Elizabeth Walters, SPHR
Inman, SC 29349
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Strategic human resources professional nearing MBA completion focused
on increasing return on investment of human resources initiatives.
Goal-oriented, ambitious individual interested in maximizing human
capital as a business partner.
EXPERIENCE
HTI EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
Greenville, SC USA
Human Resources Manager
05/10 - Present
Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, on-boarding and retaining
over 150 hourly (Full-Time Regular and Temporary) associates at a BMW
supplier start-up operation manufacturing front and rear axles for the
X3 model. Develop company policies and procedures to ensure
consistency while meeting manufacturing goals. Report monthly metrics
on turnover (full-time and temporary), absenteeism, overtime, and
incidence rate to track performance. Create a series of retention
efforts to maximize return on investment in a competitive business
climate.
. Advise and approve all employee discipline, deliver terminations
and handle grievances
. Initiate and administer a number of retention efforts including
employee of the month, perfect attendance, employee roundtables,
performance-based pay, shift bidding, and succession planning
progression program.
. Employee of the Month December 2010
. Mentor and develop payroll and HR administrator (direct report)
through exposure to a variety of HR functions
. Administer all workers compensation, ADA, FMLA, EEO, and STD
claims
. Created site interview material with response rating system to
ensure consistency and measurability among multiple interviewers
DISH NETWORK
Spartanburg, SC USA
Human Resources Generalist
08/09 - 05/10
Assist in recruiting, interviewing, background checks, drug test
administration, and reference checks of hourly employees to assure
best skills sets and cultural fit for line managers. Support
management and employees as contact for investigations, employee
relations issues and employee discipline for over 950 employees,
serving as bilingual contact when necessary. Contact for benefit
enrollment and benefit inquiries. Assist with workers compensation and
FMLA administration.
. Created succession planning template with lists and drop down
menus for easy access and formatting
. Conduct New Hire Orientation including I-9 verification,
reviewing employee handbook and policies, policy
acknowledgements, and benefits orientation
. Responsible for weekly FMLA data analysis and charts focusing on
hours missed for productivity and efficiency reporting
INDEXX INC
Greenville, SC USA
Human Resources Generalist
04/08 - 08/09
Initiate key company changes including the creation of a company
newsletter, an employee handbook, a human resources intranet, and the
first qualified human resources presence in the company. Serve as a
liaison between benefit providers and employees to resolve insurance
and technical issues. Responsible for performing all payroll duties
processed bi-weekly and maintained daily.
. Company contact for all human resources and payroll related
processes from new hire to termination including COBRA and FMLA
. Designed human resources company intranet independently with strong
acclaim from implementation specialist, employees and supervisor.
. Introduced company intranet with online open enrollment reducing
enrollment times by 75%, reducing company costs by going paperless,
and reducing direct labor costs
TRANSMATIC MANUFACTURING Holland,
MI USA
Quality Administrative Assistant
05/07 - 01/08
Supported 6 engineers and input all changes to quality engineering
documentation (print updates, process flow diagrams and control plans)
into product launch system.
. Created work instructions detailing all facets of the position
to increase job efficiency, proficiency and accountability.
. Reported daily scrap information which was distributed company-
wide monthly and directly impacted quality incentive bonus.
TRANSMATIC MANUFACTURING Holland,
MI USA
Human Resources Intern 09/06 -
03/07
Developed workers compensation filing system, submitted medical bills
to carriers, and assembled workers comp instructional claim kits for
supervisors. Transferred over 500 hard copy Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS) to online system to ensure OSHA compliance and provide
essential employee resource.
. Decreased MSDS search to retrieval times by 50%.
. Developed fire extinguisher layout map and inspection checklist.
TRANSMATIC MANUFACTURING Holland,
MI USA
Human Resources Intern 05/05 -
08/05
Conducted internet research for the director of human resources
regarding destination assistance, moving services, and international
schools for expatriate employees. Upon completion, organized
resources independently and presented them to transferring employees
and human resources department.
. Demonstrated polished excel knowledge by recreating illegible job
reference cards used by tool and die makers allowing quick look-up of
processes.
. Utilized writing and creative skills by contributing articles on
health and fitness to the company newsletter.
EDUCATION
STRAYER UNIVERSITY 01/2009
- 06/2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - In Progress
Concentration in Human Resources Management
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY 08/2003
- 05/2007
Bachelors of Art in English
Minor in Psychology
IT SKILLS Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, Power
Point, Access, and Outlook) 2007 & 2003, Adobe Photoshop,
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) - Pay eXpert, HR eXpert,
ADP portal, Oracle, and Ultrastaff
CERTIFICATIONS SPHR Certified
Certificate in Employee Relations Law through Ogletree
Deakins
Certified TS 16949 Auditor
Completed Lean Six Sigma Training
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Student Member and
Greenville SHRM Member
ACHIEVEMENTS Competent at Speaking, Reading and Writing Intermediate
Spanish
Graduated college with Cum Laude honors (3.68 GPA)