Susan L. Yakim
Monroeville, PA 15146
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SUMMARY
I am a well-rounded Human Resources professional with a multitude of skills acquired through my experience working in various industries. During my career, I have specialized in Recruitment/Talent Acquisition, New Employee Orientation/Onboarding, File Management/Record Retention, Training and Development, Benefits Enrollment, and Employer/Employee Relations. I have also used various HRIS systems and Microsoft Office software for data entry, data tracking, and data informational needs of the HR Department.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Recruited for Biotechnology, Medical, Manufacturing, Industrial, IT, Accounting/Finance, Office Support, Transportation, Warehouse, Sales, and Production fields.
Well-versed in Field, Seasonal, High Volume, Hard-to-Find, and Out-of-Town Recruitment.
Strong experience in Benefits Administration including enrollments, changes and terminations for healthcare and 401(k) plans.
Created Job Descriptions, updated Employee Handbook, managed Employee Educational Assistance Program, completed multi-site OSHA logs, and completed multi-site EEOC reporting.
Experienced in maintaining employee files and credentials throughout employee life cycle and archiving/destroying obsolete documentation according to federal/state regulations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Recruiter/HR Administrative Assistant, 04/16 – 04/17
Cook MyoSite, Pittsburgh, PA
Talent Acquisition and Management, Benefits Administration, and HR Management
Full Cycle Recruitment, Interview Process, New Hire Orientation, On-boarding, and Tracking
Developed recruitment sources and strategies and participate in local job fairs and networking events
Negotiated offers, execute employment agreements
Maintained employee files throughout employee life cycle
Administered all aspects of benefits plans including enrollments, changes and terminations for healthcare and 401(k) plans
Administered FMLA
Reconcile Benefits statement/invoices
Tracked enrollment eligibility for all benefits and provides orientation and processing
Created and Maintained Job Descriptions, Updated Employee Handbook
Conducted Reference and Employment Verification checks
Managed Employee Educational Assistant Program
Administrator for Employee Time & Attendance System
Maintained Organizational Chart
Broadcasted Company Notifications through Email system, Bulletin Boards, and Company Television
Administered Employment Verifications and Unemployment Claims
HR Generalist, 06/14 – 01/16
Independent Physician Services, Pittsburgh, PA & Northwest Physician Associates, Meadville, PA
Talent Acquisition and Management, Benefits Administration, and HR Management
Full Cycle Recruitment, Interview Process, New Hire Orientation, On-boarding, and Tracking
Developed recruitment sources and strategies and participate in local job fairs and networking events
Negotiated offers, execute employment agreements
Maintained employee files throughout employee life cycle
Designed and facilitated employee training and development programs
Administered all aspects of benefits plans including enrollments, changes and terminations for healthcare and 401(k) plans
Administered all aspects for FMLA
Reconcile Benefits statement/invoices
Tracked enrollment eligibility for all benefits and provides orientation and processing
Created and Maintained Job Descriptions, Updated Employee Handbook
Conducted Reference and Employment Verification checks
Administered Performance Reviews and Performance Improvement Plans
Managed Employee Educational Assistant Program
Administrator for Employee Time & Attendance System
Maintained Organizational Chart
Broadcasted Company Notifications through Email system and Bulletin Boards
Maintained Clinical Credentials (Criminal, Child Abuse, FBI Clearances, Professional Certifications, and HIPPA)
Maintained multi-site company OSHA logs and EEOC Reporting
Administered Employment Verifications and Unemployment Claims
CONTRACT/SEASONAL/TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
PT HR Recruiter, 04/14 – 06/14 (Contract)
Express Employment Professionals, Pittsburgh, PA
Assisted with personnel recruitment through resume searching and cold calling
Scheduled interviews for prospective candidates
Sub-Contractor Recruiter, 09/13 – 11/13 (Contract) Harchuck Construction, Apollo, PA
Researched and cold called sub-contractors with invitation to bid on General Contractor projects
Faxed invitations to sub-contractors and monitored bids
Developed sub-contractor address book for Project Manager
HR Recruiter, 03/13 – 09/13 (Seasonal)
South Hills Movers, Bethel Park, PA
Seasonal Talent Acquisition and Management
Developed recruitment sources and strategies and participate in local job fair and networking events
Negotiated offers and executed employment agreements
Created and Maintained Job Descriptions and Marketing Literature
Processed drug and alcohol testing and pre-employment background checks
HR Technical Employment Recruiter, 07/12 – 03/13 (Contract)
Aerotech, Pittsburgh, PA
Field Talent Acquisition and Management
Developed recruitment sources and strategies and participate in local job fairs and networking events
Developed relationships with third party vendors, college campuses, and area high school vocational programs
Created a pipeline of qualified candidates
Pre-screened candidates and articulate position requirements and company background to prospective candidates
HR Associate, 03/12 – 06/12 (Contract)
US Steel Transtar, Pittsburgh, PA
Tracked Open Requisitions and redesigned job description format
Maintained employee files throughout employee life cycle for 5 railroads
Processed Employment Verifications and Unemployment Claims and I-9 Documentation through E-Verify
Completed, processed and verified Safety Sensitive Documentation according to Federal Regulations
Initiated FMLA
Wrote training processes for departmental functions
HR Generalist, 10/11 – 03/12 (Contract)
City of Pittsburgh Housing Authority, Pittsburgh, PA
Maintained employee files throughout employee life cycle
Organized department filing system and archived/destroyed obsolete documentation
Managed all aspects of healthcare benefits open enrollment
Reconcile Benefits statement/invoices
Researched and designed employee annual training program curriculum
Created Employee ID badges using AlphaCard ID System
EDUCATION
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Science Secondary Education; Certificate, Mathematics, 5/93
Bachelor of Arts Psychology; Minor, Business, 12/89
Dale Carnegie How to Communicate with Diplomacy and Tact, 01/17
Effective Communicator, Level 3 Digital Badge, 01/17
Diplomat, Level 3 Digital Badge, 01/17
Leader, Level 3 Digital Badge, 01/17
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office
Word
Excel
Power Point
Outlook
Visio
Works
Access
Publisher
Database skills
iCIMS
Ceridian
Sage
HR Source
Allscripts Tiger
MAS 90
KRONOS
CIS
Citrix
Q4
Great Plains
HALO
BIMS
Tesseract
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
SHRM, PHRA