Jodi Cheek

713-***-****

adf7lh@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Significant human resources experience at a leadership level in a multi-national, multi-discipline engineering company. Successfully “stood up” a new office of approximately 200 employees within a foreign-owned oil and gas start-up. Contributed to organizational design, recruiting, selection, and implementation of all HR systems and processes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

McDermott International, Houston, TX 03/2019-Present

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist ( Lutech Resources subsidiary)

Execute high-volume recruiting plans for domestic clients as well as supporting the McDermott internal corporate clients.

Utilizing low-cost sourcing center in Manila to assist with hard-to-fill roles, and high volume recruitment. Engaged them for project work when needed.

Business lines supported include technical engineering roles for offshore and EPC business lines.

External recruiting for various clients in engineering and environmental roles. Driving growth of business through building relationships with clients and/or MSP to increase contract revenue.

Targeting difficult roles for permanent placement with larger clients, and high volume seasonal clients.

Provided some business development support to gain and grow professional level clients, such as Chevron.

Highly proficient with time management due to being 100% remote. Consistently meeting KPIs and helping to guide more junior recruiters to finding success while managing their own workload.

Superior Energy/ Pumpco Services, Houston, TX 07/2018 to 01/2019 (Lay off)

Division Recruiting Manager

Manage social recruitment strategy.

Developed and executed recruiting plans. Plan and execute large volume hiring events throughout Texas.

Travel minimum of 30% to regional offices to spend time on frac sites and with operations staff.

Very high volume recruiting function for Pumpco Services Division (Hydraulic Fracturing) of Superior Energy. More than 60 hires per month.

Revised the entire new hire process beginning with the field recruitment, onboarding, and new hire orientation. Collaborated with Leadership Development to offer a more in-depth orientation after identifying deficiencies.

Lead the effort with the VP of Engineering to change the engineering organizational structure and create key roles for the field.

Created training materials for timekeepers and office managers. Traveled to site, set up biometrics with field crews, and shop/yard employees. Acted as point of contact for Operations.

Evaluated background vendor and requirements. Identified discrepancies with current vendor, and moved Pumpco division to DISA in partnership with HSE to incorporate entire pre-employment process.

Managed all staffing vendors. Negotiated rates for direct hire and contract services. Review and approve all invoicing.

JGC America Inc., Houston, TX 05/2014 to 03/2018 (Lay Off)

Manager of Talent Acquisition

American subsidiary of JGC (Japanese Gas Corporation), an EPC company based in Yokohama, Japan.

●Hired and lead the talent acquisition team to successfully increase the permanent staff size from 50 to 220 employees in the first five (5) months of the office opening.

●Managed headcount reporting and structure changes.

●Researched background and drug screen vendors, negotiated rates, and implemented a new automated system.

●Negotiated rates for direct hire, payrolling, and contract services. Received all invoices, verified billing information, and approved for accounting to process.

●Established talent acquisition procedures.

●Developed and executed recruiting plans within all disciplines.

●Created job descriptions for roles throughout the company.

●Developed standard templates for job postings and descriptions in the ATS as well as SharePoint.

●Collaborated with the legal department to create standardized contracts for all staffing vendors.

●Managed all third-party suppliers for staffing and hr services.

●Researched, vetted, and implemented a new ATS (applicant tracking system), that also included a VMS (vendor management system).

Exterran Energy Services, Houston, TX 04/11 to 05/2014

Senior Corporate Recruiter / HR – North American Operations

●Lead Recruiting function North American Operations and Manufacturing with focus on the Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico, and oversight for the recruiting efforts of 6 HR field reps.

●Centralized a very fragmented field Recruiting function and implemented new recruiting process.

●Implemented Select Fit and Clear Fit assessments for Field Operations roles.

●Collaborate with Business Unit Directors and SVP of HR to move toward a model of Workforce Planning.

●Act as HR Business Partner for a portion of the North America hiring. Worked closely with HRD to strategically track and plan headcount based on Workforce Planning objectives. Onboarded hires for this group.

●Expertise includes Field Service Technicians (Deepwater / Gulf of Mexico, inland waterways, and land-based), Engineering, Manufacturing, International Rotators for multiple countries, HSE, Emissions, Operations.

●Develop regional and local market recruiting strategies for North America Operations to drive best possible time to start metrics. Local strategies with Manufacturing and Engineering lead to implementation of ISNetworld.

●Coach/train hiring managers on essential interview techniques and skills.

●Maintain compliance with OFCCP and Department of Labor hiring practices.

●Formulate standardized sources and talent pipelines and develop process and improvement plans based on identified business unit needs, changes in culture, procedures or services.

●Manage external recruiting agencies as appropriate to coordinate candidate interviews and submission of candidates through Exterran's VMS.

●Heavily involved with optimizing Hirebridge Applicant Tracking System (ATS) (VMS).

●Interview prospective hire candidates; recommend qualified candidates to appropriate management personnel.

●Plan and execute large volume hiring projects throughout North America.

●Recruiting project management; Creation/implementation of social networking/recruiting presence, Analysis and coaching and for remote locations regarding Affirmative Action Plans, Assistance with implementation of head count control plan, Fusion project for streamlining

Management, Project Engineering, Project Controls, Commissioning, Lean Champion, Integrated Projects.

●Completed a Kaizen event for HR Services and working through Lean initiatives.

Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., Houston, TX, 10/08 to 04/11

Senior Corporate Recruiter (Contract)

●Seamlessly manage a complex workload with responsibility for interviewing prospective employees for positions, both in international and domestic locations.

●Supported KBR North American Government Defense & Infrastructure, and subsidiary BE&K Federal Services Group.

●Support of contingency operations for local and federal government projects, as well as international projects.

●Used role based competencies, and screening questionnaires, for use with behavioral interviewing techniques.

●Administered training for Selection Success (Behavioral Interviewing) to hiring managers.

●Refer applicants to hiring managers for particular job openings, conducts reference checks and other pre-employment screening activities.

●Make recommendations to managers on employee issues.

●Solve complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of field and industry best practices.

●Create and maintain candidate information using Vurv (Taleo) ATS / SAP

●Comply with EEOC/OFCCP requirements, and manage state workforce postings for each applicable position.

●Create offer information for hires, and obtain appropriate approvals.

●Use experience and problem solving skills to develop and improve processes.

●Expertise includes Procurement both Corporate and Site (Energy/Chemical Division and Government/Infrastructure/Defense).Civil, Coastal, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering for project based work globally, Inspection, Construction, and Aviation. Corporate Operations, Special Projects (Black Ops), Business Development/Capture (Army, Navy, Air Force, Construction/Build).

●Project experience for international LNG, GTL and Infrastructure Construction projects located in Qatar, Bahrain, U.A.E., Australia, Singapore, Spain, Algeria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Angola, Turkey, and Nigeria.

●Provide leadership and direction to less experienced team members in the execution of daily roles and utilize proven leadership attributes to develop a high performance team with improved levels of morale and retention.

EDUCATION

University of Arkansas (Human Resources and Workforce Development Degree in Progress)

San Jacinto College (basic courses prior to transfer to UofA)

CERTIFICATIONS

CIR (Certified Internet Recruiter) AIRS

CDR (Certified Diversity Recruiter) AIRS

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