Human Resources Generalist Manager Resume

Desired Industry: Human Resources	SpiderID: 21087
Desired Job Location: Birmingham, Alabama	Date Posted: 5/23/2008
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 06/09/2008
Desired Wage: 65,000 plus 25% bonu
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
I am a Human Resources Generalist with ten years of broad HR and Recruiting experience looking to become a key member in a fast paced dynamic organization. I have a team value management style with exceptional strengths in Employee Relations, Policy Creation, Core
Training and Development, Diversification Building, Recruitment and Retention, Organizational Development, Legal Compliance, and Legal Issues.

Experience:
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
The Home Depot (Retail)
Birmingham, AL
December 2007-Present (RIF 7/2008)
• Employee relations and
investigations, proactively
troubleshooting areas before
becoming an issue and timely
addressing calls from the corporate
complaint line.
• Staffing, Training, Learning and
Career Development of all store
associates to obtain promotional
opportunities.
• Ensured fair and consistent
Employment Practices
• Monitored Performance Management
procedures and results
• Organization Effectiveness, created
a culture of accountability that
improved professionalism
demonstrated by our associates
• Benefits and Healthcare Management
of new hires and incumbents' changes
• Workplace Initiatives that improved
the customer service level provided
by our associates

HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST II
OfficeMax (PowerMax III Distribution Center) McCalla, AL
July 2007 - October 2007
(Generalist II position eliminated)
• Employee relations and
investigations, proactively
troubleshooting areas before
becoming an issue and timely
addressing of calls from the
corporate complaint line.
• Management Coaching of supervisors
and department managers
• Union Avoidance, deterred threat of
Union organizing campaign
• Created and maintained facility
Newsletter
• Maintained weekly headcount of
associates and temps
• Interviewer and Hiring Manager
staffing the facility
• Created Staffing Plan that resulted
in attaining the desired number of
increased associate headcount while
reducing the number of temporary
agency employees

DISTRICT HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST/MANAGER FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
Winn-Dixie Inc. (Retail) Multi-sites in Alabama & Mississippi
November 2005 to July 2007
Provided Human Resource managerial skills, guidance, legal – corporate policy compliance for over 2,000 employees in Alabama and Mississippi.
I provided HR Functions, Employee Relations, CORE Leadership Training and Development, and Performance Management expertise to 21 Winn-Dixie stores.
• Managed and supported the District
regarding all Human Resources
functions, policies and procedures
to ensure accurate and consistent
application of policy, pay-grade
structure, termination overview,
performance management, leadership
training and development, succession
and development planning,
compensation, employee relations,
employment law, project management,
organizational effectiveness
principles, organizational change,
FMLA, and Workers Compensation
procedures.
• Served as a Business Partner to
District manager and Store Directors
assisting with employee relations,
compliance issues, recruitment
issues, and promotions.
• Educated Store Directors and
District Managers on pro-associate
activities and ensured
compliance with corporate programs.
• Served as the District’s Equal
Employment Opportunity Officer,
accepting complaints of
prohibited harassment and providing
employee relations investigations,
solutions and counseling.
• Ensured compliance with State and
Federal laws and statutes to
include, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and EEO.
• Assisted management in determining
course of disciplinary action and
administering discipline to
employees to insure consistence with
company practices.
• Lead in all investigations into
charges of sexual harassment,
discrimination, and serious
associate complaints.
• Administered and coordinated annual
Consent Decree training for
Management Staff and Supervisors.
• Evaluated reports, decisions, and
results of actions. Recommended
approaches, policies and procedures
to effect continual improvements in
efficiency of departments and
quality of customer service.
• Participated with Corporate Projects
and conducted research, procedural
and administrative studies, and
prepared reports recommending
solutions or courses of action
regarding human resources issues for
the company.

Insured Compliance with State and Federal laws governing employment, including:
EEOC Compliance
OSHA Compliance
the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Federal Guidelines for Exempt and Non-Exempt Employee Status
the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Title VII)
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
the Pregnancy Disability Leave Act (PDL)

HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR
CenturyTel, Incorporated (Telecommunications) Monroe, LA December 2004 - August 2005
• Created and conducted FMLA workshop
for managers and supervisors;
• Acted as consultant to supervisors
and managers regarding policy on
employee discipline, suspensions and
terminations
• Conducted New Hire Orientation at
corporate office
• Recruiter for Customer Service Call
Center positions using company
website
• Ordered Background Checks and Drug
Testing
• Responded to Unemployment claims,
never losing a claim
• Tracked FMLA, ADA, USERRA, FLSA,
Workers Comp
• Created Weekly EXCEL Headcount
Report Metrics Report for seven
Customer Service and Customer
Fulfillment Centers

HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT/RECRUITER/OWNER
Recruiter4Consultants
Mobile, AL January 2000 – April 2004
As Human Resources Contract Consultant to local oil recycling plant:
• Distributed surveys to 115 staff
members following several company
acquisitions, collecting opinions
regarding leadership of 18 company
managers
• Prepared comprehensive reports that
included an assessment of employees'
level of satisfaction with
management and policies
• Utilized 360-degree survey to obtain
evaluations from 63 employees
regarding performance of
organization's supervisors
• Generated reports highlighting key
points from survey results
• Facilitated and streamlined
communication between HR Director
and employees regarding feedback
workshop
As third-party recruiter to BellSouth and Manufacturing Plants:
• Reviewed Internet job boards and
company Web sites to accumulate
information regarding potential
candidates for employment.
• Created applicant profiles,
conducted interviews, performed
reference checks, and administered
skills tests as necessary
• Reduced time and costs involved in
recruiting by instituting extensive
use of the Internet during the
recruitment process.

Additional HR experience will be provided upon request.

Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree, Human Resources Development – University of South Alabama 1999
Grant Management & Proposal Writing Certificate 1999
HR Certification – PHR Certification 2000; Taught Mobile, AL SHRM chapter’s PHR/SPHR Certification classes 2001
One-year graduate coursework in Organizational Development and Leadership 2001
Annual Completion of EEOC & FSLA & ADA & FMLA Compliance Standards seminars held in Jacksonville, Florida by the Law Firm of Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLC (Labor Law Consultants) 2006 and 2007

Affiliations:
National Member of Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) since 1998

Skills:
• People Soft (HRIS)
• SAP (HRIS),
• KRONOS/Unicru (Payroll, Recruiting,
Time & Attendance)
• Taleo (Recruiting)
• ACS (Bookkeeping, Payroll)
• MicroSoft Office including MS
Publisher
• Corel

Reference:
Jim Rowe (850)301-4302
Diana Hinds (504)756-7476
Tony Davis (205)475-3351

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