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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Excellence Award 1st Qtr 2018
Languages
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Aixa P. Parra

Fort Wright,KY

Summary

Bilingual HR professional with 15+ years of experience. Passionate about building organizations that prioritize values, company culture, and performance. Proficient in various payroll systems including ADP Workforce Now, Kronos Central, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor, and Ulti-Pro. Skilled in employment law, performance management, talent acquisition, compensation law, employee benefits, training, and employee development. Committed to creating a positive company culture to attract and retain top talent. Well-versed in employment law and a subject-matter expert on local and government HR policies and guidelines. Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) member.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. HR Generalist

Atkins & Pearce, Inc.
08.2024 - Current
  • Focusing on supporting the manufacturing environment by conducting weekly meetings to meet staffing needs while being a trusted advisor to managers and employees
  • Assist in running the daily functions of the HR department including administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and best practices
  • Ensuring compliance, drive engagement, and contribute to a positive and productive workplace while being key in fostering a culture of safety, excellence, and continuous improvement
  • Promote a culture of safety
  • Reviews, tracks, and documents compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory training, continuing education, and work assessments
  • Recruits, interviews, and facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborating with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings
  • Conducts or acquires background checks and employee eligibility verifications
  • Implements new hire orientation and employee recognition programs
  • Performs routine tasks required to administer and execute human resource programs including but not limited to compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development
  • Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring to complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff
  • Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations
  • Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance
  • Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law

Human Resources Manager

York Street Fresh Foods/Caruso Foods
05.2021 - 08.2024
  • Manage the day-to-day operations in human resources by recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, training, and mentoring staff
  • Support leaders within the company by providing human resources advice, counsel, and problem-solving
  • Implement human resource strategies by establishing department accountability, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, accomplishing all applicable governmental compliance and reporting
  • Implemented and rolled out the onboarding process for new employees
  • Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems
  • Implemented open enrollment
  • Provide customer service to all levels of the organization
  • Oversee and ran payroll on a bi-weekly basis
  • Conduct employee training
  • Support all departments
  • Maintain confidentiality
  • Assist in facilitating employee relation issues and gave recommendations
  • Implemented compensation guide for salaried employees
  • Implemented employee recognition program

Human Resources Manager

Empire Packing
10.2019 - 08.2020
  • Performed duties in the following functional areas: planning, developing, implemented and administered HR programs
  • Responsible for development and integration of human resource programs and associated projects to achieve strategic business goals and operational objectives
  • Provided guidance, advice, and assistance on such matters as employee services and benefits, management – employee communication, performance appraisals, equal employment opportunity and employee conduct and discipline to managers
  • Supported staff on processes, i.e., mid-year/annual reviews
  • Interpreted policies to all levels of employees
  • Maintained personnel documentation in compliance with applicable legal requirements
  • Oversaw payroll
  • Conducted open enrollment annually
  • Maintained a high level of integrity and confidentiality

Human Resources Business Partner

EG Group Retail America
03.2019 - 10.2019
  • Company Overview: Cincinnati, OH
  • Represented and ensured unbiased, fair treatment of over 14,000 employees in 25 states, including the completion of such tasks as recordkeeping, effective managing of employee relations, compensation, risk management, recruitment, and benefits administration
  • Analyze the company’s Human Resource needs under changing conditions and develops and recommends policies to satisfy those needs
  • Provided guidance, advice and assistance on such matters as employee services and benefits, management – employee communication, performance appraisals, equal employment opportunity and employee conduct and discipline to managers
  • Supported the administration of talent management processes, i.e., quarterly/mid-year/annual reviews
  • Interpreted policies to all levels of employees
  • Assisted leaders at the corporate office in handling and investigating EEO, HRC, Sexual Harassment, Hostile Working Environment, and Wage & Hour complaints
  • Assisted at corporate functions such as Employee Awards, Corporate Meetings, etc
  • Maintained personnel documentation in compliance with applicable legal requirement
  • Conducted new hire paperwork and on-boarding of new associates
  • Ability to maintain solid judgment, sufficient to handle and resolve complex Employee Relations matters for over 13,000 employees in 24 states, cooperates, and partners well with other Leaders and Employees and communicates results to all levels of management
  • Project Lead and partner with a 3rd party vendor in the implementation of UIC and employment verification
  • Cincinnati, OH

