program that

ensured full-time management involvement with new employees.

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Operations & Training Manager, continued

. Created a developmental culture that strategically linked individual and

team performance to the attainment of key business results through such

standards as: identifying individual and team skill gaps and development

opportunities to facilitate improved performance, ensuring documented

career goals and detailed plans for achieving these goals; developing

feedback and coaching skills to improve performance and identifying

opportunities to engage employees in new and challenging work assignments

District Comprehensive Health & Safety Process Manager, 2009

Responsible for ensuring compliance of 8,200 employees and 36 facilities in

the Ohio District with OSHA and UPS agreements by coordinating and training

district management and non-management safety committee members.

. Created district safety process template for all facilities impacting

consistent and organized approach for maintaining OSHA and Corporate

compliance; district passed assessments conducted by a third party.

. Developed and coordinated district safety activities which focused on

injury and auto crash prevention resulting in fewer injuries and auto

crashes.

District Workforce Planning Manger, 2007-2009

Recruited and hired staff for 15 facilities with 4,400 employees in North

Ohio District.

. Developed metrics to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of

initiatives which resulted in advertising and recruiting costs being

reduced by 18%.

. Proactively identified and addressed areas for improvement in staffing

policies, practices and procedures to maintain the most successful,

efficient and cost effective processes, reducing hiring costs.

. Implemented an action-oriented strategy to meet Affirmative Action goals

resulting in "no violations" and 100% compliance with the OFCCP Desk

Audit.

District Health & Safety Manager, 2006-2007

Responsible for the North Ohio District's Health and Safety Department

being in compliance with federal, state, local, and UPS health and safety

regulations and Workers' Compensation and Auto Crash costs.

. Developed and implemented injury and auto crash prevention plans which

resulted in saving the district over $100,000 in Workers' Compensation

costs and over $40,000 in auto crash expense.

. Facilitated recovery of injured employees by maintaining contact and

facilitating discussions of light duty and temporary alternate work to

reduce Days Away Restricted or Transferred (DART), limit work

interruption, and return employees to work which also reduced workers'

compensation costs.

District Occupational Health Supervisor, 2004-2006

Responsible for occupational and non-occupational employee Health and

Wellness Programs for district of over 4,400 union and non-union employees.

Acted as liaison and a medical consultant to the District Labor Relations

Manager on medically related grievances and collective bargaining agreement

issues. Appointed to UPS Crisis Management and Workplace Violence

Prevention Threat Response Team and advised on medical/health issues

Created and implemented monthly wellness and prevention activities

decreasing employee injuries and illness.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Comprehensive Health and Safety Process Supervisor, 2001-2004

Human Resources Generalist, 1998 - 2000

EDUCATION, LICENSES AND Professional Affiliations

Bachelor of Science, Nursing, cum laude, University of Akron, Akron, OH

Registered Nurse, State of Ohio

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

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