Erik Cerezo

Partner with senior leadership to execute HR strategies aligned with business objectives, resulting in improvement in employee engagement.

Serve as a credible partner to business leaders to provide advisement on performance management, workforce planning, employee relations, and policy interpretation.

Conduct training for employees and managers to ensure compliance with our company policies and federal & state laws.

Conduct employee investigations, gathering witness statements, and provide advisement on course of action.

Played a key role in leading organizational change initiatives, including acquisitions, and restructuring to ensure smooth transitions and minimizing disruption to productivity.

Worked closely with key departments, including Safety, and Security, to identify and leverage decision-making opportunities, ensuring alignment across teams and driving business outcomes.

Served as the primary point of contact for all HR-related inquiries, including benefits, leave of absence (LOA) discussions, and ADA accommodations.

Collaborate with company recruiters to ensure we provide a well-order onboarding process for future employees.

Conduct and monitor drug tests and background checks.

Compose offer letters from Director employee candidates to warehouse associates.

Communicate with all levels of management regarding Promotions, Terminations, Separations, and New Hires.

Assist the Human Resources Manager with Special Projects.

Ensure to remain in compliance when conducting I-9 verifications and other essential first day paperwork.

Responsible for processing pay changes for promotions.

Conduct promotions, terminations, and transfers using Paycom’s HRIS.

Collaborated with the Human Resource Business Partner, and the Chief Compliance Officer to assess needs, meet objectives, and provide recommendations.

Managed inquiries coming from our Employee Resolutions Hotline which is used as a point of contact to disclose any concerns relating to workplace misconducts.

Participated in employee relations investigations, which consisted of conducting interviews, composing report summaries of my findings and presenting ideas to the HR Business Partner.

Managed unemployment insurance claims and represented the company on court hearings relating to unemployment insurance appeals.

Work with the payroll team from January 2018 - June 2020