ESSENAM AKUE

• Responsible for delivering the main HR services to employees, supervisors, and management, per company policies and procedures.
• Support the administration of the CBA and related policies
• Assist with Plant compliance with Federal and State employment and Labor Laws
• First point of contact for hourly employees
• Conduct investigations for employee relation issues
• Maintain required documentation, including electronic documentation, supporting Affirmative Action, Attendance, Vacation, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Conduct new hire onboarding and orientation using standardized material
• Coordinates and facilitates new hire orientation, assists new salaried staff with onboarding activities

• Responsible for leading events and programs related to all employee training and development training as well as a key player in employee retention and employee engagement.

Ensures all employees and labor pool associates are trained according to the training matrix.

• Maintains training documentation and tracking for all employees.

• Monitors and reports training progress. Follow ups with trainees to ensure they complete all training in timely and accurate manner.

• Regularly investigates training requirements to suggest and act on implementing changes to the training program.

• Prepares and maintains training materials, including electronic training documents for both hourly and salaried employees.

• Creates, communicates, and updates training/orientation schedules and documentation.

• Performs/instructs classroom training and practical/on the job training for new hires, bidders, or transfers to a department/new job.

• Performs/instructs classroom training and practical/on the job training when safety, quality or performance corrective action is needed, or when changes in methods or equipment require new training or re-training.

• Works closely with the recruiter to ensure consistent pipeline of strong candidates and to assist in the onboarding process.

• Responsible for daily project activities for the company
• Help plan and designate project resources
• Prepare project budgets and keep all parties informed the entire way
• Ensures all projects are timely planned and executed and deliverables are met

• Responsible for managing the training and development program for the site
• As a Training specialist, partnered with all departments & operations across shifts to ensure Associates are being properly trained to execute their job functions
• Managed 33 GMP/OJT subject matter experts
• Ensured Associates are periodically re-evaluated per FDA guidelines
• Evaluated the effectiveness of training, identify gaps and close them
• Planed and delivered all cGMP, courses
• Facilitated Job Instruction Breakdown (JIB) sessions
• Coached Associates to write JIBs and to deliver JIBs training
• Conducted internal audits for all manufacturing areas
• Managed LMS such as Workday, and success factor

• Responsible for managing the On-The-Job Training, Patheon Operations Trainer Certification and Training Within Industry training for the site
• As a Training coordinator, partnered with all manufacturing, QA, and QC operations across shifts to ensure Associates are being properly trained to execute their job functions
• Planned, executed and rolled out the Patheon Operation Trainer Certification (POTC) and the Training Within Industry (TWI) programs for the site
• Ensured Associates are periodically re-qualified per FDA guidelines
• Evaluated the effectiveness of training, identify gaps and close them
• Delivered cGMP, foreign capsule, and OJT classes to existing Associates and new hires
• Coached Associates to write JIBs and to deliver JIBs training
• Managed LMS such as Workday, and compliance wire