Jairus Bonner

Work History

Recruiting Manager | Recruiting Specialist

Mobis Alabama, LLC, Mobis North America Electrified Powertrain, LLC

Savannah, GA

12.2022 - Current

Recruited exempt and non-exempt employees from the individual contributor level to the leadership roles.
Grew the company by 50+ employees in first 5 months.
Developed new employment criteria based on the abilities of 700+ job applicants to meet service delivery standards, providing a competitive advantage in retaining staff.
Identified 430+ applicants to occupy difficult-to-fill and open job roles, ensuring a continuous flow of qualified candidates.
Collaborated with 25+ HR managers to implement an Applicant Tracking System (ATS), which boosted the number of skilled applicants and decreased 75% of the hiring costs.
Created Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for staff reviews that HR teams use in conducting assessments, reducing 94% of the workload for HR personnel.
Introduced an automated system to monitor training and job requirements, which matched 750+ candidates with likely employers.
Organized screening processes to ensure that over 1200+ applicants have been screened before interviews; improved the quality of new hires by 83%.

Director of Human Resources

J.C. Lewis Primary Health Center

Savannah, GA

09.2022 - 12.2022

Lead day-to-day operations supporting all HR services for a healthcare organization division of 100 employees.
Served as a key member in developing sustainable workplace capabilities and a motivational culture to encourage productivity and deliver desired outcomes.
Partnered with key executives across the businesses to drive employee engagement, morale, and performance in an environment experiencing both significant external and internal organizational change.
Established and implemented short- and long-term corporate human capital plans, which include maintaining or improving employee relations, talent acquisition and development, succession planning, workforce planning, compensation and benefits, and performance management.
Guided the executive team through organizational restructurings which created a more flexible, cost-efficient workforce.

Human Resources Manager

Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority

Bluffton, SC

11.2021 - 06.2022

Provided leadership around employee engagement, coaching managers on people-related issues, aligning HR processes and systems with business unit and location strategies, and implementing HR solutions for all people-related processes.
Managed a wide variety of human resources responsibilities, including employee relations, performance management, organizational development, health services, and talent acquisition.
Engaged closely with the executive leadership team to establish and implement the comprehensive workforce strategy to support the organization’s business objectives, spanning workforce planning, organization effectiveness, talent management, employee productivity, and community engagement.
Managed and handled 100+ staff, reduced employee complaints and compliance calls by 65%.
Recruited and screened over 35 qualified potential employees over the span of six months, across 4 different departments.
Verified, investigated and filed employee backgrounds for 15+ new hires, managed personnel files for all members.

Talent Advisor- Contract Role

Randstad Sourceright- United Airlines

Pooler, GA

08.2021 - 05.2022

Served as a business consultant to drive the selection process for the best candidates by managing the talent pipeline and recruitment strategy, as well as drive and partner on diversity recruitment strategies.
Conducted intake sessions, engage sourcing strategies as appropriate and established a best in class selection process for both candidate and hiring managers.
Collaborated with business leaders on the hiring process to ensure it is effective, timely and thorough and provides our candidates a positive experience.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Georgia Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities

Savannah, GA

05.2020 - 08.2021

Revised job descriptions across all levels and 25+ categories. “Shadowed” and interviewed employees to construct an accurate picture of the duties and skills required for each position.
Proactively identified programs that can support future candidate streams, support candidate diversity and reduce time-to-fill by improving areas such as sourcing channels, screening techniques, evaluation tools and referral programs.
Devised creative and cost-effective incentive and morale-boosting programs (including special events and a tiered awards structure) that increased employee satisfaction and productivity.
Developed relationships with key universities in the area, professional associations and community organizations to increase department recognition.
Reworked new-hire orientation program to include HR information and company resources.
Saved company thousands of dollars every month by reducing reliance on employment agencies. Brought the majority of formerly outsourced recruiting functions in-house to reduce billable hours from 200+ to less than 40 per month.

Workforce Development Program Manager

Step Up Savannah, Inc

Savannah, GA

10.2018 - 05.2020

Increased retention by 98% by coaching and directing Workforce Development Team to execute winning outreach and marketing strategies that attract, recruit and retain participants.
Developed employer recruitment plans, resulting in over 50 companies hiring program participants.
Contributed team members on grant/contract development teams which resulted in the awarding of external funding in the amount of 50,000 through the United Way Foundation to support workforce training programs and initiatives.
Managed a $200,000 workforce development grant in conjunction with the Chatham County, City of Savannah, and United Way Foundation that provided employment assistance to unemployed and under-employed Chatham County residents by creating reporting structures and delivering reports on various outcome metrics to the executive team and funding sources.
Directed and enhanced career-readiness programming, including referrals, financial assistance, case management, and program training, for 200+ job seekers in a nationally recognized workforce development program resulting in a 56% job placement rate upon graduation.
Increased previous years of participant enrollment by 500% through vigorous recruitment efforts and liaised with funders championing a 100% approval rate of all submitted applicants.
Revamped the strategy for workforce development to include professional development, as a result, increased the number of business relationships/ partnerships by nearly 100%.

Talent Acquisition Manager

Goodwill Southeast Georgia

Savannah, GA

02.2016 - 01.2018

Managed all sourcing, interviewing, and hiring of internal positions for operation with 850 employees and annual sales volume of $30 million, building operations from the ground up, identifying and hiring initial 50 employees (40 staff and 10 management/executive personnel).
Created and implemented hiring policies, procedures, systems, and technologies to support the company's long-term growth and expansion.
Partnered with hiring managers to discern workforce needs, define job parameters, outline desired qualifications, and select best-option candidates for skilled/technical trades, management positions, and support staff openings.
Established and trained recruitment team, setting best practice standards for interviews, resume review, and taking ownership of recruitment projects.
Filled 50 positions within the first 6 months of hire, meeting the deadline to ensure the on-time, fully staffed the G-Force manufacturing plant.
Matched the right candidates to the right jobs, winning recommendations from the plant manager and CEO for recruiting quality workers.
Expanded recruitment efforts by building connections with associations, universities and professional organizations to attract quality candidates for $30 million non-profit organization.
Improved diversity hiring by 25% in support of corporate diversity initiative
Partnered with diversity recruiters and events team to build a candidate pool, and also spearhead innovative "diversity roadshows" in each location.
Fostered lasting client relationships as a trusted hiring partner with a 98% job-fulfillment rate and one of the lowest fall-off rates throughout tenure
Implemented strategies to evaluate metrics quarterly, ultimately reducing the average time to hire from 25 to 17 days.
Received the 2017 “Leadership Excellence Award” as recognition for exceptional professional achievement in meeting corporate objectives.

People Manager

Abercrombie and Fitch Stores, Inc

Savannah, GA/ Katy, TX/ Bluffton, SC

09.2010 - 02.2016

Managed a team of 50+ employees for an operation grossing at $10 million in annual sales.
Built an effective sales team recruiting, hiring and training top-quality candidates, conducting quarterly performance evaluations, identifying talent and development opportunities.
Addressed all HR procedures including employee disputes, terminations, and disciplinary, I-9 verifications, and processing payroll.
Reduced employee turnover by 20% and significantly increased productivity by introducing a positive reinforcement performance management system.
Pioneered college recruitment program and coordinated annual visits to universities statewide.
Developed a standardized training program that was recognized as best practice and reduced turnover ratio by 85% across multiple stores.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Recruiting Manager | Recruiting Specialist

Director of Human Resources

Human Resources Manager

Talent Advisor- Contract Role

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Workforce Development Program Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager

People Manager

Education

MBA - Business Administration

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

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Timeline

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