Human Resources Manager

BEL USA, LLC
07.2017 - 10.2018
  • Company Overview: Medley, FL
  • Managed team of 3 employees and responsible for development and integration of human resource programs and associated projects to achieve strategic business goals and operational objectives
  • Developed, recommended, and implemented personnel policies and procedures
  • Worked with cross-functional departments and counseled managers regarding performance planning, employee relation issues, regulatory compliance, and litigation avoidance
  • Subject matter expert on all compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and safeguards company against any possible issues
  • Implemented and rolled out open enrollment process for on average 10 new hires per month
  • Created and rolled out to 750 employees new company Handbook to streamline communication, set clear expectations, and ensured company was covered legally
  • Oversaw payroll in ADP to ensure 100% accuracy
  • Assisted in implementation of conversion to a new payroll company
  • Conducted employee policy training for all employees (750 total) and resulted in a 100% trained workforce
  • Participated and conducted employee relation investigations to understand any possible retention or cultural issues and integrated solutions to ensure employee retention
  • Conducted training and development on a periodic basis or as needed for employees
  • Ability to communicate effectively and be able to make presentations, teach and train large and small groups
  • Implemented ESAT survey for employee engagement (750 total) 98% of population took survey
  • Conducted exit interviews to better understand employee retention
  • Implemented monthly Lunch & Learns for all employees
  • Maintained confidentiality, detailed work, problem-solving, reasoning, multiple concurrent tasks, and constant interruptions
  • Provided regular status updates to customers, maintained customer contact until request were resolved and documented all resolutions
  • Ability to maintain solid judgment, sufficient to handle and resolve complex Employee Relations matters, cooperated, and partnered well with other Leaders and Employees and communicated results to all levels of management
  • Performed a full range of staffing and classification activities including position management and organizational design, and apply classification standards to determine title, and paygrade
  • Participated or lead project work that may have included assistance to HR Business Partners, project management and facilitation
  • Medley, FL

Human Resources Manager

Vitamin Shoppe/ Nutri-Force Nutrition
07.2015 - 07.2017
  • Company Overview: Miami Lakes, FL
  • Managed human resource operations by recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, training, and mentoring staff of 3 employees
  • Supported management by providing human resources advice, counsel, and problem solving
  • Implemented human resource strategies by establishing department accountability, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, accomplishing all applicable governmental compliance and reporting
  • Successfully implemented Employee Resource Group and employee appreciation programs to increase company moral and reduced turnover from 100% to 24% in 1 year
  • Worked with small team to implement new 8 hours shifts (In place of 12-hour shifts) in manufacturing department, resulting in better work environment for employees
  • Conducted training and development for supervisors and managers on various topics including overtime management, discipline action reports, and effective leadership techniques
  • Enhanced and produced current PTO policy to ensure staff is taking necessary time to stay happy and healthy
  • Assisted in developing company culture that emphasizes safety, quality, continuous improvement, teamwork, and high performance
  • Conducted and managed employee relation issues
  • Maintained confidentiality on all levels of the organization
  • Complied with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation applicable to human resource issues; anticipating such legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
  • Oversaw payroll for over 500 employees for 100% accuracy
  • Applied a thorough and comprehensive understanding of employment principles and concepts to position management within the organization
  • Miami Lakes, FL

Education

No Degree - Business Administration With A Concentration in HR

Keiser University
Pembroke Pines, FL

Skills

  • Conflict Resolution Expertise
  • Labor Law Compliance Management
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Evaluation
  • Compensation and Benefits Management
  • Recruitment Strategy
  • Employee Integration Management
  • Workforce Development
  • Human Resource Policy Design
  • Project Planning
  • Client Relations
  • Workplace Safety Coordination
  • Diversity Programs
  • Workplace Compliance Knowledge
  • Employee engagement
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Certification

  • Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, Human Resources Management Course - Certification in HR Management
  • HACCP and OSHA Certified

Affiliations

  • Member of SHRM

Excellence Award 1st Qtr 2018

I was honored to receive an Excellence Award for writing the employee handbook in less than three months, thoroughly proofing it, and ensuring it was distributed to employees before the end of the first quarter. 

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Sr. HR Generalist

Atkins & Pearce, Inc.
08.2024 - Current

Human Resources Manager

York Street Fresh Foods/Caruso Foods
05.2021 - 08.2024

Human Resources Manager

Empire Packing
10.2019 - 08.2020

Human Resources Business Partner

EG Group Retail America
03.2019 - 10.2019

Human Resources Manager

BEL USA, LLC
07.2017 - 10.2018

Human Resources Manager

Vitamin Shoppe/ Nutri-Force Nutrition
07.2015 - 07.2017

No Degree - Business Administration With A Concentration in HR

Keiser University

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