Human Resource Resources
Resume:
Jaime Vega,
GBA, SPHR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP
**** ********* *****, **********, **, 75007
*******@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
**/**** ** **/**** Consultant/ Director OF HR, Open House
Responsible for all HR issues
Audited Payroll, benefits including 401k and processes to ensure company is complying with payroll regulations and policies, including correcting applicable errors.
Full-Cycle recruiting for all positions, exempt and non-exempt.
Performed FLSA audit and re classified non-exempt employees.
Audited I-9 Files, created Visa files and corrected documents and processes in accordance with current regulations.
Performed Employee Relations investigations to bring Employees Relations issues to a solution.
Audited compensation, workers compensation including answered unemployment claims and performing salary analysis on all positions.
Established and performed talent management responsibilities including interviewing, on-boarding, and creating offer letters for candidates.
Performed exit interviews.
Provided consultation and advisement on all HR matters including complex and time-sensitive matters.
Educated and advised President, Managers and Supervisors on all HR Issues including FLSA, FMLA and ADA Matters
Audited PTO processes and corrected extensive errors.
Investigated and answered all HR issues and Grievances.
Managed and provided guidance on all Covid Issues.
Liaison for all Brokers including Medical, 401k, Workers Compensation, Vehicle Insurance, and other Third-Party Administrators.
Performed Open enrollment and ensured all employees were given an opportunity to conduct any changes.
Audited all facilities for required posters for all locations.
Responsible for all HR matters for 110 employees in four states including TX, CA, and GA.
01/2022-04/2022 Senior HR Manager, MODE Transportation
Responsible for all HR matters including providing consulting on all compliance related to employment.
Audited all Employer and Employee Health insurance required documents.
Audited payroll and payroll processes on a bi-weekly schedule.
Ensured 401k plan documents including were available.
Performed internal audit on 401k plan.
Ensured compliance with any type of withdrawals, loans, and distribution.
Ensured Health Insurance life events procedures were followed properly.
Ensured mandatory posters were ordered to follow state and federal requirements.
Liaison for insurance Brokers.
Liaison for 401k Brokers and Auditors.
Provided guidance to HR team on complex benefit questions and requests.
10/2017 -01/2022 HR Manager (Head of HR), Reinhausen USA International Leader in Manufacturing
The Head of HR for eight services, manufacturing, and service facilities for US in eight states.
Responsible for all HR issues including leading Covid-19 planning, AAP, Acquisitions Due Diligence, Full-circle Recruiting, Employee Relations, Benefits, Great Place to Work initiative, I9s, on-boarding, 401k, Open Enrollment, Substance Abuse Training, ISO, Compliance, Policy creation/implementation, payroll, Workers Compensation, Drug-Free Workplace compliance, Handbook creation/implementation, Performance Review Management, Compensation, FLSA compliance, FMLA compliance, Collective Bargaining, Files Maintenance, Job Description creation, Benefits negotiation/decision maker, Broker Management, Legal Counsel Management, Coaching and Coaching Manager, International HR US Liaison, Visa Management and Auditor.
Created HR plan as the result of the HR audit to improve customer service, reduce risk and ensure compliance.
Performed HR audit which resulted in 50+ line items with discrepancies, action plans and deadlines.
Meet and select brokers to help create benefits and ensure compliance.
Performed benefits audit, corrected all issues, and implemented innovative programs.
Reviewed Collective Bargaining agreements and supporting documents with the IBEW 102 and 126
Performed 401k audit, corrected all issues and ensured plan was complying.
As Great Place to Work initiative leader ensured all employees reviewed the results of the surveys and survey questions were reviewed.
Travelled to all locations to meet all employees, conduct HR training, and perform audits.
Performed FLSA audit, created job descriptions and ensured all employees were classified correctly.
Facilitated Anti-Harassment training for employees, Supervisors and Managers.
Ensured Drug-Free Workplace Act Training, including Substance Abuse Policy and Reasonable Suspicion Training.
Ensured background screening, DOT, and random drug screening requirements were met to ensure clients’ guidelines were followed.
Managed all Visa projects to ensure all employees could enter the desired country without any issues.
Managed Intern Program and ensured all requirements complied to ensure Interns met international intern program requirements.
Performed I9 audit and created E-verify to ensure Federal Contractor requirements were met.
Performed audits at all locations.
Collaborated with consultant to create Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)
Resolved all complex Employee Relations issues and ensured all Managers understood the recommendations to ensure the most correct course of action.
Reviewed all Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with all Project Managers and Group leaders to ensure clients requirements were complying.
Lead and Managed Bonus, Merit increase and Performance Management programs to ensure targets and objectives were met and results were properly calculated into the compensation matrix.
Lead and manage Talent Management program.
Managed and led ISO program for the HR group.
08/2001-03/2017 Regional HR Manager/Plant HR Manager, Northwest Pipe Co. Manufacturing-
A key business partner on the senior management team for the entire HR function for five plants, two distribution facilities, the engineering, sales, sales engineering, quality assurance teams. Responsible for all HR issues including employee relations, union avoidance, employment testing, performance management, HRIS management, labor relations, collective bargaining, strategic leadership training, coach/mentoring training, strategic planning training, situational leadership training, SOX compliance, ISO, lean manufacturing, ADP time keeping/payroll, SAP, Kronos, international human resources, compliance training, benefits, full-cycle recruiting, safety, visa management, organizational management, compensation, project management, climate surveys, Affirmative Action Plan and consulting.
During the period 2006-2014 Conducted the average of 121 STOP safety audits annually which helped the team achieve a 1.89 Incident rate and .4 days away rate-in addition, this is one of the criteria of our benchmark award.
Conducted full-cycle recruiting that included candidate testing, interviewing, AAP compliance, ISO compliance, on boarding, e-verify compliance, Drug and Alcohol, Harassment, ISO, and Policy training that resulted an average 5% turnover for non-exempt EEs and 1% for exempt employees during a 15-year period.
From 2001 to 2014 as the company representative negotiated the Mexican CBA, created and implemented a strategic plan to analyze data and negotiate the contract and on an annual basis established a collaborative climate with the Mexican labor union representatives, union agents and union workers resulting in 0 strikes, a 4.2% increase for wages, 3% for benefits and 1 grievance.
Ensured I-9, SAP SOX, ISO, HR, AAP, ADP benefits, compensation were self- audited to ensure external audits received no compliance issues including balancing hours worked balanced on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis. This resulted in SOX passing all controls, ISO certifications were renewed, ensured I-9, AAP and EEOC external audits passed and complied with federal contracts. Audited payroll records to ensure they matched ADP, SAP, and Kronos timekeeping/payroll records.
Completed Train-the Trainer courses for Strategic Planning, Situational Leadership, Coaching, and Performance Management. This resulted in training Senior Management, Supervisors, Managers and Lead employees through- out the firm which included 25 leaders per course for 12 facilities including MX, CA, OR, CO, TX, LA, WV and KS which resulted in well- equipped leaders for the entire organization and a seamless effort to introduce and implement the performance review and management program which included SMART objectives.
Scheduled and conducted HR meetings and audits with the HR team in Monterrey including setting goals each week through conference calls and visits to prepare for government and external auditors-the results were 2 Mexican Safety awards, three clear IMSS audits and INFONAVIT audit. These results keep our experience and credit rating low, which resulted in no fines.
Created the HR departments for the Monterrey and Fort Worth facilities including creating job descriptions, medical records, personal records, payroll records, training records, I-9 records, confidential files, compensation surveys, market surveys, compensation audits, performance review implementation, compliance training, benefits annual benefits open enrollments, creating SAP Business Process procedures, creating AAP files, DOT compliance and record keeping, Focus Four safety training, implement our lean objectives, creating Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) job codes, visa processing, application creation and consultation which helped the team exceeding in the areas of profitability, quality, safety and on-time delivery of responsibility earning the Company’s Benchmark Award 3 times.
Led Monterrey and Saginaw teams during their capital improvement and expansion through an aggressive quality recruiting and hiring effort by creating sourcing, hiring procedures, and utilizing temporary services to help meet our objectives – this helped both facilities meet increased production levels-10,000-man hours/week.
Implemented and managed the Drug and Alcohol policy including conducting no- notice quarterly random drug testing program, ensured all protocols were followed, conduct, reviewed and revised Drug and Alcohol policy, conducted Drug and Alcohol training, DOT applicant processing, background inquiries, coordinated and facilitated Reasonable Suspicion training, conducted annual DOT random drug testing which resulted in meeting federal contractor requirements, The Drug-Free Workplace Act and Company policy which resulted in bid eligibility for all water projects which allowed the facilities to save $1M annually.
Completed three cycles of recertification for the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certifications, 1 General Benefits Associate certification and 1 SHRM-SCP certification which translates to over sixty strategic and global strategic hours and ensures optimum customer service for all employees.
I trained six people in Mexico, Ft. Worth, Bossier City and Houston on SAP HR modules, ADP, and Kronos. This resulted in the teams performing their payroll, benefits, and HRIS tasks in a confident manner-which allows the team to produce any HR product error free and in-line with our lean and SOX philosophies.
Created and explained Total Compensation Reports to all non-exempt team members on a one-on-one basis-this encourages and educates the employees to investigate their total rewards package, utilize their benefits, ask important questions, and increase participation in their defined contributions.
Conducted and explained the Behavioral Science Technology (BST) Organizational Culture Diagnostic Tool surveys to every exempt and non-exempt employee that resulted in twelve climate areas exceeding eighty percentiles, three exceeding ninety percentiles and one exceeding ninety-five percentiles resulting in a 20-point gap compared to the other facilities. The results supported the 10-14% margins for the three plants and two distribution facilities.
Conducted the FLSA audit using the job descriptions, worksheets, SME inputs and met with senior leaders to ensure all employees were classified as exempt or non-exempt which resulted in no misclassifications, LCA certification hence lawsuits by individuals or audits from the DOL and Department of Justice.
03/2000-08/2001 Workforce Development Director, Associated Builders and Contractors Manufacturing and Construction
Responsible for enhancing the image of the construction industry in North Texas using Human Resources and Safety initiatives such as training in Safety, Compensation, Immigration, I-9, Recruiting, Employee Branding, Grant Awards, Employment Law Seminars.
Created, developed, and directed a workforce development plan to enhance the image of the Construction industry, which contained over twenty individual programs/projects this allowed the industry to market their product and enhance their employer brand.
Created, submitted, and applied for OSHA Susan Harwood Grant and became Project Director for the Grant-this brought $400,000 to the industry to conduct safety classes on OSHA’s focus four. This resulted in 2000 workers trained in the four most common accidents in the construction industry at no cost to the clients or the firm.
Performed recruiting, interviewing, marketing, public speaking, advertising, grant writing, and human resource planning for the North Texas region-this enhanced the industry’s image and enhanced the recruiting efforts through the public information info commercials, Junior Achievement and NASCAR.
Directed volunteer recruiting efforts for the Junior Achievement program targeting technical professional careers for Dallas and Fort Worth-which helps kids learn the value of staying in school.
Served as committee liaison for Safety, Workforce Development, Education, School-to-Careers and Award Committees and advised members on human resource, retention, safety and health, visa, School-to-Careers, college intern, training, and awards programs.
Project Director for Construction Site Safety Program-I planned and directed the industry awareness booth for the NASCAR events in North Texas including Advisory Committee member for six high schools in 3 Independent School Districts.
05/1997-02/2000 Human Resources Manager, Dal-Tile Manufacturing
Responsible for all HR issues including employee relations, training, timekeeping, union avoidance, recruiting, plant tours, investigations for five plants and two distribution facilities including 892 associates.
Created Human Resource department including creating policies and procedures and established files in accordance with laws and regulations.
Recruited, Interviewed, and hired Exempt and Non-exempt applicants for five manufacturing plants and two distribution centers.
Temporary staffing liaison for five agencies overseeing two hundred temporaries-I staffed construction, assembly, electricians, and engineers for five construction projects within a 2 -year period that resulted in five high-tech facilities employing a total of eight hundred associates.
Conducted and managed orientation tours for all associates and executives-this helped all newcomers understand our product and industry and enhanced the employment brand.
1995-1997 Teacher and Coach
Garland ISD, Plano ISD, and St John's High School
Responsible for coaching football, baseball and teaching High School Spanish I, II, III and IV
1993-1995 Lieutenant Chaplain Officer U.S. Army Reserves
Counselled all Soldiers and their families on all issues.
Provided guidance to Cadets assigned to the West Point preparatory school that enhances their entry into West Point.
Awarded Presidents award for physical fitness.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
BS Wayland Baptist University, AAS Community College of the Air Force
Texas Christian University Continuing Education -Leadership and Management and Emotional Intelligence
Organizational Systems Polaris Competency Model Workshop
Ken Blanchard Situational Leadership 1 and 2, Ken Blanchard Building High Performance Teams Course
World at Work Total Rewards CBP courses
Hughes Human Values and Gordon Jackson Employee Relations Union Avoidance Seminar
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
SHRM
HRCI
Dallas Human Resources Association Member
International Society of Certified Benefits Specialists
Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter ISCEBS
Military Officers Association of America Life Member
Texas Christian University Go Frogs Club
Texas Christian University Clark Society
Texas Christian University Silver Frogs
Texas Christian University Brittain Society
Southern University 1883 Society
Save the Children
St Jude’s Children’s Hospital
Awards
President’s Physical Fitness Award Officer Candidate School Monmouth NJ
Air Force Commendation Medal (5 awards)
Air Force Achievement Medal (2 Awards)
Good Conduct Medal (4 Awards)
Defense Service Medal
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Bilingual / Spanish, Conversational Italian and Turkish SAP, Kronos, ADP, MS Word, Excel, Explorer Outlook, PowerPoint, UKG
Diversions-long distance cycling, weight training, cooking, walking, library, dogs, movies, music and traveling.
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