Brian Leon

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Phone: 330-***-****

Canton, Ohio 44714 E-

mail: abk9x2@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE SUMMARY:

Prepared to make valuable contributions in Human Resources, Safety,

Training, and/or Management. A human resource professional with over 10

years experience recognized for integrity, honesty and effectiveness.

. Served on Malone College Career Services Advisory Board

. Past President of Urban Ark and Trinity

. Member Board of Education Project Rebuild

. Trained in recruiting and hiring laws

. Trained in Conflict Resolution

CORE COMPETENTCIES:

. Strong recruiting experience

. Labor relations

. Regulatory Compliance

. Successful trainer and motivator

. High computer proficiency

. Effective mentoring and coaching skills

. Developed and implemented policies

. Succession Planning

EDUCATION:

Masters of Business Administration Malone College, Canton, Ohio

August 2004

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration Malone College

Canton, Ohio May 1999

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cornwell Quality Tools Company Multiple

Sites, Ohio 2006 to Present

Human Resource Manager

. Staffing of 3

facilities

. Work as a strategic business partner with other departments in 4

facilities

. Recruitment and retention of exempt and nonexempt employees

. Secured $50K in safety improvement grants

. Employee relations / Union avoidance

. Maintain compliance with regulatory agencies (DOL, DOT, OSHA, EPA)

. Training and development of employees

. Coaching and counseling employees

. Discipline of employees ensuring consistency

. Succession planning

. Policy and Program development

. Salary administration

. Investigating confidential issues and complaints

. Benefit administration

Coca-Cola Enterprises Multiple Sites, Ohio &

Pennsylvania 2005 to 2006

Employee Relations Manager

. Staffing for 4 facilities

. Work as a strategic business partner with other departments in 5

facilities

. Recruitment and retention of exempt and nonexempt employees

. Labor and Employee Relations (Teamsters)

. Maintain compliance with regulatory agencies

. Salary administration

. Coaching and counseling employees

. Discipline of employees ensuring consistency

. Succession planning

. Reduced grievances filed from 46 to 29 for year to year first six

month comparison

. Investigation and make recommendations on confidential issues and

complaints

. Responsible for 5 facilities

Fresh Mark, Sugardale Foods Canton, Ohio

1999 to 2004

Human Resource Generalist

. Staffed two facilities (approximately 750 employees)

. Improved retention from 500% turnover to 20% over a 2 year period

. Worked as a strategic business partner with other departments

. Recruitment and retention of exempt and nonexempt employees

. Prepared weekly manpower

. Held employees accountable to policies and procedures

. Succession planning

. Maintained safety compliance according to OSHA standards

. Managed worker compensation cases to bring employee back to work

. Trained employees in Safety and Human Resource policies and procedures

. Communicated between management and employees

. Conducted two safety committees

. Performed Labor relations

. Trained and developed 25 front-line supervisors

. Participated in contract negotiations (Teamsters, Operating Engineers,

and UFCW)

. Reduced Incident rate from 21 to 7, and DART rate from 14 to around 5

as Safety Director

. Conducted new employee orientation in excess of a thousand individuals

. Analyzed and applied data through computer applications

ComputerProfiency:

Microsoft Word - Powerpoint - Excel - Outlook - Access - EZ Labor -

Infinium - RecruitMax - Lotus Notes -SAP

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