Professional Summary
Accomplished and results-oriented Human Resources and Safety Leader with over 10 years of comprehensive experience in HR management, talent forecasting, performance/payroll management, and succession planning within highly competitive environment in Retail, Warehousing, Distribution, Manufacturing and Staffing Agency Industries. Creative and innovative thinker with effective goal setting abilities combined with superior leadership, team building, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Self-motivated with the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment; communicate effectively at all levels; manage competing priorities; and adapt readily to new challenges.
Key Accountabilities
*Account Management *Full cycle Recruitment and Retention * Safety and compliance
*Performance Management * Employee/Labour relationship *Policy and Procedures
*WSIB/ Workplace investigations * Health and Safety * Payroll Administration
* Coaching/ Grievance Handling * Training/Development *HR planning
Education
Master’s in Business Administration Human Resources & Marketing
Bachelor of Arts Psychology & Sociology
Working towards CHRP certification Active member of HRPA
Professional Credentials
Training in Communication: Effective Communication & Personality Development
Updated-First Aid plus CPR Level A certification from St. John Ambulance, Mississauga ON
Certified - Worker/Supervisor health and safety awareness program, WHMIS
Professional Experience
Rabba Fine Foods May 2019- current
Manager, Recruitment and Safety
Major Responsibilities
Identifying and Communicating improvement opportunities to upper management
HR Reporting/HR Matrix Analysis (Tracking & generating reports: attendance, turnover, staffing,payroll, compensation etc
HR first point of contact, Safety and Compliance
Policies and Procedures: Creating and Enforcing
Workplace investigations followed with written corrective discipline and providing continuous coaching
Performance Management/ Grievance Handling/ Coaching/ WSIB/ Employee Relationship/ Disciplinary Actions.
Labour relations: Disputes and resolving, taking disciplinary actions accordingly.
Handling of grievances at all stages of the grievance process, including providing expert consultation on grievance advancement and resolution
WSIB –keeping track and plan modified duties and safe return to work
Interpret and apply employment policies and employment legislations( The Employment Standard Act and the Human Rights Codes)
Compensation/Administration: Verifying the payroll hrs. for all the employees and book keeping. Performance based compensation assessments
Safety and Compliance/ Workplace investigations/ COVID-19- Safety measures, Policy and Procures creating and enforcing
Conduct investigations pertaining to violence, harassment and/or discrimination.
Participate in the on-boarding process by reviewing log, documentation, fueling, requirements and expectations to newly hired drivers
Drivers abstract, CVOR maintenance.
Maintain logs of drivers’ violations pertaining to hours of services via spreadsheet
Driver compliance with respect to rules and regulations pertaining to MTO.
Have one on one meetings/training sessions with drivers to review, explain inaccuracy Fleet maintenance.
Manage and supervise the daily responsibilities of the Safety & Compliance Assistant.
Implementing COVID – 19 safety measures and policies/procedures
Recruitment and Retention-Onboarding
Performing full cycle Recruitment process from posting jobs to screening, interviewing, testing, orientations onboarding follow ups
Identify recruitment needs with hiring managers, encouraging employee referrals, communicating its importance and giving incentives to those who produce successful hires.
Advising management on organizing, preparing, and implementing recruiting and retention programs
Developing a pool of qualified candidates in advance of need.
Collecting all required Background Check Authorization Forms, in order to conduct reference and background checks on applicants.
Conducting regular follow-ups with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation
Accomplishment: Joined as Recruitment and Retention Manager: Made my company Agency Free- within 6 months cancelled all the 60 agency employees and recruited our own employees, in 6 months got promoted to Recruitment and Safety Manager, brought down the CVOR overall ratings-two accidents in last 6 months with one speeding tickets. All driver’s files, documentation, policies and procedure put in place. New workplace culture and less workplace investigation and issues are being reported.
