RICK SMITH

Milford, NJ 908-***-**** ad1yqf@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/ricksmithrcbgs15

TALENT ACQUISITION / HR GENERALIST / HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Accomplished Human Resources professional with diversified skills in the full employee life cycle from recruitment and onboarding to development and separation. Key contact for all HR-related matters for leadership and personnel, effectively cultivating professional relationships, improving business operations, and optimizing employee engagement. Business partner and collaborator with expertise developing and implementing programs in support of overall business strategy.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Human Resources Management Talent Acquisition Diversity / Veterans Recruiting Onboarding Employee Relations

Employee Grievances & Investigations Safety Management Health & Welfare Programs Compensation & Benefits

Incentive Programs Unemployment Claims Workers’ Compensation Succession Planning Training & Development Program & Project Management Vendor Relationship Management Mergers & Acquisitions Team Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HR Talent Manager Sundyne Arvada, CO 11/2021 – 8/2023

Managed U.S. recruiting activities for Pump and Compressor manufacturing operation and Corporate Headquarters.

Responsibilities included recruiting for Exempt (Accounting, Engineering, EH&S, Supply Chain, IT, Purchasing, Project Management & Sales) and Non-exempt (Machinist, Assembly, Material Handler, Mechanics & Field Service)

Maintain job description database, job postings on various job boards; LinkedIn, Indeed, Recruitifi, etc.

Managed agency recruiters for approved requisitions.

HRIS - Workday.

ATS - Workday Recruiter.

Handled upwards of 50+ requisitions.

Special projects as assigned.

HR Contract Recruiter Readington Farms Whitehouse Station, NJ 7/2021 – 10/2021

Responsible for managing recruiting activities for dairy manufacturing operation.

Manage recruitment process for 30+ requisitions for Production, Quality, Maintenance, Shipping / Receiving and Truck Driving positions.

Maintain job description database, job postings with Indeed, state agencies, technical schools, college networking.

Conduct new hire orientations.

Created recruiting metrics management report for Executive Management team.

HR Contract Recruiter / Coordinator Stanley Black and Decker Allentown, PA 12/2020 – 6/2021

Serve as a HR Partner to manage recruiting activities for manufacturing operation and assigned HR projects.

Manage internal recruitment process and outside staffing agencies.

Maintain job description database, job postings, maintain candidate records in SBD’s Brass Ring ATS system and conduct interviews.

Conduct Plant tours and orientations.

Talent Acquisition HR Business Partner Ingersoll Rand – Milton Roy Ivyland, PA 2012 – 2020

Delivered HR Generalist and Talent Acquisition support through multiple business ownership changes.

Managed corporate career site, job description database, and internal/external posting process in the U.S for Milton Roy and Haskel International organizations. Oversaw offer negotiations and background processes for all new hires.

-30-40 open requisitions and 80-100+ interviews per month with hiring managers.

-Average time to fill ranged 30-45 days.

-Agency fee cost savings ranged $250K-$400K per year.

Recruited exempt/non-exempt applicants; managed internal employee recruitment and outside staffing/search firms.

Consulted as HR Partner in staff management, supervisor, employee, and town hall meetings and with EH&S manager for OSHA VPP Star certified facility. Participated in all accident investigations (root cause analysis/taproot events), 5S, EH&S monthly trainings, and monthly facility safety inspections. Contributed as MERT team member; OSHA trained in First Aid, CPR, AED, and Blood Borne Pathogens.

Partnered with corporate HR compensation program – spans and layers, job profiles, pay bands, sales incentive program, management incentive program, and annual merit process.

Reported on HR metrics – monthly employee turnover, biweekly payroll changes, monthly EH&S trainings, and annual ethics training tracking for all Milton Roy U.S. employees.

Headed new hire and benefits orientation and open enrollment, employee relations, discipline/termination process, unemployment claims, garnishments, workers’ compensation, accident reporting, and reduction in force (RIF) process.

Established, implemented, and managed college summer intern program for departments comprised of Mechanical, Industrial, Sales and Manufacturing engineers, EH&S, Quality, and Supply Chain majors.

Drove HR projects from planning through execution, including:

-Member of Workday Implementation Team

-Transitioned from Workday to PeopleSoft Taleo HRIS during acquisition by Ingersoll Rand. Engaged with Global HRIS System Implementation team to ensure seamless implementation.

-Contributed as Team Lead for upgrade of HRIS and U.S. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) – Technomedia/Hodes IQ, Workday, People Soft, Workday Recruiter and TALEO systems.

-Engaged as Milton Roy Learning Management System Lead and compliance auditor and served on leadership teams: HR, Employee Activities Committee, and Safety Team Co-Leader.

-Facilitated employee satisfaction surveys, recognition programs, and welfare events – blood drive, flu shots, etc.

HR Contract Recruiter Georgia Pacific Milford, NJ 2010 – 2012

Owned full life cycle recruiting, testing, and screening for five manufacturing facilities in NJ, PA, VA, and NC.

Identified and sourced general laborers, forklift operators, maintenance mechanics, and machine operations; screened candidates via phone; facilitated pre-hire interviewing and testing; administered drug and background checks; managed adverse hiring decision process. Oversaw applicant tracking system and recruiting database (VURV & Taleo).

Improved diversity hiring, employing three female forklift operations and multiple production line/material handler employees by focusing on applicants through State of PA & NJ Unemployment Offices and Veterans hiring group.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Relationship Development Executive Bear Staffing Services Woodbury, NJ

Responsibilities included new business development and full life cycle recruitment for temporary and direct hire positions for new venture to develop staffing office location. Facilitated skills testing and managed applicant and sales tracking via Sales Force.

Inside District Manager ADP Allentown, PA

Delivered telesales marketing of outsource HR services, pre-employment screening and assessment, payroll and tax, time and labor systems, and retirement investment products. Maintained Salesforce database.

Senior Associate Hobbie Professional Staff Management Allentown, PA

Administered business development initiatives, full life cycle recruiting, and skills testing (Kenexa) of clerical, administrative, and finance/accounting personnel. Leveraged People 2.0 Temp Works software.

Recruiter/Office Manager/Sales Manager CoWorx Staffing Services (formerly Pomerantz Staffing Services) Watchung, NJ

Marketed full range of staffing services, including vendor on-premise, nationwide payroll service, temporary and direct hire services to local, regional, and national accounts - $5M-$7M sales volume and $190K in direct hire fees.

Led minority owned staffing company registration with 11 regional minority purchasing councils - $4M sales volume.

Negotiated and presented national, regional, and local contract proposals valued from $100K-$50M.

Captured $400K in annual savings with corporate management committee tasked with analyzing and developing best practices for all company divisions and departments.

Designed and implemented new database management compliance in 60+ offices nationwide - $165K in tax savings.

Directed team of six collections representatives to reduce outstanding receivables by $15M and DSO’s by 18 days.

Introduced and led new division to provide nationwide staffing services through network of 3K+ staffing company locations.

Initiated and managed new office location with $5M in annual office sales.

Vendor on Premise manager for major pharmaceutical manufacturer employing 200+ contract temp employees.

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING (Double Major)

Lehigh University – Bethlehem, PA

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