Robert Fieck
Email: *********@********.***
Address: N8938 Sugar Maple Way
City: Menasha
State: WI
Zip: 54952
Country: USA
Phone: 920-***-****
Skill Level: Director
Salary Range: $120,000
Willing to Relocate
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Robert J Fieck
N8938 Sugar Maple Way Menasha, WI 54952 920-***-**** *********@*****.***
Human Resource Leader Change Agent Business Partner
Senior human resource management professional with extensive experience working in manufacturing environments of multi-state operations. Excellent communicator skilled in gaining consensus and executing plans to deliver key business objectives. Collaborates with business partners to provide solutions and add value through strategies, processes, initiatives and people. Passionate, critical thinker who effectively balances the needs of employees with the mission of the organization. Respected leader with a proven track record.
Visible Achievements include developing and managing high caliber, peak performing human resource teams that support business strategy, productivity and profitability. Expertise in all generalist HR areas including recruitment, HRIS, training/development, wage and salary administration, benefit administration, succession planning and EHS. Skilled in implementing comprehensive programs in training/development, human capital planning and leadership development programs. Active champion of high performance work team work environments with focus on safety, quality, continuous improvement and cost control
Possess big picture thinking and decisive leadership strengths; able to manage corporate, divisional and plant-level assignments in a diverse environments including growth, start-up, restructuring and acquisition. Proven ability to work with all levels of management team to integrate and align human resource objectives within the business; lead reorganization and downsizing efforts without compromising productivity. Reorganized for strong commitment to maintaining high levels of operational improvements that meet organizational objectives by relying on unique combination of business savvy and intuitive management skills
Core Skills
Thought Leadership
Business Partner
Coaching Mentoring
Organizational Design
HR Program Management
Organizational Development
Business Advocate
Performance Management
Employee Labor Relations
Strategic Leadership
Talent Management
High Performance Work Teams
Professional Experience
Bemis company Neenah, WI 2008 - 2012
Operations HR Director: Oshkosh, WI July 2012 - current
Group HR Director, Terre Haute, IN January 2009 June 2012; promotion
Operations HR Director, Terre Haute, IN July 2008 December 2009; promotion
Labor Relations Manager, Neenah, WI March 2008 June 2008
Global flexible packaging fortune 500 company; led transformational human resource activity for a $500 million dollar multi-facility manufacturing division encompassing 5 locations and divisional headquarters encompassing 1600 employees providing leadership in the areas of talent management, organizational design, leadership development and strategic human resource alignment; served on the divisional leadership team partnering with and advising senior management; 5 direct reports, 7 indirect reports
Key Results:
Partnered with senior division level staff to design and implement organizational structures streamlining work activities through continuous improvement initiatives, accountability and communication for operations, sales, marketing, supply chain, finance accounting and research development functions resulting in improved overall effectiveness and cost reduction of over 30%
Re-aligned HR function at both the plant and division level providing a more collaborative, results oriented business partnership resulting in cost and headcount reductions of over 30%
Increased organizational engagement by initiating and leading a comprehensive talent management program providing alignment with business strategy and organizational objectives
Participated in operational change management program focused on operational efficiency and employee participation resulting in a 40% reduction in cost per labor hour
Lead human capital planning efforts focused on leadership development and talent management resulting in human resource alignment with the strategic and organizational business objectives
Drove a business partnership culture focused on collaboration and mutual respect resulting higher labor management engagement and reduction of grievance arbitrations by 75%
Hoffmaster Oshkosh, WI 1995 - 2008
Human Resource Manager, May 2003 February 2008
National company specializing in the manufacture of disposable tabletop paper products, led broad range of HR functions for $250M business unit, including labor relations, recruiting and training employees, administering policies procedures, overseeing disciplinary action and managing HR records; served on the Operations Leadership Teams for 2 facilities supporting the Plant Managers and their leadership teams; directed employment activities for 30 salaried and 650 union employees; 2 locations; 4 direct reports, 2 indirect reports
Key Results:
Participated in continuous improvement projects which resulted in an increase in labor utilization, lower labor costs and higher employee engagement
Established training and education for operations leadership team focused on leadership development, communications and operational excellence resulting in higher employee engagement and job satisfaction
Successfully negotiated 2 labor agreements as 1st chair meeting key business objectives of health care containment, operational flexibility and job consolidation
Established joint Labor-Management partnership resulting in a more proactive labor environment while reducing grievance and arbitration activity by 50%
Safety Manager, November 1995 April 2003
National company specializing in the manufacture of disposable tabletop paper products; led the broad range of EHS divisional activities for the $200M business unit including safety and health program development, training education, compliance audits and safety environmental records. Responsible for 7 union/non-union locations totaling over 1500 employees; 1 direct report
Key Results:
Lead safety culture by developing and implementing training, education and program activity resulting in a reduction of direct workers compensation losses, lost work days and the overall OSHA TRIR and DART rates by 50%
Implemented a comprehensive data analysis process to more effectively manage incident data resulting a more focused and targeted programming activity allowing more efficient use of
Facilitated all environmental and regulatory activity resulting in a more streamlined and legally compliant documentation process
Education Certifications
University of Wisconsin platteville, Platteville, WI
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Industrial Technology Management Safety, 1995
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Certificate in Labor Relations/Contract Administration, 2004
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Masters in Business Administration, projection May 2014
Of Note
Junior Achievement of the Wabash Valley
Board of Directors, Spring 2009 Spring 2012
Pulp and Paper Manufactures Association
Board of Directors, Spring 2005 Spring 2008
Indiana University: KEP Leadership Development
Board of Directors, Spring 2009 Spring 2012
Wisconsin Council of Safety
Board of Directors, Fall 2001 Fall 2004