Barbara Deans

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Lithia Springs, GA 30122

Cell: 404-***-****

ad15gp@r.postjobfree.com

HR Profile

Results driven Human Resources leader with 20+ years of progressive HR experience. Proven success aligning business vision with people strategy to improve performance, profitability, and employee engagement for small to large organizations in 3PL, warehousing and manufacturing. Accomplished strategic business partner to leadership teams, employee advocate, and HR team leader. Areas of expertise include:

• Strategic HR Planning • Organizational Development • Policy/Program Development

• Process Improvement • Change Management • Employee Engagement

• Employee Relations • Workforce Planning • Talent Management

• Performance Management • Diversity and Inclusion • Compensation and Benefits

• Legal Compliance

Professional Experience

Vanderlande Marietta, GA January 2022 -Present

HR Advisor/Employee Relations

Strategic and tactical role that supports the company vision and values and day to day functions to support the business at the site levels

Responsible for driving key initiatives in remote sites that impact culture with positive change and behaviors

Develop People Strategies

Manage Talent Review process for succession planning

Develop global baseline for policies/practices companywide

Point of contact and manager for HotLine/Whistle Blower complaints of complex nature

Legal partner and point person to conduct investigations in various states

Coach and counsel management on effective performance management, disciplinary actions and daily activities

Develop/revise processes/policies

Facilitate development trainings for leaders

Mentor and support for managers that need guidance and development on employee relations, union avoidance

Responsible for workforce planning, recruitment and retention, employee engagement initiatives

Assist and support the AAP program

GXO formerly XPO Logistics Lithia Springs, GA February 2017 – December 2021

Regional/Senior Human Resources Manager – 20 locations across the US

In charge of positioning the business for growth, driving integration initiatives, developing and improving policies and procedures, managing organizational design, overseeing workforce planning, and promoting employee advocacy.

Responsible for local employee relations issues, management training and development, site engagement initiatives.

Responsible for Compliance and EEO actions/administration.

Strategic partner to the business leader; lead an HR (GXO) team of 5 – hourly and salary.

Spearheaded organizational restructurings to optimize effectiveness and streamline integration efforts.

Responsible for start up sites and site closures from inception to decommission.

Champion integration activities including harmonizing policies and procedures, managing job mapping processes, and managed employee surveys to support initiatives and positive culture change.

Manage complex employee relations investigations to mitigate risk.

Challenged with operational management, organizational development and restructuring, policy creation, integration activities, and employee relations.

Instrumental in the recruiting shift to obtain and retain talent; developed strategies to continue delivering on customer needs.

Manage a team of 7 XPO HR Generalists

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Arclin, USA Roswell, GA February 2013 – February 2017

Regional Human Resources – (multi-functional position)

Manage HR functions for four chemical manufacturing plants in the SE and the Corporate office (500 employees)

Project manager for ADP Workforce implementation

Business partner to management team with functionality as cultural change agent for the plants

Manage VISA/I9 process for Canadian and temporary transfers relocating to the US

Employee relations/engagement liaison bridging the gap between management and employee

Workforce planning and development; performance management

Develop and implement policies, processes and procedures to build positive culture

Develop strategies for process improvements and implementations

Multi-site recruiting and talent management to build strong management teams

Compliance management for legal, EEOC and unemployment

Lead and facilitate training to guide management team into effective managing

Resolve day to day payroll and benefits issues

Americold Logistics Atlanta, GA January 2008 – March 2012

Facilities Human Resources Manager – (multi-functional position)

Lead and manage Human Resources functions for five unionized food distribution centers (600+ employees)

Managed labor relations and interpreted union contracts, responded and settled grievances

Recruiting and Retention (Responsible for staffing/headcount, managed layoff process for closing facilities)

AAP, Strategic Workforce Planning (Managed AAP for fair and consistent hiring practice, planned and forecasted staffing needs based on business)

Training and Development (Trained managers on management best practices, laws and processes)

Developed and managed training and development programs for employees and management

Employee Relations (Functioned as change agent to drive fairness and consistency and change culture throughout the workforce)

Internal Investigations (Investigated all complaints and allegations)

Legal, EEOC charges, mediation and arbitration (Prepared all position statements)

Develop succession plan for facilities

Develop and implement policies, procedures and processes

Develop and implement recognition programs

Respond to unemployment claims/hearings

Representative for mediation, arbitration and depositions

Audit facilities for HR compliance

Managed payroll department with four direct Human Resources reports

University Hospital Jackson, MS January 2007 – December 2007

Human Resources Generalist/HR Business Partner

Responsibilities:

Business partner to 50 managers (300 employees)

Coach, counsel and train managers on policies and procedures and effective management techniques

Change agent for the organization

Assess and analyze departmental needs

Develop and implement policies and procedures, succession plans, strategy planning and implementation

Coach and counsel and mentor new managers, managed multiple projects, responded to unemployment claims, hearings, employee grievances, EEOC charges and mediations, investigate and respond to complaints/allegations

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U.S. Foodservice Multi-Locations October 1999 - August 2006

HR Manager – (multi-functional position)

Manage Human Resources functions for food distribution warehouses in NC, GA and MS (700 – 1000 employees)

Managed union contract for the unionized facilities

AAP, Strategic Workforce Planning, Succession Planning

Training and Development programs

Employee Relations

Performance Management, Coaching and Counseling

Internal Investigations (Investigated all complaints and allegations)

Legal, EEOC charges, mediation and arbitration (Prepared all position statements)

Develop and implement policies, procedures and processes

Develop and implement recognition programs

Respond to unemployment claims/hearings

Planned and organized events

Managed payroll department

Four - five direct Human Resources reports

Education

North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Bachelor Science in Business Administration – May 1998

DDI/Professional Training Accomplishments

Certified Insights Discovery Practitioner

Certified DDI Leadership Facilitator

First Line Supervisor Trainer/Facilitator

Managing and Coaching for Success

Implementing Change in the Workplace

Conflict Resolution

Diversity (Valuing Differences)

Union Avoidance

Interviewing and Selection

Investigation Training

Workplace Violence Training

Computer Skills

ADP WorkDay Recruiting

WorkDay MicroSoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

SAP MicroSoft Teams

Kronos Microsoft Outlook

Success Factors

PeopleSoft

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