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Christina Ross

Human Resources/Talent Development Professional

ad4c3x@r.postjobfree.com • 801-***-****

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Summary

Experienced and initiative-taking professional in Human Resources. Skilled in employee relations, high performance work systems, creating and maintaining working relationships with a customer service mindset, cultivating trust, strategic analysis, results driven, and execution of key organizational design focused on meaningful employee engagement, retention, safety and health, cost savings, and the cultivation of positive employee experiences. Focus on employee experience from new hire orientation, employee engagement, succession planning and exit interviews. Comfortable working in a fast paced, matrixed organization. Provided consistent and engaged site leadership for site HR Leaders, ensuring alignment with corporate HR and operational leadership.

Areas of Expertise

● Strategic Planning

● Strong Interpersonal Skills

● Performance Management

● Multi Site Support-extensive travel

● Talent Acquisition/Management

● Employee Engagement/Relations

● EHS Knowledge & Support

● D&I Leader & ERG Support

● Leadership Development/Coaching

● Organized & Analytical

● Workday-SAP-ADP-UltiPro

● Continuous Improvement

Professional Experience

Morton Salt, Inc. of Stone Canyon LLC

Director of Training and Development

June 2023 — February 2024

● Spearheaded the design and implementation of Frontline Leader Development training program, complete with comprehensive pre- and post-skill assessments. Successfully delivered this program to over two hundred leaders, achieving a remarkable 91% improvement in post-training skills, significantly enhancing leadership capabilities across the organization.

● Directed a diverse team of 16 professionals across various departments to develop a comprehensive Performance Management Process, with an easy-to-use Performance Review, impacting over one thousand employees across North and South America. This initiative streamlined performance evaluation, aligning it with strategic organizational goals and significantly boosting employee engagement and productivity metrics.

● Innovated an automated succession planning tool, enhancing leadership efficiency in team evaluations and gap analysis across fifty groups. This user-friendly, dynamic tool has become an integral part of the leadership strategy, fostering initiative-taking talent development, and ensuring robust leadership continuity planning.

● Developed and executed a monthly targeted training schedule aligning with organizational initiatives, including culturally relevant themes such as Black History Month and Hispanic Heritage, tailored to specific site demographics and cultural contexts.

● Strategically promoted and supported initiatives aimed at fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, encompassing themes such as critical conversations, women's leadership, and overall inclusivity. Morton Salt, Inc. of Stone Canyon LLC

Corporate Learning Design and Development Manager

June 2022 — June 2023

● Managed the evaluation, selection, and implementation of a new learning management system, enhancing training accessibility and compliance tracking for over one thousand salaried employees, resulting in a 30% increase in course completion rates within the first year.

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● Designed and implemented a comprehensive skill assessment process for 145+ employees across customer care, sales, and operations departments, leading to targeted training programs that improved key skill metrics by 25%.

● Orchestrated a customized Code of Conduct and compliance training program, achieving 98% completion across the organization, and enhancing leadership’s ability to monitor and enforce compliance standards.

● Implemented diverse training journeys for 1200+ employees, leading to a 20% improvement in leadership effectiveness scores and a 15% increase in sales team performance metrics. Morton Salt, K+S Company

Regional Human Resource Manager

December 2012 — June 2022

● Served as the Human/Employee Relations leader of four (4) HR Managers supporting six (6) operational sites, including in two (2) in California and two (2) in Canada, of over five hundred employees. Spearheaded health fairs, safety days, employee engagement workshops, employee culture clubs, safety systems, emergency groups, etc.

● Oversaw the intake, investigation, and response to over one hundred ethics complaints. Created and conducted compliance training for over 750 employees.

● Provide labor/employee relation support for five (5) unions including the grievance process, corrective actions, termination procedures, arbitrations and served as first chair in five CBA negotiations, and second chair in over twelve additional negotiation cycles. Only three arbitrations were filed while I supported the unionized sites. Ensured those sites that were non-union, maintained that status to this day.

● Spearheaded the successful development of a Front-Line Leader Training Camp for leadership readiness for all new and emerging leaders that involved over two hundred employees, resulting in 75% fewer grievances and employee complaints. Morton Salt, Rohm, and Haas

Employee Relations/Environmental Health and Safety Manager

● Proactively led health and safety initiatives as Health and Safety Manager, managing a team four (4) HR/EHS professionals, achieving a remarkable reduction in incident rates from 32 to 1.2, and ultimately maintaining a pristine record of zero incidents over a five-year period through strategic planning, rigorous implementation of safety protocols, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

● Successfully orchestrated the closure of a California manufacturing site, transitioning 175 employees with meticulous attention to their financial planning and career coaching needs. Ensured seamless integration into the job market by facilitating attendance at job fairs, all completed within the mandated period, demonstrating strong organizational and people skills.

● Achieved OSHA Voluntary Protection Program's prestigious STAR designation for the Corporate Site and three additional sites, notably two located in California. Demonstrated leadership in implementing comprehensive safety protocols and fostering a culture of safety excellence, resulting in outstanding compliance standards and recognition from regulatory authorities.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

University of Utah

Master of Business Administration

University of Phoenix

Licenses & Certifications

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● SPHR-Senior Professional HR

● SHRM-Senior Certified Professional

● SGE

● Certified DISC Instructor

● DDI Certified Instructor

● HPI Certified

● Franklin Covey-Certified

● Taking Flight Certified

● Adult Learning Certified

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