JUAN JOSE CATALAN

• Strategic Staffing & Agency Management Partnered with external staffing agencies to expedite the fulfillment of critical vacancies, ensuring 100% workforce coverage and operational continuity during peak periods.
• Employee Relations & Risk Mitigation Orchestrated offboarding and termination protocols with a strict focus on labor law compliance, significantly reducing organizational liability and ensuring regulatory adherence.
• Talent Acquisition Optimization Engineered a modernized recruitment strategy that optimized sourcing channels, effectively reducing Time-to-Fill by 90% and decreasing overall vacancy rates.
• Data-Driven Talent Development Leveraged employee engagement analytics to design and deploy targeted professional development programs, resulting in a 90% measurable increase in departmental performance metrics.
• Onboarding & Culture Integration Spearheaded a comprehensive onboarding program designed to accelerate new-hire productivity and strengthen organizational culture, leading to improved first-year retention.
• Full-Cycle Lifecycle Management Directed full-cycle recruitment for both direct-hire and contract-to-hire pipelines, stabilizing staffing levels and achieving a 90% conversion rate for high-performing temporary staff.
• Talent Acquisition & Sourcing: Engineered a modernized recruitment strategy that optimized sourcing channels, reducing Time-to-Fill by 100% and stabilizing workforce coverage.
• Global Mobility & Immigration: Orchestrated end-to-end logistics for TN visa holders, managing complex international travel and re-entry protocols to ensure 100% border compliance.
• Compliance & Risk Mitigation: Spearheaded comprehensive Form I-9 site audits and standardized TN-2 case tracking, identifying documentation gaps and increasing data integrity.
• Operational Reporting: Developed high-level compliance reports for senior leadership, providing actionable insights that strengthened audit-readiness and informed strategic staffing decisions.
• Performance & Development: Leveraged employee feedback to design and deploy targeted training programs, resulting in a measurable increase in departmental performance.

• Achieved 100% compliance for a large group of TN-2 engineers by developing a proprietary, weekly audit control system.
• Advised engineers on visa and I-94 extension protocols, in coordination with legal experts, to ensure uninterrupted work authorization.
• Standardized I-9 and background check procedures across multiple sites via recurring weekly quality audits.

Directed comprehensive staffing operations across multiple regional sites, including Auburn-Opelika, Phenix City, Valley, Tuskegee (AL), and LaGrange (GA).

Served as primary On-Site Manager for key industrial clients such as KMIN USA, DSC, Samkee America, Daewon Precision, and SCA.

• Spearheaded full-cycle recruitment to ensure high-quality talent pipeline meeting production and quality control standards.
• Restructured site operations to enhance manpower efficiency, output consistency, and team morale.
• Managed end-to-end HR compliance, including I-9 verification and federal/state tax documentation.
• Administered payroll and workers' compensation claims with 100% accuracy and legal adherence.

Oversaw safety protocols and employee benefits programs to maintain secure work environments across all locations.

• Trained new hires and junior recruiters on policies and sourcing best practices.

• Developed bilingual work instructions for the injection and production departments, improving training clarity and safety compliance for a diverse workforce.
• Coordinated onboarding and technical training for new hires, ensuring immediate integration into high-volume production environments.
• