Amanda Foret

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Lake Charles, LA 70615

337-***-**** adbfr4@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn profile- Amanda Koonce Foret

Education: Semester of Study in Bachelor of Applied Science, 2017- Phoenix University, Sowela Technical Community College, one semester of study 12 hours, Process Plant Technology - 2015, 3.4* along with one semester of 12 hours, Drafting & Design Technology, 3.2* Graduate of Bell City High School, 3.0*, Industrial Experience Inside Refinery, Current ISTC O9ST Safety Card, Current TWIC & Special Background Clearance

Career and skill summary:

More than fifteen years’ experience in executive administrative management, including human resources, project management, and staffing recruitment. Strong customer service and client skill set, analytical problem-solving resolution; Self-starter with ability to work strategically on an individual basis; Effective written and verbal communication; Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment; Proficiency in reading blueprints, specifications and provide proposals. Proficient in UltiPro, SAP, QuickBooks, Viewpoint, Workday, Vista, SharePoint, Beyond, ATS, ADP, APS, Windows 10, Records Management, MS Word, Excel & CSV Formatting, Primavera, MS Suite, HRIS software, MS Office Suite, MS Outlook 365, Power Point, S2Everify and Track software. Available for after hour projects, weekends and holidays and willing to travel 50% of the time.

Employment History:

The Service Companies

HR & Payroll Manager/Administrator

April 2019 – Nov 2019 (Contract)

Effective customer service skill set and resolution within a diversified environment; Lead and investigate customer/employee issues; Planning, logistics and marketing; ground contacts with making partnerships, managing more than thirty open requisitions daily

(MOC) Management of Change with internal audits; Proficient with various software for online recruitment.

Approve timesheets, vacation requests, review all timesheets and prepare biweekly payroll; Reconciliation and accounts payable; Comparing invoices and billing

Meet with operation managers and define needs and current availability of openings.

Ground recruitment within the community while partnering with a team and local community businesses.

Screen, interview, orientate and provide the tools for employees to be successful.

Provide a level of supervision and support to nine employees.

Meet on-site at different client locations weekly and attend shift meetings and address any issues are concerns.

Provide authorization for time off and vacation requests.

Attend manager and regional director conference calls and meetings.

Maintain personnel file and document file records management.

Schedule and organize job fairs; monthly billing of invoices and reconciliation.

Burrow Global Engineering - SASOL

HR Specialist / Administrator

(Lay Off)

October 2017 - February 2019

Oversight and personnel recruitment within the industry; Ability to handle rate negotiations.

Maintain strong client/customer relations with department heads and hiring managers being the preferred client for engineering and design staffing needs while supporting business operations.

Accounts Payable, Reconcile weekly draft payments and invoices; Prepare biweekly payroll and reporting, review timesheets and all commissions are bonuses.

Maintain plant schedule, planning and logistics while independently making analytical decisions; Utilizing of various platforms while obtaining resumes for recruiting and staffing requirements based on client needs, providing a (48) hour turn around for hiring managers to review.

Promote safety above all, investigate near miss, and maintain safety records and revisions per policy and code.

Train and assist new hires with Onboarding, assist new hires at the badge office prior to their first day as well as any first day on the on the job questions or concerns.

Marketing, Coordinate meetings, preparing proposal to hiring managers and negotiate rates; Lead round table meetings and discuss performance evaluations.

Timekeeper, authorizer for all time off.

Reconciliation of drafts and invoicing for monthly billing.

Attend and provide weekly status updates on active requisitions in Sales Force for Business Development.

Daily interaction with clients and personnel; Engineers, Project Managers and Piping Designers.

Maintain logs of current employee FRC and equipment and supplies.

Full understanding of labor laws and eeoc.

EOM reporting, creating purchase orders and setting project costs, and revising contracts.

Analytical thinking with proficiency in executing projects by defined requirements.

Identify scope of work for potential projects and cost, records management with ability to close out and document completed projects.

Write and edit SOP/work instructions, review and compile statistics reporting.

Support the training of site personnel.

Logistics for emergency situations travel and conferences.

Conduct Management of Change (MOC)

Supports Purchasing/New Vendors/Requisitions.

Assist with emergencies, technical writing policy and procedure, guideline manual, revisions of training company protocol.

Supervise and manage all client relation between contractor and associate.

Compliance management and the ability to handle escalations.

Strong attention to detail document control management.

Highly professional and personable with excellent written and verbal skills.

Promptly accommodate employees with uniforms and all other needs that may arise on a day to day basis.

Travel when necessary to different locations to meet with employees or clients for future business development.

Manpower Group – ExxonMobil

In-Plant HR Specialist II/Recruiter

(Contract)

October 2016 - September 2017

Skilled in negotiating with strong efficiency in customer service and deliverance; Responsible for weekly payroll for more than fifty employees; Daily reports and reconciliation, timekeeping and records management.

Investigate near miss, determine root cause, revise safety plan.

Document control management, edits and revisions with high attention to detail.

Comtract Administrator, negotiate rates and new hirehires.

Maintain and manage (20-25) open requisitions utilizing various platforms to obtain resumes, interview and screen potential candidates.

Review open requisitions and submit candidates with (48 – 72) hours to hiring managers for review.

Provide proposals to hiring managers and negotiate rates.

Assist new hires with Onboarding and provide orientation with badge office and first day on the job.

Develop and maintain strong client relations with hiring managers within ExxonMobil and Manpower Group employees.

Daily entries of timekeeping and finalize payroll weekly, run daily reports.

Reconciliation of drafts and invoicing maintain project cost is within budget.

Compliance management with extensive data entry in excel and SharePoint the ability to handle escalations the employee may have.

Confidence to conduct round table discussion leading from beginning to end.

Strong attention to detail in all documentation.

Technical writing policy and procedure, guideline manual, revisions of training company protocol.

(MOC) Management of Change throughout the company with audit process and compliance.

Extensive Document Control Management within SharePoint with daily revisions.

Provide weekly safety meeting to employees with learning material.

Meet with supervisors and other hiring managers to ensure all projects are going accordingly.

HOTARD Coaches

Human Resources and Payroll Administrator

(Contract)

November 2014– September 2016

Executive Administrator oversees two locations of Charter Buses/Fleet, Port Arthur, Texas and Sulphur, Louisiana; between two to four hundred employees; maintain effective and efficient customer service relation.

Document Control Management, recruiting through various platforms, managing on average of twenty-five open requisitions monthly with bi-weekly hiring process and orientation.

Maintaining/Organizing proper records management into excel for a fleet of more than three hundred employees, document control and file management, exceptional organization and verbal skills, collect and analyze employee data, maintain and control accurate personnel documents through SharePoint and Excel with revisions as needed.

Technical writing, review and edit policy revisions.revisions.

Accounts payable, monthly invoicing and dradt reviews.

Manage correspondence timely, accounts payables, accounts receivable, monitor invoicing for errors, maintain the general ledger for accuracy while adhering to DOA.

Manage all administrative affairs with ability to handle multiple assignments and work to meet deadlines with no supervision; Strong time management with high attention to detail.

Take the initiative to get things done quickly and accurately; provide logistics for employee travel for out of state projects.

Payroll processing and data entry management for more than two hundred employees; Complete oversight of timesheet approvals and vacation requests.

Ability to speak effectively and professionally at round table discussions.

Administrator over human resources policies and procedures covering all daily management of FMLA, LOA, Short term disability, long term disability and workers compensation cases and daily management of inventory; maintain and collect data and provide recommendations to management; performance evaluations, salary change process, promotions and terminations.

Supervision and oversee more than two hundred employees, trust worthiness with highly confidential and sensitive material; Promote a healthy relationship between staff and management, coordinate and conduct employee training and orientation, administer orientation of benefits and compensation, change in insurance coverage for qualifying events, direct deposits, open enrollment process.

Manage direct deposit, garnishments and other various deductions; Implement time management and revisions of company protocol; Process PAF, conduct all new hires interviews and exit interviews.

Ability to multitask in fast pace environment effectively and efficiently; assist with disciplinary action and all employee relation issues reflecting strong confidence and professionalism.

Implement strategic organizational change to increase productivity and employee satisfaction.

Pre-employment screenings, all new hires, eVerify, background clearance and mvr clearance

Provide presentation of orientation and ethics training classes; Promote and expectation of a high level of ethics throughout the work environment.

Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office,

Executive Management

February 2006 – March 2014

Responsible for biweekly payroll, timekeeping, monthly reporting and reconciliation.

Staffing and Recruitment with Planning and Development. Oversee and management of staff to include day to day operations in administration in a fast-paced environment with ability to work effectively under pressure, supervision of eight or less support staff.

High attention to detail with proficiency in SharePoint and document revision, manage various aspects of document control, receive and review documents, maintain confidentiality, document archive and imaging, analyze and prepare document for accuracy, research and resolution.

Scan, image, organize, create new templates, maintain document lifecycle procedure and archive inactive records.

Analytical and problem solving, ability to prioritize, multitask, maintain high awareness of all project deadline and schedule.

Issue document to team and appropriate personnel, oversee file migration and audit, self-direct with ability to work very efficiently and independently while highly motivated.

Support change management, provide weekly log/ report, receive transmittal for incoming and outgoing document, answer multi-line system and scan invoices.

Assist in supporting external and internal audit, coordinate activity and ensure timely response to documentation request, assist with budget reconciliation and expenditure and prepare for quarterly audit.

Logistics and evacuation planning, coordinate meetings and conferences, implement and revise policy and procedure, assure personnel awareness of existing policy and/or change.

Interview potential employee perform quarterly personnel evaluation and exit interview, coordinate background and pre-employment screen, time sheet review and leave of absence approval.

Attend seminars and/or conferences out of town, work closely with other department head supervisors and ensure projects flow smoothly.

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