Human Resources Resource

Leslie Pottorff, MHRM, PHR

Contact Information: 262-***-**** Email: ***************@*******.***

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-pottorff-84ab3312

Qualifications

I am a highly motivated, enthusiastic, detail-oriented PHR with over 15 years’ experience in all aspects of human resources management in a generalist capacity. I pride myself on internal customer service and satisfaction to both management and employees. I possess a strong work ethic, a talent for building effective relationships and developing and implementing creative employee relations programs resulting in improved employee engagement and retention.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Maui Divers Jewelry, Honolulu, HI- 2016 - 2017

The largest jewelry manufacturer and retailer in Hawaii founded in 1959, we’re credited with the discovery of Hawaiian Black Coral as well as the rare Hawaiian Gold Coral.

Benefits Manager

Process all Leave of Absences: FMLA, Hawaii State TDI, and Worker’s Compensation

Benefit Orientation to new hires

Benefit Administration for all health and welfare benefits working with negotiating with vendor representatives to encourage more wellness options

Flawlessly administered two open enrollments for over 300

Saved the company over $10,000 by performing detailed benefit billing audits

Tasked with re-organizing office and insuring compliance with employee files, EEOC,

I-9s, and other Hawaii State Laws by Vice President of HR

Assisting Vice President of HR with strategic HR decisions including compensation and benefit strategies and employee relations.

Zimmerman Consulting, Racine, WI – 2010 - 2014

Administers programs in Racine County that provide pre-trial alternatives to adult and juvenile offenders who can be supervised or detained in a non-jail environment

Human Resources Manager

Responsible for all human resources activities for a 70 employees in different locations that provide alcohol and drug abuse counseling including recruiting for both exempt and non-exempt positions, orientation, and designing training for certification needs of staff

Implemented a new way to recruit using social media resulting in huge cost-savings

Designed Sexual Harassment, Interviewing 101, and Performance Management training

Routinely performed Compensation surveys to insure program competiveness.

Tasked to create new job descriptions for all employees

Assisted managers with conflict resolution, disciplinary and performance issues

Created Affirmation Action Plan, Application Tracking System & Strategic Recruiting Plan using lean concepts such as standard work flow

Responsible for payroll and leave time tracking

Benefit administration to include problem solving, new hire enrollment, annual enrollment and wellness initiatives

Sundyne Electromagnetics, Kenosha, WI - 2007 - 2009

Hamilton Sundstrand a $24 million, S&P 500 a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of generators, & motors for hybrid transportation vehicles

Human Resources Generalist

Executed all day-to-day Human Resource activities for manufacturing company to include recruiting, onboarding, compensation strategies, all legal compliance requirements

Launched new processes for termination, file management, and succession planning.

Developed and implemented a new on-boarding program for engineers, program buyers and non-exempt manufacturing personnel using process improvement concepts such as standardized work and eliminating time waste

Applied for and was rewarded Wisconsin state training grant in the amount of $12,000.00 for lean manufacturing & other specialized training for all employees

Designed & lead several training sessions that dealt with performance management and skill development for both senior and line management levels

Organized the first on-site benefit vendor fair and open enrollment, helping employees to better understand their benefits and better participation in wellness activities

Using fish diagrams and root cause analysis, discovered process solutions to hiring processes

Chaired employee satisfaction committee and coordinated all employee events in order to attain higher employee satisfaction

Advocated employee wellness initiatives

Snap-On Inc., Kenosha, WI – 2005 -2007

A $2.4 billion, S&P 500 Company that is a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of tool and equipment solutions.

Benefits Coordinator

Responsible for the day to day benefit operations, including associate inquires, annual and new hire benefit enrollments, data generation and clean-up.

Developed and implemented a leave tracking system, which identified associates on LTD leaves whose benefit premiums were not being collected, uncovered over $10,000 in unpaid premiums.

Identified system error in calculating flexible spending prorated premiums for new hires

Effectively & efficiently resolved over 1000 employee benefit inquires and issues in the first quarter of 2007

Kilbourn Care Center, Milwaukee, WI- 2001 – 2004

Beverly Enterprises, Inc. is a privately owed company that operates nursing facilities, rehabilitation therapy services and home health centers.

Human Resources Director

Managed Human Resources activities for an 85 employee healthcare facility to include payroll functions, compensation strategies, legal compliance, staff training, recruitment of Professional and non-professional staff positions.

Developed new orientation program aimed at lowering turnover & reducing Nurse Recruitment time and expense.

Assumed the Human Resource duties of coordinating and overhauling the Human Resource Departments of two additional facilities with an additional 300 employees

Designed and produced facility newsletter to create communication channels for staff.

Trained area Human Resource Directors on the use of People Soft

Coordinated Attorney General sanctioned compliance program

EDUCATION

Masters of Science - Human Resources Management- Keller Graduate School of Management

Bachelors of Arts -Business Administration - Pacific Lutheran University

Human Resources Concentration core classes in Personnel Compensation, Strategic Management in HR & Team Strategic Management

Dean’s List Spring 2000 & 2001

AFFILIATIONS

Society of Human Resources

International Foundation of Employee Benefits Professionals

Beta Sigma Phi

Operation Christmas Child

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