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Joseph Nelson

Salem

Summary

Research and data-driven MBA graduate with 8 years of HR experience looking to add his skills with, and knowledge of, Oregon’s complex labor regulation to a friendly HR team.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Generalist

Metal Innovations Inc. (DBA MII Aero)
Salem
08.2019 - Current
  • Served as HR point of contact for managers, executives, and employees
  • Advised management and executives on performance management, compensation, and other HR issues, including documenting and delivering corrective actions and termination decisions to employees
  • Met regularly with managers, leads, and executives to track, document, and evaluate employee performance and plan
  • Ensured compliance with all applicable labor laws, leave laws, payroll laws, benefits laws, and other applicable regulations
  • Created and implemented strategies for recruiting new employees, and interviewed and recommended candidates for further interviews or hire
  • Onboarded new staff, performing new-hire orientation,
  • Managed medical and supplemental insurance benefits, acting as the first point of contact for staff, providing support and guidance with the benefits process
  • Conducted exit interviews, bringing relevant concerns to the owners’ attention
  • Kept employee handbook updated, and drafted new policies and procedures for compliance with labor laws, and to direct employees in the company’s preferred approach to accomplishing company goals and agendas
  • Assisted managers and leads in the employee performance evaluation process
  • Ran annual evaluations of wages and benefits, comparing competitiveness of company offerings to that of the industry nationally and locally
  • Reviewed benefits packages annually to find the best value providers for the employees
  • Reviewed hours billed to customers to ensure that employees maintained a company-approved ratio of hours billed to hours worked
  • Gathered and analyzed data such as turnover, productivity, attendance, and other KPIs to spot and prevent developing issues, and recommend actions to prevent them from becoming actual problems
  • Performed investigations into harassment and other employee misconduct
  • Consulted with legal counsel when requested by executive leadership

HR Generalist

Step Forward Activities
Baker City
04.2017 - 04.2017
  • Created and presented trainings that improved manager and staff compliance with labor laws and company policies
  • Took and logged job complaints from staff, advised them on how to manage the situation, and reported complaints to the executive director as needed
  • Approved and tracked FMLA and OFLA leave, and advised on ADA accommodation
  • Identified opportunities to improve policies, and collaborated with the executive director to develop more effective policies and procedures
  • Advised staff, managers, and officers on labor laws
  • Oversaw monthly payroll and managed insurance/leave benefits for 85 employees
  • Reviewed and revised written warnings to ensure legal compliance and clarity
  • Revised policy manual to be in compliance with current labor and payroll laws
  • Maintained personnel files
  • Assisted in and wrote reports on investigations into harassment and other misconduct
  • Reviewed local and industry labor trends to compare turnover and compensation
  • Performed exit interviews and analyzed turnover data to create reports recommending options for curbing turnover trends

Direct Support Professional

Step Forward Activities
Baker City
10.2008 - 03.2017
  • Provided assisted living services to adults with developmental disabilities

Education

MBA - Business Administration

Eastern Oregon University
La Grande
01-2016

Bachelor of Arts - Film

Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
01-2010

Skills

  • Compliance management
  • OFLA & PFMLA administration and tracking
  • Performance evaluation
  • Benefits administration
  • Recruiting strategies
  • Employee relations
  • HR analytics
  • FMLA management
  • HR policies and procedures
  • Talent acquisition
  • Compensation and benefits
  • Employment law compliance
  • Recruitment and selection
  • Employee retention
  • Onboarding and orientation

Accomplishments

  • Oversaw a 50% growth of staff in the highly competitive aviation labor market, including starting an avionics department from scratch, and growing it to 5 people
  • Designed labor monitoring system that improved billing to customers by 20%

Timeline

HR Generalist

Metal Innovations Inc. (DBA MII Aero)
08.2019 - Current

HR Generalist

Step Forward Activities
04.2017 - 04.2017

Direct Support Professional

Step Forward Activities
10.2008 - 03.2017

MBA - Business Administration

Eastern Oregon University

Bachelor of Arts - Film

Eastern Oregon University

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