Human Resource Resources
Resume:
DOUGLAS A. MEYER
Stillwater, MN 55082
*******.***@*******.***
Career summary
Human Resource professional with diverse cross-functional
experience. Over 35 years of food manufacturing experience, along
with 2 years in the paper industry, including operations,
information systems, and 23 years in human resources.
PROFESSIONAL Experience
NORTHERN STAR CO.(Division of Michael Foods) Chaska, MN
April 2007 - March 2015
Human Resource Manager
o Responsible for Human Resource functions in a 300 employee
manufacturing facility in Chaska, MN, and a 30 employee
manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas
o Manage a department of 4 employees, overseeing all aspects of
the Human Resource function, including industrial relations,
employee relations, payroll, recruiting, AAP, benefit
administration, and safety
o Coordinated the recruitment, hiring and onboarding of employees
at all plant levels, and for all functional areas.
o Maintained constructive relationship with local union
representatives, and expediently handled employee grievances.
o Develop, communicate, implement and enforce plant policies and
procedures.
o Coordinate training and mentoring of plant employees
o Responsible for promoting a safe work environment, assisting in
the reduction of plant safety frequency rate from above 10% to
below 2.5%.
o Key member of team responsible for transition of manufacturing
operations from manufacturing facility in Minneapolis to new
facility in Chaska, MN.
BAY VALLEY FOODS(Formerly Dean Foods) Green Bay, WI Nov. 2003
-Dec. 2007
Human Resource Manager
Responsible for Human Resource functions in a 200-450 employee
manufacturing facility and a 25 employee warehouse distribution
center
Manage a department of 3 employees, overseeing all aspects of the
Human Resource function, including industrial relations, employee
relations, payroll, recruiting, benefit administration, and safety
Administer/interpret plant labor agreement.
Develop, communicate, implement and enforce plant policies and
procedures.
Coordinate efforts to provide a seasonal workforce of up to 250
employees
Coordinate training and mentoring of plant employees
Responsible for providing a safe work environment along with
maintaining OSHA compliance.
APPLETON PAPERS INC., Appleton, WI
2001-2003
Senior Human Resources Representative
Assisted with relevant industrial relations issues, striving to
maintain a working relationship between labor and management
Fostered employee relations to enable change
Administrated/interpreted plant labor agreement.
Developed, communicated and implemented plant policies and
procedures.
Assisted in recruiting, hiring and retaining employees capable of
being transformers.
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NESTLE USA, BEVERAGE DIVISION, Jacksonville, IL
1992-2000
(Nestle purchased Carnation Co. in 1985)
Human Resources Manager
Coordinated the development of the HR manager position in this
facility
Negotiation, interpretation and administration of the plant labor
agreement.
Developed, communicated and implemented plant policies and
procedures.
Recruitment and hiring of employees at all levels and in all
functional areas of the organization.
Coordinated employee training initiatives.
Administered an Affirmative Action Plan and all necessary record
keeping requirements pertaining to EEO.
Responsible for maintaining OSHA compliance and the handling of
Workers Compensation claims.
Successfully contributed in converting plant operations from a 5
day to a 7 day work schedule.
Assumed additional HR responsibilities, assisting with the closure
of Nestle facility in Granite City, IL.
Divisional MIS Coordinator
1990-1992
Supported computer hardware and software systems for 8 production
facilities.
Installed a variety of plant applications, including MRP,
budgeting, inventory tracking and maintenance stores.
Installed numerous hardware systems from PC based to mid-range IBM
systems
Acted as intermediary between the manufacturing facilities and the
corporate MIS department.
Assisted the facilities with short and long-term investment
planning for computer related expenditures.
Management Systems Supervisor/Safety Coordinator
1986-1990
Prepared and managed an annual Operating Budget of $60 million for
this food processing facility, manufacturing non-dairy creamer.
Maintained all computer hardware and operating software
applications, ranging from IBM personal computers to mid-range IBM
systems.
Prepared the plant fixed asset Investment Budget and was involved
with capital/expense project/job preparation and submittal.
Responsible for training related to the above mentioned areas.
CARNATION CO. Oconomowoc, WI
1979-1986
Production Supervisor
Supervised between 10 and 50 hourly union production employees in a
food processing facility.
Supervised in all functional areas, including processing, packaging
and warehousing.
Education
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
MBA - Human Resource Management
University of Wisconsin - Madison
BBA - Personnel/Industrial Relations
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