Heather Mitchell
Belgrade,MT
Summary
Conscientious and compassionate human resources professional with a drive for helping employers recruit, develop, and retain qualified candidates. Skilled at partnering with management teams to build employee-centric cultures promoting positive morale and optimizing productivity. Motivating and positive with excellent interpersonal, coaching, and communication skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Human Resources Manager
Xtant Medical Belgrade
02.2020 - Current
- Advise on personnel/staff issues, policies and procedures, performance management, recruitment and selection, and workforce development
- Develop, implement, and manage effective centralized employment application and screening
- Complete pre-employment background screenings for all prospective employees following up on adverse issues
- Ensures all pre-employments requirements are completed
- Apply behavioral-based interviewing methodologies and create interviewing and reference tools to maximize hiring best-qualified applicant(s)
- Manages all human resources aspects of New Employee Orientation program and conducts presentations, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset
- Prepares new employment packets and other new employee-related information specific to human resources
- Assists in writing and editing of Employee Handbook and policies related to departmental procedures and processes
- Analyze employee turnover and retention and provide recommendations to improve in both areas
- Prepare new employee personnel files and maintain personnel files to ensure legal compliance
- Conduct processing of resignations/terminations, exit interviews, and processes employee termination checklist
- Assist in planning, implementing, and coordinating Xtant Medical’s safety program
- Act as Health & Safety Committee Chair Develop, implement, and manage Health & Safety Quarterly newsletter
- Maintain and monitor all workers' compensation case files; follow up on open cases
- Assist Payroll in payroll activities
- Assist in open enrollment process annually for approximately 200 staff members, using effective communication to explain various benefits
- Work with benefits administrator to ensure accuracy of benefits and to assist any employees with benefits questions
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and company policies
- Assist with providing research for compensation, policies, training, strategic planning, and other human resource issues
- Ensure that corporate culture and values promote ethical practices, integrity, and positive work climate to enable business to attract, retain, and motivate diverse group of quality employees
- Recruitment – attend all recruitment fairs, post jobs to applicant tracking system, screen applications, select qualified candidates, collaborate with hiring managers including on salary ranges, schedule interviews, conduct background checks, prepare new hire agreements, and facilitate onboarding
- Create and implement company compensation and benefits programs
- Create, implement, and distribute new hire surveys and analyze feedback
- Handle routine labor relations and human resource inquiries related to policies and procedures
- Serve as contact and liaison for intake and assessment of employee complaints
- Conduct employee relations investigations
- Serve as point of contact and liaison for employee issues and conflict resolution
- Develop and maintain equal opportunity program, file federally required reports annually; and maintain other records, reports, and logs to conform to EEO regulations.
- Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards
- Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback
- Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands
- Distributed employee engagement surveys to identify areas of improvement
- Used technologically relevant digital systems to manage payroll and benefits programs
Human Resources Generalist
Belgrade Public Schools
05.2018 - 02.2020
- Advise on personnel/staff issues, policies and procedures, performance management, recruitment and selection, and workforce development
- Develop, implement, and manage effective centralized employment application and screening
- Issue all contracts of school personnel, and maintain working knowledge of union contracts
- Attend union negotiations
- Create, maintain, and monitor job descriptions to ensure compliance with Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act (ADAAA) and School District policies and procedures
- Complete pre-employment background screenings for all prospective employees following up on adverse issues
- Ensures all pre-employments requirements are completed
- Develop and maintain equity and equal opportunity program, file federally required reports annually; and maintain other records, reports, and logs to conform to EEO regulations
- Apply behavioral-based interviewing methodologies and create interviewing and reference tools to maximize hiring best-qualified applicant(s)
- Manages all human resources aspects of New Employee Orientation program and conduct presentations
- Prepares new employment packets and other new employee related information specific to human resources
- Distribute and monitor classified employee performance evaluations
- Writes and edits human resources handbooks detailing departmental procedures and processes
- Assists with creation of training manuals and employee handbooks
- Analyze employee turnover and retention and provide recommendations to improve in both areas
- Prepare new employee personnel files and maintain personnel files to ensure legal compliance
- Assist with processing of resignations/terminations, exit interviews and processes employee termination checklist
- Assist in planning, implementing and coordinating Belgrade School District’s safety program
- Maintain and monitor all workers' compensation case files; follows-up on open cases
- Work with Payroll and Benefits to ensure applicant and employee data is correct
- Maintain compliance with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations
- Assist with providing research for compensation, policies, training, strategic planning, and other human resource issues.
- Enabled transition of 300 employees from paper time sheets to electronic, eliminating manual time entry
HR Assistant/Payroll Benefits Clerk
Belgrade Public Schools
12.2016 - 05.2018
- Serve as payroll clerk processing two payrolls per month
- Monitor assigned payroll activities
- Continue processing and managing Aesop/VeriTime system
- Process insurance/benefit documentation for insurance company
- Maintain and monitor all workers' compensation case files; follows-up on open cases
- Issue all contracts of school personnel, maintain working knowledge of union contracts
- Complete pre-employment background screenings for all prospective employees following up on adverse issues
- Ensures all pre-employments requirements are completed
- Serve as substitute coordinator, including completion of hiring, reference checks, and background check monitoring.
- Maintained 100% accuracy in transferring correct data from payroll spreadsheets into system
HR Assistant/Executive Assistant
Belgrade Public Schools
06.2015 - 12.2016
- Perform duties of assistant for HR Director
- Implement and maintain applicant tracking system
- Coordinate all sub-applications and sub-system for district
- Distribute all hiring paperwork
- Implement and maintain Aesop/VeriTime system for employees
- Perform duties of assistant for Superintendent.
Education
Master’s - Human Resource Management
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN06.2020
Bachelor of Science - Health and Human Development Family Science
Montana State University - Bozeman
Bozeman, MT12.2001
Skills
- Health and Safety Programs
- Exit Interviews and Processes
- Best Practices and Methodologies
- Employee Engagement Strategies
- Biweekly Payroll Processing
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Onboarding, Training and Development
- Administering Disciplinary Procedures
- Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
- Cross-Departmental Collaboration
- Benefits and Compensation Management
- Recruitment and Hiring
Certification
- SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
Xtant Medical Belgrade
02.2020 - Current
Human Resources Generalist
Belgrade Public Schools
05.2018 - 02.2020
HR Assistant/Payroll Benefits Clerk
Belgrade Public Schools
12.2016 - 05.2018
HR Assistant/Executive Assistant
Belgrade Public Schools
06.2015 - 12.2016
Master’s - Human Resource Management
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - Health and Human Development Family Science
Montana State University - Bozeman
- SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional
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