Louis Olechowski, SPHR

***** ******** **** - ****, **. 48377

734-***-**** ad0uz7@r.postjobfree.com

Demonstrated Capabilities:

Strategic and operationally focused HR Leader proficient in establishing collaborative partnerships and aligning effective HR solutions with business objectives. Demonstrated capability in the areas of Succession Planning, Performance Management, Coaching and Training, Change Management, and Project Management. Ability to execute HR strategies in challenging environments while delivering value added support of business initiatives.

Experience:

2/2023 – Present Webasto Convertibles USA Plymouth, MI

Human Resources Manager

HR Manager responsible for developing a team of 2 HR Generalists & 1 HR Coordinator.

Develop initiatives to control unplanned absenteeism to be below plant goal levels.

Reduced direct labor voluntary turnover from 10% to 4% monthly.

Active member of plant management team by providing full HR support to all operational areas of the plant to assist in meeting or exceeding plant financial objectives.

Administer salary administration program to ensure compliance and equity within the plant.

Assist in the design of 45-day & 90-day training plans and training matrices for all new hires.

Train leadership team on Webasto HR Programs including Talent Workshops, Performance Management, Succession Planning and One Webasto Culture.

8/2021 – 2/2023 GNS North America Canton, MI

Human Resources Manager

Guide HR Generalist, Safety Specialist, Management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise.

Increased direct labor from 130 to 165 to support an increase in sales to $6 million a month.

Create 5-day onboarding program designed to increase competencies of new hires.

Implement retention initiative resulting in an increase of perfect attendance from 7 employees to an average of 65 employees monthly.

Prepare weekly/monthly HR KPI’s to plant and executive leadership committee.

Establish pay grade and ranges for all plant positions including career pathing.

Manage employee relations practices to establish a positive employer-employee relationship.

5/2021 – 7/2021 Greektown Casino & Hotel Detroit, MI

Human Resources Manager

Provide support and guidance to a team of 3 HR professionals including development, coaching, performance evaluation and training.

Participate in monthly budget reconciliation and P&L review.

Manage and resolve employee / labor relations issues through investigations in cases of grievances, harassment, employee concerns and EEOC issues.

Develop reports and key metrics, including monthly HR Scorecard, and Strategic Plan

Proactively assess risks to business, and use sound judgement to address potential concerns.

1/2016 – 4/2021 Blue Line Distribution Detroit, MI

Human Resources Business Partner

Drive cultural change in support of a high performing metric driven organization.

Provide full HR support for 400 corporate and distribution employees at 10 locations.

Implement program designed to increase employee engagement by facilitating employee manager meetings resulting in a 30% reduction in voluntary turnover over 2 years.

Train frontline managers to develop leadership strengths and business acumen including Performance Management, Coaching, Metric Analysis and KPI’s

Improve integrity of HRIS System and develop HR Scorecard designed to provide operational leaders with HR metric related information.

Conduct full audit of all current bonus compensation programs and provide recommendation on how to redesign to support desired behavior and performance.

Develop HR strategy to formulate collaborative partnership with operational leaders, ensure alignment with regional and local operational performance goals are met or exceeded.

7/2015 – 12/2015 ThyssenKrupp Materials, Industrial Services Southfield, MI

Human Resources Manager

Created HR Operating Plan to align HR objectives with operational goals and direction.

Responsible for the strategic direction of the HR team of 2 direct reports with full responsibility of all training, process improvement, mentoring and development.

Improved onboarding process to ensure seamless execution to support operational growth by streamlining pre-employment process.

Conducted full audit of SAP HRIS system designed to improve accuracy of reporting headcount and other employee related information.

Provided full HR Business Partner support to 730 non-union and union employees across 20 manufacturing & warehousing locations in the US and Canada

Assisted operations teams with Talent Assessment process to ensure that the right talent is in the right role for future growth.

8/2013 – 12/2014 Comcast Cable Communications Southfield, MI

Human Resources Manager

HR Manager supporting 300 employees across multiple locations within the assigned region.

Collaborate with peers to ensure a consistent application of policy, procedures, and Best Practices throughout the region.

Participated in monthly Performance Management meetings designed to drive performance and ensure all applicable metrics are met or exceeded.

Partner with local management teams to discuss open action items, ensure HR goals, policies, and programs are aligned with business initiatives.

9/2005- 8/2013 FedEx Trade Networks & FedEx Express Novi, MI

Human Resources Business Partner

Strategic Business Partner for a matrix of 700 employees at 15 locations.

Project Lead for various company-wide initiatives including updating various policies and procedures and improving communication at a District / Regional level.

Improved internal succession planning program by increasing required competencies of employees entering the program which reduced turnover and increased performance.

Designed HR Coach Program to improve competencies in a high-performance culture.

Consulted with management teams on strategic lean initiatives to streamline operations with a goal of eliminating unnecessary costs to ensure organizational efficiency.

Created culture designed to support People-Service-Profit philosophy resulting in improved District ranking from worst in the division to top 5 in fewer than 2 years.

Education:

Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI

B.A. Business Management / Human Resources

Certification:

Senior Professional in Human Resources Certification 2011 to current

Memberships:

Detroit SHRM June 2006

Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) July 2002

Training:

Microsoft Office, Workday, SAP, Plex, ADP, UKG, Power BI, PeopleSoft, Wage & Hour Compliance, California Employment Law, Diversity and Inclusion, Success Factors, Coaching for Performance, Coaching for Coaches, STAR Interviewing, Unlocking HR Performance, Analyzing HR Metrics.

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