Jamie E. Kelly, MS, SPHR
**** ******** **** ****, **. 18014
610-***-**** cell 610-***-**** ************@***.***
Human Resources Professional: Certified professional. 29 years as a decisive HR Manager, Consultant, Adjunct professor, and volunteer. Full time and contract positions focused on HR Management, Employment Law, Employee relations, Communication, Strategic Human Resources, Specialized HR projects, Federal and State Compliance, and International HR. Highly proficient in all transactional HR functions, Employee Engagement, Benefit Management, Safety, and Overall training/compliance for union/nonunion diverse facilities in multi-site, domestic, international and locations.
Education/HR Proficiency
MS—HRM University of Scranton 3.9
Scranton, PA
BS Business Management/HR--Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
Certificates
Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR-CP)
Business Communication/HR--Moravian College
HRIS
Payroll System skills
ADP workforce, Workday, HRBS, SAP, ABRA, Kronos, ITP, Foundations, Visio, Microsoft office, BB, Angel, Smart Recruiters, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Success Factors, ICMS
Employment History
September 2018—March 2019: Human Resources Consultant, Part time. Clearly Clean, Orwigsburg, PA
Advised growing plastic tray company and leadership team of required responsibilities and compliance for their Human Resource Department.
March 2017—June 2018: Human Resources Manager, Graham Packaging Company, Full Time West Hazleton, PA
570-***-****. The Company manufactures personal care and other containers.
Responsible for Human Resources for Graham Packaging: West Hazleton, PA. I managed all facets and related functions of Human Resources: Strategic and transactional, compliance, communication, employment law, legal defense, employee relations, investigations, policy development and implementation, training, safety, benefits, payroll, recruitment and succession planning. Job eliminated due to RIF
May 2016—January 2017: Human Resources Contract: Celerity Integrated Services, Quakertown, PA. 215-***-****.
Developed and delivered a completely functional human resources department that included recruitment, safety, quality, compliance, customer service, employee relations, and related functions for this local Fiber Optics service provider. I provided legal, employee/management, and compliance counsel for all related employment laws, directives and executive orders as they relate to Human Resources. Contract ended January 2017.
May 2014—May 2015. Human Resources Manager Contract: Datalogic. Telford, PA 18969, plus 2 other locations,
215-***-****. An Italian based producer of Industrial Automation devices and Laser Marking.
The assignment was accountable to develop, deliver and manage all facets and areas of Strategic and transactional domestic Human Resources and International HR focus. Provided legal, employee/ management relations and provided compliance counsel for all related employment laws, directives, and executive orders as they relate to Human Resources at multiple locations, including continual interaction and liaison with company headquarters located in Bologna, Assure fair and consistent application of HR practices/policies in the US location, (232 employees/ 2 locations and home based sales, direct reports). The contract position was eliminated due to a restructure based on the assessment by the new CHRO in Bologna, Italy.
February 2012—July 2013: Sr. Human Resources Manager, Full Time. Simmons Bedding: 3 Plants, 570-***-****,
Hazleton, Pa. Simmons is a manufacturer of high end bedding, 2.5B.
I was senior member of Plant Leadership Team and provided legal, employee/management, compliance counsel for all related employment laws, directives, and executive orders as they related to Human Resources for Domestic an international location. Was accountable for strategic and transactional employee relations human resources including: safety, quality, service, and related expenses for 3 facilities that employed over 375 employees.
Responsible as Manager/Administer for employee benefits, HRIS, and special projects.
Developed and delivered HR specific strategies and policies that significantly enhanced work culture, developed and initiated successful action items and procedures that targeted work-culture change. Position eliminated: (Company buy out and merger (Serta and Simmons) resulting in position restructure).
March 2010—December 2010: Human Resources Contract: Vertis Communications 215-***-****.
Responsible to develop and deliver Strategic and transactional HR, legal compliance, development, policies, procedures, Federal and -state employment laws, standards, government regulations, recruitment, orientation, compensation, communications, policy development/interpretation, financial/hr metrics, overall administration for benefits, HRIS and special projects. 540 employees including satellite sales employees. Additional responsibility to analyze training needs related to employee development, language training, health and safety programs and recommend programs. The facility was a 24/7 36 shift printing operation/100MM sales, recent union organization, currently now part of the Teamsters Union. Contract ended.
August 2007—February 2009: Sr. Human Resources Manager, Full Time. OraSure Technologies Inc., (3 locations,
Bethlehem, PA 610-***-****: 80 mm dollar manufacturer of medical devices).
As senior I was accountable and managed HR compliance, policies, procedures, Federal and multi-state employment laws, International HR Laws, compliance, government regulations, recruitment, orientation, communications, policy development, financial/hr metrics, overall administration for benefits, HRIS and special projects for United States and International employees. Managed 3 locations, 350 employees including, 50 employees located in multistate/international satellite sales locations. Successfully interacted, assisted, and communicated with our multilingual and diverse workforce. Position eliminated reduction in force due to slow sales/patent approvals, economic downturn.
April 2004—September 2006: Sr. Human Resources Manager: Alcoa, Full Time Bethlehem, PA (Mfg. Aerospace parts,
16 mm per year). 610-***-****.
Accountable for Strategic and transactional HR, legal compliance, OSHA, safety and health, worker's compensation, loss prevention, employee benefit administration, compensation, statistical analysis/Metrics for all human resources related activities. This position was part of the Executive team and had eight indirect reports; 285 employees. Alcoa was both domestic and a Government contractor.
July 2001—April 2004: Life Event, PHD studies, adjunct instructor, and HR consulting.
June 2000—2001: Human Resources Manager: PT time (30 hours per week), LNAA/LVIA, Allentown
Pa. 610-***-****. I worked at this municipality while completing a MS from the University of Scranton.
The municipality employee base was composed of (3) unions and non-union administration: The Teamsters, Fire and the Police. Accountable for Labor Relations, grievance procedure, and contract negotiation in addition to administration, documentation, management, recruitment and all aspects of Human Resources, 165 employees. Routine responsibilities: employee relations, communications, orientation, policy administration, HR statistical analysis, EAP, discipline, legal defense, ethics/compliance, management/employee training programs, Federal and State regulatory compliance, OSHA, W/C, U/C, and loss prevention. Successfully interacted, assisted, and communicated with our multilingual and diverse workforce.
Sept. 1988—June 2000: Sr. Human Resources Mgr. Full Time. Leidy’s Quality Pork Products, Souderton, Pa,
1.800. 222. 2319. Leidy’s produced perishable food products (35 mm per year).
I was responsible and accountable for all aspects of Strategic and transactional Human Resource Management. Responsibilities encompassed Federal and State employment law and regulatory/legal compliance and benefit administration, Safety, Recruitment, training, employee relation, employment law, benefit administration, and legal defense. Successfully interacted, assisted, and communicated with our multilingual and diverse workforce, USDA, and all applicable agencies. The position was individual contributor and part of the executive management team and had 6 indirect reports, 270 employees.