Human Resources Employee Relations

Jeffrey Steigauf

******* River Ridge Way, Perrysburg, OH 43551

419-***-****, *********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Human Resources Strategy/Operations Management

A results oriented, hands-on individual with more than twelve years of progressive human resources management experience. Management style that strongly emphasizes teamwork, creativity, and empowering people. Extensive experience in: HR strategy planning, union negotiations, union avoidance techniques, positive employee relations, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement processes, team building, mentoring/coaching, leadership development, first-line supervisor training and toolkit development, compensation and benefits, workforce planning and analytics, implementing HRIS innovations, and conflict resolution expertise. Specific expertise in fatigue risk management and API 755 standards, as well as highly regulated work sites. Fluent in Spanish, and willing to relocate globally.

Experience

BP Products North America

March 2014 - Present

Refinery HR Manager – Toledo Refinery

Lead negotiator in 2015 labor negotiations, strike, and reintegration of hourly workforce.

Overall site lead for all HR activities, member of Refinery Senior Leadership Team (SLT), East of Rockies (EoR) and Fuels North America HR leadership teams.

BP leader in strategic labor and employee relations, positive employee relations, career mapping, performance management, compliance, and HR investigations.

Global leader of Refining Competency Assurance Program (RCAP) for all English speaking sites.

LyondellBasell – Houston Refining LP February 2011 to March 2014

Refinery HR Manager – Corporate Labor Relations

Responsible for all Labor Relations activities at the refinery on the Houston Ship Channel.

Company lead in all negotiations, grievances, arbitrations, and employee disputes.

2011-2012 Company lead negotiator with United Steelworkers on local issues, and coordinated company activities associated with National Oil Bargaining.

Local negotiations resulted in significant changes to health insurance, pension benefits, and work rules, resulting in annual savings in excess of $10M.

Overall HR responsibilities for day-to-day activity including compensation, recruiting, selection, performance management, performance appraisal process, HR process improvements.

Responsible for labor relations activities throughout entire US, as well as conducting positive employee relations training at non-represented work sites.

HOVENSA LLC – St. Croix Refinery

Nov. 2007 to February 2011

Labor Relations Manager

Responsible for leading and supporting the labor relations activities, interpretation and implementation of the three separate Collective Bargaining Agreements throughout the organization (unionized workforce of 800 – 3 different bargaining units).

Company leader in labor negotiations (1st and 2nd chair experience), grievances, arbitrations, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) issues. In addition, provided positive employee relations training to maintain non-union status in other areas of the business.

Developed and led an initiative to implement an alternative work schedule (conversion from 8hrs to 12hr shifts), from employee training, upgrading HR software and revising Company policies, to negotiating a mid-term agreement and implementing a permanent cost savings in excess of $2 million per year.

Company lead in HR on the implementation from locally developed HRIS to an SAP platform based network configuration, resulting in year over-year savings and much improved business processes.

ConocoPhillips – Borger Refinery

Aug. 2006 to November 2007

Human Resources Team Leader

Human Resources leader on-site at a mid-sized petroleum refinery in the Texas Panhandle. Responsible for daily activities such as: labor/employee relations, compensation, recruitment, EEO/AAP compliance, staffing, scheduling, workforce planning and analytics.

Negotiated an 8 year extension to the local Collective Bargaining Agreement, allowing for a major expansion project at the refinery to proceed without a potential workforce disruption.

Led Company effort in obtaining OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status.

Ford Motor Company – Twin Cities Assembly Plant

April 1992 to August 2006

Senior Labor Relations Representative (HRBP)

From 2003-2006, was the Senior Labor Relations Representative in a large unionized assembly plant with 2,000+ hourly and 250 salaried employees. Company 1st chair in local negotiations. Responsible for entire labor relations activities in assembly plant, adjacent hydro-electric plant, and off-site parts warehouse. Team Leader of four HR Generalists and one HR administrator

From 2000 – 2003, was a Human Resources Generalist in assembly plant, with both hourly and salaried employee responsibilities’. Worked on rotating shifts.

From 1998 – 2000, was a First Line Production Supervisor in the body assembly area. Responsible for more than 55 hourly employees, production, performance, maintenance, budget, safety, and quality of vehicles produced.

Education

University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Business

1995-1997, 2010

Master of Arts, Human Resources and Industrial Relations

University of Minnesota

1991-1995

Bachelor of Arts, History

Certifications

Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), awarded January 2010, certificate #59571885 in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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