Marina Newton
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SUMMARY
High energy, detailed, HR Professional with strong Employee Relations, Safety / WC, Supervision. Proven doer, with history of successfully achieving goals in Manufacturing and Distribution. Hands-on leader where strengths in Problem Identification, Resolution and Organization skills complement business strategy.
Union Avoidance
Leadership
•.Employee Relations
•.Bi-Lingual English/Spanish
FMLA - OSHA - ADA - USERRA
Recruitment & Selection
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SHIPBOB INC, Bethlehem/Kutztown PA 5/2022 to February 2025
Best in class fulfillment for small to mid-size business.
Area Manager /Pick Pack/Labeling/Northeast Hub
Investigate Inventory discrepancies reported by the Merchant support.
Perform physical location checks to ensure quality and reconcile inventory variances.
Communicate updates and relay important operational information about clients directly to ICQA Region.
Play a pivotal role in understanding the root cause of inventory adjustments and participate in efforts to correct.
Vocalize concerns around inventory practices to ICQA Regional Manager, helping to identify areas of opportunity in day-to-day processes.
Run cycle counting and inventory control processes according to written SOP’s.
Resolve merchant-facing requests around inventory related issues.
Work directly with on-site partners to resolve merchant concerns.
Perform audits or other actions requested by merchants within the site.
Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary.
THE HOME DEPOT, Breinigsville PA 9/2016 to May 2022
World’s No.1 home improvement retailer.
Supervisor Outbound/Cart Build/Non-Conveyable -Receiving-MHE-PTS/Conveyable/Break Pack/ CCS
Manage Daily Operations & Interdepartmental Coordination.
Allocate resources to effectively complete work.
Monitor all equipment and processes for correct operation
Maintain a safe, clean and desirable work environment.
Maintain a favorable working relationship with company employees to promote a harmonious working climate which will be conducive to maximizing employee morale, productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Supervise and coordinate activities of employees in outbound /cart build/Non-Conveyable departments.
Monitor all equipment and processes for correct operation in the department.
Arrange the repair/replacement of broken/damaged equipment.
Responsible for documenting departmental tasks through Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, and Job Aids.
Ensure employees are following all safety procedures.
Identify and eliminate safety hazards.
Administrative Duties:
Enforce company rules, regulations, procedures, policies and programs.
Execute performance reviews, recognitions, and disciplinary actions for all department employees.
Manage vacation, sick time, attendance and complete payroll for all direct reports.
WESTPORT AXLE, Breinigsville PA 7/2012 to September 2016
Subsidiary of Universal Truckload Systems. Largest of Westport's five production facilities providing assembly services to Mack/Volvo.
HR Administrator/Generalist
Highly motivated bi-lingual HR professional with more than 10 years of experience motivating large employee groups and achieving organizational goals. Strong supervisory experience with proven staff leadership. Demonstrated excellence in data-gathering and analysis, problem identification, resolution. Exceptional ability to adapt to new circumstances, manage high stress and multi-task in environment of constantly shifting priorities.
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS:
Recognized as outstanding Company resource for 2014 Union Organizing Campaign
Strong Employee Relations skills: investigate, resolve, respond to Harassment Allegations, Complaints, Investigations
Employee Point of Contact for daily employee issues and concerns
STAFFING:
Organized Job Fairs for initial site start-up. With corporate leaders implemented Policies and Procedures
Successfully hired, processed and trained over 600 employees in first year of operation
Schedule, prepare and conduct New Employee Orientations
SAFETY: Hands-on management of Workers Comp and OSHA-related tasks, investigations and reporting
SOFTWARE: MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Publisher, Power Point, ADP, HRIS
BENEFITS: Organize and facilitate annual Open Enrollment activity and manage on-going activities
NEW BUSINESS START-UP (Spring 2015):
Primary HR and administrative Organizer and Point-of-Contact
Employee Relations, Safety / WC, Purchasing, Accounting, Records: Attendance, Production-related, Training
JC PENNEY LOGISTICS, Breinigsville PA 2008 to April 2012
Chain department store selling a wide selection of brand-name clothing, footwear, furniture & more.
Supervisor
Reported to Area Manager, oversaw entire Distribution Center Operations. Directed, coached and recognized employees
MORAVIAN CHURCH, Bethlehem PA English/Spanish Translator 2003 to April 2005
TRIALLOY INTERNATIONAL, S.A., Lima Perú Assistant Manager 1994 to 1999
FORMAL EDUCATION
Isetec, Lima Perú Bachelor’s Degree Systems Analyst
La Plata University, La Plata Argentina Associate’s Degree Information Technology
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Breinigsville PA: Effective Leadership, Management Skills, Problem-Solving; Women in Leadership, Crucial Conversations, The 5 choices to Extraordinary Productivity.