BRENDA WILBERFORCE

Manufacturer of heavy truck and automotive parts

• Champion strategic processes and implementation for continuous improvement within various departments
• Maintain positive employee relations, coordinates weekly and monthly metrics for executive leadership, provide advice and counseling to supervisors/managers, serve as a legal compliance resources
• Manage promotional increases and performance reviews, champion safety policies and maintain safety records
• Created a partnership with Nova Clinic where their representatives come in and administered free vaccines and provided counseling services to employees on various health topics
• Develop a partnership with the local community college to provide grants for industrial training to employees
• Serve as a legal compliance resource for core management team
• Review job descriptions regularly to ensure accuracy of duties assigned to each position.
• Create and utilize different methods of opportunities for employee feedback and established a baseline to improve morale and working conditions
• Provide Overall HR strategic leadership to the organization
• Provide core HR services that include:
• Talent Acquisition/Recruitment and Retention Practices
• Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits
• Leadership Development & Training Programs
• Employee Experience (Engagement) and Rewards
• Annual Corporate Wellness Programs (with Monetary incentives)

• Communicated with potential hires to provide clarity on expected tasks, compensation and policies
• Reviewed job applications to identify, vet and recommend optimal candidates
• Improved quality of hiring decisions by working with hiring managers in equitable recruitment efforts and by administering new comprehensive employment selection exams
• Conducted background checks, reference checks and employment verification.
• Monitored attendance records to track tardiness or absences in order to enforce attendance policies.
• Audited job postings for old, pending, on-hold and draft positions.
• Developed and facilitated all new-hire orientations
• Developed innovative new-employee orientation programs, including safety training
• Conducted employment verification and investigations
• Conducted confidential investigations of discrimination, harassment and workplace violence
• Processed unemployment claims and acted as company representative at unemployment hearings
• Conducted employee hiring and exit interviews.
• Coached managers through employee relations matters including employee engagement, documentation, discipline and performance improvement plans.

• Responsible for assisting the teacher with all aspects of the daily classroom routine, including distributing and collecting study materials, keeping attendance records, and carrying out lunchroom and recess duties
• Fostered a positive classroom environment in order to maximize the education and learning of students
• Supported the school during short term periods of teacher absence
• Pragmatic and results orientated, with proven ability to exceed the standards of performance set out in any school and easily built rapport with students and work colleagues alike.

• Communicated with clients requiring staffing services to determine number of hires, salary, positions, and job descriptions for short-term and long-term employees
• Sourced resumes to select the best qualified candidates, and interviewed candidates to better assess qualifications and ascertain personality, personal character, and work ethic
• Validated applicants' references and communicated with previous employers to qualify capabilities and verify work history
• Coordinated new hire orientation.