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Autumn O’Dell

Westerville,OH

Summary

Seasoned HR Director with a proven track record at DASCO HME LLC., adept in talent management and leadership, significantly improved HR metrics by reducing turnover. Expert in HR policies implementation and strategic development, I excel in fostering employee engagement and morale, evidenced by a notable increase in employee satisfaction scores.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Director

DASCO HME LLC.
Westerville, OH
01.2023 - Current
  • Mitigate legal risk to the organization through proactive training and education, and processes for managing conflict with and between employees, handling and investigating complaints of harassment/discrimination and other unjust practice allegations
  • Maintain current knowledge and application of all relevant laws and regulations at the local, state, and national level relating to employment and ensure organizational compliance
  • Oversee recruitment efforts to ensure the organization is effectively and efficiently sourcing and selecting candidates
  • Improved HR Metrics through decreasing time to fill ratio, turnover percentage and recruiting cost savings of 150K, (2024)
  • Develop and drive talent management strategies to ensure effective staffing alignment with the needs of the business
  • Create systems to attract talent, identify critical talent needs, develop core competencies and corresponding development opportunities, and engage leadership in succession planning
  • Implemented new onboarding, and orientation process companywide to ensure consistency and cohesiveness across 30 plus branches, and 8 states
  • While ensuring new employees have full understanding of the company knowledge including values, and mission statement
  • While engaging employees during the onboarding process to assist with engagement across states
  • Design and implement a competitive compensation system and benefit package to attract and retain top talent
  • Partner with leadership to develop a Total Rewards/Pay philosophy, regularly review compensation and benefits market data, monitor pay practices and proactively address issues
  • Manage benefit broker resources and benefits enrollment process, manage leave administration and the payroll function
  • Develop and implemented HR strategies to increase employee engagement and morale
  • Significant increase in employee engagement scores, and indeed/Glassdoor reviews
  • Partner with the leadership team to formulate, develop, implement and evaluate a HR and Talent Management Strategy to achieve the organization’s vision, mission and goals, and to create value to its stakeholders
  • Regularly engage in direct communication with the Senior Leadership team on key human resources matters
  • Lead the effective and efficient administration of the performance management process, making sure that the organization’s managers are equipped to engage in constructive and ongoing feedback and coaching, collaborate effectively when co-managing staff, and encourage staff to actively participate in identifying and addressing performance gaps
  • Conduct performance evaluations, salary reviews, and manage the company’s payroll and benefits administration process
  • Develop and maintain a competitive compensation and benefits system to attract and retain talent
  • Lead HR technology initiatives to optimize employee-related transactions, streamline HR service delivery, and securely store employee data, with a total of thirty HR initiatives completed in 2023 including the implementation of new learning management and performance management system
  • Supervise and develop HR staff, ensuring alignment with organizational goals

HR Director

Tropical Nut & Fruit
Grove City, OH
07.2021 - 01.2023
  • Annually reviews and makes recommendations to executive management for improvement of the organization's policies, procedures, and practices on personnel matters
  • Maintains knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation and ensures organization's compliance
  • Maintains responsibility for organization compliance with federal, state and local legislation pertaining to all personnel matters
  • Communicate changes in the organization's personnel policies and procedures and ensures that proper compliance is followed
  • Assists executive management in the annual review, preparation and administration of the organization's wage and salary program
  • Coordinates or conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations
  • Consults with legal counsel as appropriate, or as directed, on personnel matters
  • Works directly with department managers to assist them in carrying out their responsibilities on personnel matters
  • Develop and implementation of training program for all staff
  • Execute payroll biweekly for entire company
  • Implemented and manage new employee reward system
  • Employee Relations (conduct attendance warnings, performance warnings)
  • Approve Invoices (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Benefit Enrollment communicate directly with benefit advisors on benefit changes
  • Document incident reports and follow up with management
  • Worker’s Compensation claims and audits
  • Establish drug free Workplace training
  • Correspond to unemployment claims

HR Manager

Thayer Power & Communication
Pataskala, OH
12.2018 - 07.2021
  • Schedule onboarding for new employees
  • Conduct new hire orientation
  • Verifying 1-9 documentation
  • Maintaining employee files for 450 plus employees
  • Processing weekly terminations
  • Assisted with multiple unions contracts to ensure compliance with employee policies and collective bargaining agreements
  • Developed relationships with union contacts to assist with labor negotiations
  • Implemented process to train new HR leader on union negotiations and contracts
  • Auditing employee personal, medical, and driver qualification files
  • Entering employee’s information into payroll and other company programs (Paycor)
  • Maintained company’s safety management software
  • Oversaw health insurance for employees
  • Conduct phone and in person interviews for office staff
  • Keep internal recruiting platform up to date with open positions (Paycor)
  • Sourcing resumes for open positions within the company
  • Answer employee questions, relating to benefits, vacation, and pay
  • Assisted in implementing a vacation policy executed through our payroll system (ADP)
  • Managed a team of four HR associates, providing daily tasks and expectations
  • Working directly with COA to help resolve employee issues
  • Send out correspondence for unemployment claims
  • Communicating directly with Vice President and Superintendents on hiring process
  • Help to implement new policies and procedures within the HR department
  • Administer random drug screen program
  • Implement COVID-19 guidelines for company
  • Responsible for administration of COVID-19 case management
  • Provided management with direction on CDC guidelines for COVID-19
  • Implement FFCRA form for employees to paid for time off due to COVID-19 relates illness
  • Working directly with staffing agencies to hire new employees
  • Weekly reconciliation of 401K
  • Enroll employees in company 401K plan
  • Weekly reconciliation of 401K (with two separate plans) (Mass Mutual)
  • Process employees request for loans, hardship, withdraw and contribution changes with 401K
  • Guide employees in applying for short-term disability