IS2 Workforce Solutions May 2018 – April 2019
Senior Recruitment Specialist
Major Responsibilities
Account Management -Managing big accounts (150 to 500 temp employees)
Recruiting and Retention- Full Cycle Recruitment, Conflict Resolution, Exit Interviews, Payroll, Training, Reference checks, Criminal and Credit checks, Job and Career fairs, Career Guidance and Counseling
Developed and implemented active recruitment strategies for vacant positions, proactively resolved payroll and employee’s issues, grievance handling
Health and Safety and managing WSIB Claims- Submitting WSIB claims, arranging modified duties
Employees and Client’s relationship – frequent client visits and resolving all clients and employees’ concerns
Purely HR Solutions (company closed) June 2016- May 2018
Manager, HR/Recruitment/Safety
Major Responsibilities
Working with management to design and implement the overall recruiting strategy.
Monitoring and managing all WSIB claims, first point of contact for all HR inquiries
Ensure all employees work in compliance of health and safety laws and regulations, complete all required health and safety training and report all accidents
Perform job and task analysis to document job requirements and objectives for team members.
Onboard new employees in order to become fully integrated.
Develop and update job descriptions and job specifications for generic postings to keep inventory and pipeline fresh.
Prepare and post client and generic jobs to appropriate job board/social dia/colleges/displays ets
Full cycle recruitment for permanent and temporary position (Professional and Industrial recruiting)
Provide candidates with support as needed e.g. advice on resume, interview tips etc.
Act as a point of contact, build and maintain candidate relationships during the interview/selection process and ongoing to keep them in your pipeline
Member of health and safety committee, solved necessary payroll inquiries as required
Managed small and big clients, gathering/clarifying or validating received information prior to processing requests
Managed large account with 300 plus associates
Accomplishment: Recruited and developed Sales and Recruitment team. Successfully managed the recruitment team. 95% of fulfillment and placement results. Business development - new big accounts. As a startup company, profitable in first year and double the profit in second year.
KSV Consulting (company closed) Feb 2015 -June 2016
Lead Recruiter
Major Responsibilities
Full Cycle Recruitment – Job Posting, Sourcing, Screening, interviewing and presenting to clients
Large volume/Mass recruiting- scheduling and interviewing 10 to 12 candidates a day
Recruiting for various roles ranging from IT positions, logistics managers, skilled, tradesmen, CNC machinist, mechanics, electricians, engineering positions, admin, sales and marketing, AZ, DZ and G drivers, welders as well as general labor roles.
Managed employees and client’s relationship on daily basis.
Generate leads, conduct reference checks and background checks, input candidate’s information in the HRIS on daily basis. Manage large accounts with 100+ associates
Accomplishment - Successfully recruited temps and professionals for PAN AM Games, received high performance and productivity certificate, filled all permanent and temporary job orders within deadlines, Successful placement rate of 95%
IS2 Workforce Solutions Dec 2012 - Jan 2015
Fulfillment Manager
Major Responsibilities
Successfully developed and managed Milton branch of IS2 since its inception in 2012.
Managed eight to ten accounts on the daily basis (fifty to eighty active temps)
Performed Recruiting and Retention- Full Cycle Recruitment (sourcing, screening and interview), Conflict Resolution, Exit Interviews, Payroll, Training, Reference checks, Criminal and Credit checks, provided on-going communication and career guidance, Job and Career fairs. Conducted Counseling, Training and developed and implemented active recruitment strategies for vacant positions, proactively resolved payroll and all employee’s issues, grievance handling
Proactively resolved client, associate, IS2 manager and colleague concerns. Responsible for maintaining health and safety folder.
Proactively communicated with clients on the daily basis regarding job orders/job fulfillment and employee related updates
Prepared and effectively analyzed Statistical reports (forecasting reports, fulfillments reports, hourly reports and headcount), recruitment metrics and recruitment strategies on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
Health and Safety- maintained Health and Safety documentation, submitted WSIB claims, arranged modified duties, active member of health and safety committee and attended monthly H & S meetings, workplace inspection and hazard assessment. Prepared workplace injuries and accidental reports,
Performed Business Development -card collections, cold calling, sales meeting with clients, and mining existing clients. Developed and maintained leads in database of prospective clients
Processed Payroll for Milton branch and supported associates by answering all payroll questions
Conducted field marketing calls to prospective clients, in an effort to identify new
Business through skill marketing, attended client’s meetings on quarterly basis.
Accomplishment:
IS2 Milton became primary staffing partners with largest distribution center in Milton. Very few WSIB claims.