Sr Recruiter

George Antolik

*** ********** **., ***** ******, IL 60542

ac1ovk@r.postjobfree.com

815-***-**** Cell

Areas of Expertise

Taleo ATS

Talent Acquisition

Success Factors ATS

PeopleSoft HRIS System

Vendor Management

Diversity Recruiting

Relationship Building

OFCCP Recruiting

Veteran Recruiting

Work Experience

James Hardie

4-18-2016 – Present (1 year, 3 months)

Talent Acquisition Recruiter (Contractor)

Chicago, IL

Recruit for Central Operations for exempt level such as: Coating Engineers, National Quality Manager, Regional Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, Post Autoclave Design Engineer, Maintenance Reliability Engineer, Capacity Project Estimator, PLC Programmer, Project Manager Electrical Controls, and Mechanical Project Engineer IV

Recruit candidates, nationally, for exempt level Manufacturing positions such as: Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Pre& Post Autoclave Manager, Maintenance Manager, EH&S Manager, Maintenance Planner, PCI/PDI Engineer, Process Engineer, Logistics Analyst, General Foreman, Plant Logistics Coordinator, Maintenance Planner, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Controls Engineer, Reliability Engineer,

Previously recruited for R&D and HR for positions such as: HR Rep, HR Manager, Administrative Assistant, Engineer III, Scientist IV, Scientist III, Scientist I,

Manage a req load of up to 45 reqs,

Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, CareerBuilder, Monster and Zip Recruiter databases, as well as Success Factors. Partner with outside staffing agencies, as needed.

Reason for leaving: Contract will be ending soon

US Foods

8-29-2014 – 4-15-2016 (1 year, 8 months)

Talent Acquisition Recruiter (Contractor)

Rosemont, IL

Recruit candidates, nationally, for exempt level Field Operations positions in a food distribution environment such as: Fleet Maintenance Manager, Transportation Manager, Warehouse Manager, Facilities Maintenance Manager, Director of Operations, and Vice President of Operations.

Previously recruited for the Marketing and Merchandising area, for positions such as Product Development Managers, Product Specialists for Produce and Meat, Chefs, and Category Managers.

Previously recruited for Supply Chain.

Manage a req load of up to 50 reqs, as part of the field operations recruiter team of 2 people.

Fill reqs within 30 days for most positions, exceeding the time to accept goal of 45 days.

Adhere to OFCCP regulations, ensuring compliance in the case of an OFCCP audit.

Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, CareerBuilder, and Monster databases, as well as Taleo.

Post positions to internal and external sites, as well as CareerBuilder, through Equest.

Work with transportation specific and food specific web sites such as Jobsinlogistics.com and the Women in Food Service web site. Partner with the Women in Transportation Organization.

Aim toward hiring veterans, by working with local military bases’ outplacement offices.

Participate in continuing training on sourcing and the best search strings to use.

Partner with outside staffing agencies, as needed.

Reason for leaving: Contract ended

Goodwill

2012 – 2014 (2 years)

Store Manager

Montgomery, IL

In charge of all full life cycle hiring, orientations, HR issues, corrective actions, reviews, talent development, scheduling, work orders, and merchandising of products.

Responsible for store operations of a $2M store.

Manage 5 Assistant Managers and a staff of 40 employees.

Reason for leaving: Wanted to move into a Talent Acquisition role.

Bed Bath and Beyond

2009 – 2012 (3 years)

Operations Manager

Chicago Ridge, IL

In charge of all full life cycle hiring, orientations, HR issues, corrective actions, reviews, talent development, scheduling, work orders, and merchandising of products.

Responsible for store operations of a $12M store

Reason for leaving: Wanted a Store Manager position again.

Toys R Us / Babies R Us Super Store

2007 – 2009 (2 years)

Store Manager

Rockford, IL

Opened the 1st Toys R Us/Babies R Us Super Store in the Midwest. In charge of all full life cycle hiring of 95 new hires and 80 temp hires for the opening of the store.

Recruited using Monster, CareerBuilder and LinkedIn

Managed 4 Assistant Managers, and a staff of 95 employees along with temp hires.

Managed the Schaumburg Babies R Us store prior to that, with a sales volume of over $16M per year, and 70 employees. Promoted to Store Manager for a larger Super Center store, after just 5 months.

Reason for leaving: Needed to move back to the Chicago area for family reasons.

Menards 1989 – 2007 (18 years)

Managed multiple store locations throughout the Midwest

Assistant Store Manager 1997 – 2007 (10 years)

Full life cycle hiring

Human Resource responsibilities with new hires, terminations, transfers and promotions.

Administration duties regarding sales, P&L (Profit and Loss) responsibility, employee hours worked, and productivity.

Managed 220 team members, at a $45M per year store, with 220,000 square feet.

Oversaw store operations such as merchandising, guest services, and inventory control.

Procurement of the store’s service contracts for lawn care, snow removal, parking lot striping, and store maintenance.

Purchasing of all other vendor service agreements.

Electrical Department Manager 1995 – 1997 (2 years)

Managed 10 team members, inventory control, and trained new employees.

Supervised the process of specialty items, ordered and received. Received and stocked freight.

OSHA Certified Safety Trainer, and directed the certification process for all team members.

Certified for forklifts, high lifts, and all types of heavy equipment for stores.

Assistant Electrical Department Manager 1994 – 1995 (1 year)

Developed expertise in all types of electrical products for the department, and trained people.

Team Member – Various Departments 1989 – 1994 (5 years)

Became an expert in: Floors, Hardware, Electric, Millwork, Plumbing, Building Materials, and Yard.

Accomplishments at Menards

Consistently ranked in the top 10% of employees for the last 6 years on employee surveys (This survey consisted of 222 Menards store employees). Performance reviews show outstanding customer service and employee relations skills, being dependable, organized, prompt, and having great attention to detail.

Reason for leaving: Lack of opportunity for advancement. Found the position at Toys/Babies R Us.

Education

Associates Degree in Computer Numerical Control (CNC)

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA 1993

Skills

Taleo Applicant Tracking System

Success Factor Applicant Tracking System

PeopleSoft

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

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