George Leiva

• Reporting to SVP & CFO and supporting senior leaders on change management, org restructuring and workforce planning.
• Leads HR support for all 6 family owned business entities including one food manufacturing and a fabrication facility supporting a (exempt/non exempt) population of 400 employees.
• Directs and oversees all HR programs and HR personnel including 5 direct exempt reports. These services include but not limited to, training & development, talent management, workforce planning, employee relations, HR compliance, performance management & succession planning.
• Introduced standard employee training programs resulting in higher employee retention rates 98% yearly (2022/2023). Improved employee handbook and created standard
  HR policies.
• Effectively negotiated healthcare plan design and costs to maintain a 70% employer contribution towards the employee premium. (Open enrollment 2023)
• Implemented Company's first HRIS system- Paylocity, with at least 8 modules including (Payroll, Timekeeping, Performance Management, Compensation and LMS system) within a time period of 6 months.
• Risk Management- Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues via effective and thorough investigation. Revised employee handbook with most up to date regulations, strategic policies and rolled out arbitration agreements in partnership with legal team.
• Maintained human resources regulatory compliance with local, state and federal laws.
• Coordinated employee grievances and disputes in timely and professional manner by finding constructive solutions.
• Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations, minimizing financial discrepancies
• Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.

• Reported to corporate VP of HR based out of Texas, and President of Tracy Site. Provided insights to C-suite about people initiatives to reduce turnover and increase attendance
• Lead HR support for two manufacturing sites in CA. Trained and supervised a team of 10 HR professionals across CA, TX and NY through change management after merger and acquisition under the guidance of VP of HR
• Coordinated the 4-month transition and out placement of 80 employees due to the Katerra site shutdown after Barbosa Asset acquisition. supported talent placement- 70% of the workforce until last day to other jobs and retain 30% across both Tracy and Lathrop sites.
• Provided guidance to managers and employees on talent management, payroll, FMLA, ADA and benefits.
• Created internal training tools to ensure positive employee relations between employees and management
• Introduced Learning and Development initiatives with consulting McKinsey group forming cross functional teams to achieve business objectives.
• Rolled out ADP HRIS; with payroll module and synced KRONOS software for timekeeping for hourly populations in multiple sites in CA.
• Responsible for position management in HRIS database to ensure adherence to FLSA classification.
• Built salary structures and pay grades for manufacturing plant using compensation analysis and market data.
• Handled new-hire orientation and basic recruiting tasks for best-in-class talent identification. Re-launched and streamlined onboarding process.

• Attendance/Engage A3 Strategy on Onboarding- Project LUNAR - Lead Initiative of HR and Quality Control departments across 20 sites on revamping the lunar initiative (onboarding program set to improve new hire training and reduced attrition within first 30 days) to drive attendance and engagement from management to our associates
• Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
• Leveraged Lunar initiative and manager participation to drive an average of 97 out 100% across all 20 sites during Q4 peak season- resulting improvement of retention by 15% in 2020.
• Staffing and Labor Planning –Created labor plans using lean manufacturing techniques (A3 fishbone, Learning Curve Initiative and reporting, Six Sigma, kaizen events that promoted safety and building throughput)- 2021 SCK1 "Stockton site" were nominated as #1 in the whole network for best in quality and productivity.
• Lead Promotions and Succession Planning – SCK1 building took #1 place for being the building of choice for Internal Transfers and promotions during the Ambassador Program- this program allowed general labor employees have an opportunity at becoming trainers for new hires during peak.
• Lead HR to backfill 39.47% (highest participation across the network) of our new 10 launch sites utilizing internal talent team vs external search which saved approximately $139,000 during Q3 and Q4 (2020)
• Managed a team of 200+ employees including 10 exempt supervisors, HR Generalists, leads, production trainers and quality control.

• HR Organizational Development Trainer- Part of Tiger Team (Critical response team assigned to underperforming sites) 2019- Supported facility (TUS2) in Tucson, AZ for 2 weeks and FAT1 in Fresno, CA for 5 months training HR Managers and HRBP's.
• Training over a dozen internal & external Senior HR Generalists in standard work, metric reporting, and best onboarding practices.
• Succession Planning and Training and development- lead HR support to new Fulfillment center launch sites, supervised a small team of 3 HR coordinators for scheduling travel and expense reports as well as follow-up.
• Lead HR support for succession plans for multiple sites LGB7- Los Angeles CA, LAS7- Las Vegas NV & TUS2- Tucson AZ FC launch. during 2019/2020
• Compliance and Employee Relations- worked with Legal, Worker's compensation and corporate employee relations departments to mitigate Jeff Bezos escalations (investigations of high risk to company e.g Wrongful termination, LOA/ADA/PAGA violations)

• Lead Process improvement analytics- owner of new process network rollouts to my site such as missed punch automation (MPA) which reduced pay defects and set up Hub absences reporting tool. This reduced workloads for all administrators by creating training modules with real time tracker of utilization and trainings for HR and management in the fulfillment centers: OAK4- Tracy, OAK3- Patterson & FAT1- Fresno CA
• Program/Project Management- Site lead in associate recognition during prime week 2017, coordinated attendance incentives for associates to promote positive engagement and to support operation partners by ensuring attendance goals were met
• Handled on-boarding process for newly hired employees, which included distribution of all paperwork.
• Handled a budget of half a million dollars for all 3 sites assigned to my role and ensured attendance during peak times were covered by incentive programs to meet forecast goals, resulting in having 90% attendance during 2017/2018 Q4 vs the project plan of 88% in both years.

•Labor management coordinator- allocating projects and materials to technicians as work orders came on
• Data Analyst- processed payroll and audited time cards from information received from companies we worked with
• communication coordinator- assisted in scheduling interviews and conference calls , processed expense reports and managed travel itineraries