Manager Engineer

William "Trent" Kuykendall

PO Box ****

Auburn, AL 36831

************@*******.***

phone: 334-***-****

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Core Competencies

Recruitment / Staffing Team Building Personnel Development

Directing Others Compliance / Ethics Problem Solving

Organizational Skills Personal Credibility Managing and Measuring Work

Professional Experience

BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing - Opelika, Alabama

1992 - 2010

Labor / Employee Relations Manager

Aug 07 - May 10

. Manage the consistent application of corporate policy and procedures

at the facility level.

. Interact daily with the employees to anticipate and avoid conflict and

employee relation issues.

. Perform staffing duties, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and

administering discipline.

. Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and

investigations.

. Negotiate bargaining agreements / memorandums related specifically to

the local facility.

. Managed the indefinite layoff of ~850 employees and assisted in the

cessation of plant activity.

. 97% of grievances settled prior to expensive arbitration stage with

mutual satisfaction.

Employee Relations Manager

Nov 04 - Aug 07

. Mediated between benefits providers and employees.

. Investigated and verified facts related to employee complaints.

. Managed employee activity events - budgeting, vendor contracts, and

staffing.

. Performed performance appraisals and participated in succession

planning.

. Conducted retirement counseling and processing of wage and salaried

employees.

. Managed the indefinite layoff of 120 employees and the plant

restructuring following the reduction.

. Supervised a staff of 2 salaried direct reports who administered the

insurance and benefits program.

Area Personnel Manager

Jul 99 - Nov 04

. Provided personnel support for wage / hourly manning at facility

(~1000 wage employees).

. Identified staff vacancies and recruited, interviewed, and selected

applicants.

. Chaired committee assigned task of expediting employee's return to

work from medical leaves.

. Planned and conducted new employee orientation to foster positive

attitude toward organizational objectives and plant policies.

Other Work History

Safety / Security Manager

Nov 98 - Jul 99

Worker Compensation Administrator

Jan 97 - Nov 98

Safety Engineer

Jan 96 - Jan 97

Production Supervisor / Crew Coordinator

Jul 92 - Jan 96

Education

Auburn University - B.S., Business Administration / Major - Operations

Management

Additional Training / Professional Organizations

. PeopleSoftTM

. ChorusTM Workforce Administration

. Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word)

. Member - Society for Human Resource Management

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