Sr. HR Generalist

Art.com Inc.
Lockbourne, OH
03.2018 - 07.2018
  • Interacting with a strong, dynamic team focusing on all HR Generalist responsibilities in a manufacturing/distribution facility
  • While cooperating with a global workforce now spanning five locations in two countries
  • Administer Leave of Absence programs and employee leave tracking and reporting, including FMLA, short- and long-term disability workers comp leave, and personal leave
  • Ensure that leaves are managed in accordance with business and statutory guidelines on all HR Generalist responsibilities in a manufacturing/distribution facility
  • While cooperating with a global workforce now spanning five locations in two countries
  • Ensure a positive work culture by helping to drive employee engagement initiatives
  • Generate & disseminate HR and company communication to employees
  • Investigate and resolve employee relations issues with sensitivity and confidentiality, and provide guidance and recommendations for problem resolution to management and employees Create required documentation for disciplinary action or performance improvement plans with appropriate content
  • Manage the new hire onboarding and orientation process, including managing the relationship with on-site or off-site managed temporary agencies
  • Assist with special projects and perform other duties as needed

Mortgage Client Care Specialist

JP Morgan Chase
Columbus, OH
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Primary function is to transition mortgage loan into closing
  • Responsible to guide the customer throughout loan process
  • Follow up with customer on conditions needed
  • Answering any questions the customer may have along the way
  • Communication daily with mortgage bankers and underwriters on multiple loans
  • Effectively communicating the terms and conditions of the loan approval with each customer

Account Manager

Life Style Staffing
Columbus, OH
03.2014 - 05.2017
  • Maintaining a highly organized office in a fast-paced work environment, while ensuring each employee stays motivated to complete the task at hand each day
  • Communicating priority orders to entire staff
  • Successfully corresponding with associates on their role in an office setting
  • Working directly with client’s human resource departments to discover inventive ways to motivate employees
  • Providing client with daily attendance reports, while managing up to 250 employees
  • Sourcing resumes for potential internal candidates
  • Submitting weekly payroll reports for multiple clients, using various time systems
  • Evaluating paid time off, in order to ensure it is paid out correctly
  • Collaborating efficiently with internal payroll department to ensure all employees are paid accurately and on time
  • Corresponding directly with particular clients human resource departments on invoicing and employee relations
  • Effectively communicating with clients daily, through email and face-to-face communication

Account Coordinator/ Recruiter

Life Style Staffing
Columbus, OH
03.2014 - 06.2015
  • Executed thorough interviews for potential employees
  • Issued verbal and written attendance and performance warnings for employees
  • Conducted background checks, reference checks, and drug screens for employees
  • Lead onsite orientations for groups of 50 plus employees
  • Answered a high volume of phone calls from clients, employees, and potential employees
  • Filled high volume of orders for clients on short notice
  • Provided creative solutions on how to decrease turnover for clients
  • Reviewed and approved teamwork within departmental/client guidelines
  • Supported and implemented departmental initiatives

Education

Master of Human Resource Management -

Franklin University
Columbus, OH
05.2022

Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology

Franklin University
Columbus, OH
08.2013

Skills

  • Supervisory skills
  • Staff communication
  • Staffing and recruiting professional
  • Staff mentoring and coaching
  • Safety regulations compliance
  • HR policies implementation
  • HR policies and procedures expertise
  • Critical thinking
  • Labor relations management
  • Labor costs
  • Talent management
  • Leadership and change management
  • Strategic development
  • ADA compliance
  • Payroll operations
  • Policy development experience
  • HR metrics development
  • HR metrics and reporting

Timeline

HR Director

DASCO HME LLC.
01.2023 - Current

HR Director

Tropical Nut & Fruit
07.2021 - 01.2023

HR Manager

Thayer Power & Communication
12.2018 - 07.2021

Sr. HR Generalist

Art.com Inc.
03.2018 - 07.2018

Mortgage Client Care Specialist

JP Morgan Chase
06.2017 - 08.2017

Account Manager

Life Style Staffing
03.2014 - 05.2017

Account Coordinator/ Recruiter

Life Style Staffing
03.2014 - 06.2015

Master of Human Resource Management -

Franklin University

Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology

Franklin University

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