SCOTT C. SCHUUR

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Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023

Home: 440-***-**** Cell: 440-***-****

Email: abnm54@r.postjobfree.com

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/scottschuur

CAREER SUMMARY

Successful Human Resources professional with a generalist background in the following:

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Leadership Teambuilding Organizational Development

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Cultural Change & Workforce Government Compliance Management

Integration (EEOC, ADA, FMLA, WC)

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Compensation & Benefits Recruitment & Selection

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Policy Design & Development Skills & Training Assessment

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Succession Planning & Performance Supervisory Training & Employee

Management Communications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KENNAMETAL, INC., Solon, Ohio and New Market, Virginia 2000-2008

($35 million manufacturer of steel tooling)

Human Resources Manager and Regional Human Resources Manager

Managed Human Resources function for the manufacturing and engineering teams of 400+ employees.

Supervised 3 direct reports including shared EHS employee. Supervised additional HR Manager with

addition of Virginia Facility.

• Facilitated significant staffing surge (55+ full-time positions with 56%

hired in a 3 month period). Reduced average hire time by 50% during

tenure.

• Expanded role of HR function in business enterprise and developed key

HR Team members through mentoring, training, objective setting and

coaching.

• Initiated targeted programs that improved safety performance resulting in

38% reduced incidents and $73,000 cost savings. Received corporate

Health & Safety Excellence award.

• Increased HR visibility, value and participation in key business

initiatives (Continuous Improvement, Lean Enterprise, communications,

performance management, leadership training and team building).

• Provided direction and facilitated change management processes

including improvements to pay-for-performance practices, employee

expectations, organization and personal development, resource planning

and workforce flexibility.

• Increased employee self-service and streamlined benefit administration

activities. Implemented user-friendly information access through

“Resource Area” with HR support, Internet access and supporting

informational tools. Reduced HR involvement and time in transactional

activities.

• Developed employee handbook increasing employee awareness,

improving consistency and building supervisory skills.

• Effectively facilitated several workforce reductions, job reassignments

and organization changes to support business needs while minimizing

employee relations issues.

• Project Leader for Lean Enterprise team focused on reducing non-value

added activities from paycheck distribution process resulting in $4,450 in

savings.

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AVERY DENNISON, Painesville, Ohio 1985-2000

$150+ million pressure sensitive adhesive products division of Avery-Dennison

Human Resources Manager 1996-2000

Managed Human Resources function for 300+ employees located in two non-union plants and two

administrative facilities. Provided counsel and direction to plant leadership teams and divisional

managers. Supervised two direct reports.

• Facilitated change management processes that included pay practices,

work rules and benefit programs.

• Managed multi-division HR benchmarking project identifying cost-effective delivery of HR services.

• Partnered with business leaders to achieve higher performance operations through facilitation of

organizational design, strategic direction setting, problem resolution and/or boundary management

sessions for global work teams and cross-functional departments.

Director of Human Resources 1990-1996

Managed Human Resources function for $100+MM, non-union multi-plant (Ohio and Indiana) and 350+

employee division. Advised senior leadership team on all core business, strategic planning and financial

decisions with regard to Human Resources impacts.

• Conceived and introduced strategic initiative that eliminated barriers

among employees and integrated business units by fostering increased

teamwork and effective organization development.

• Pioneered first performance-based variable pay program reinforcing

teamwork and links to key business initiatives.

• Partnered with General Manager to create vision and values statements,

key objectives, business strategies and build teamwork among newly

formed leadership team.

Plant Human Resources Manager 1985-1990

Managed Human Resources activities for 140 employee manufacturing facility.

Previous employment also includes: EATON CORPORATION at several Ohio locations in roles

including Employee Relations Supervisor, Plant Superintendent, Employee Relations Manager,

Personnel Assistant and Plant Engineering Assistant

EDUCATION

BA, Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio

SPECIALIZED TRAINING & SKILLS

Increasing Human Effectiveness Facilitator Certification – EDGE Learning

Strategic HR Management – University of Michigan School of Business

Kepner-Tregoe® Problem Solving and Decision Making

DuPont STOP Safety Training

DDI Targeted Selection® Certification

Computer software skills in Windows, SAP, LotusNotes, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project

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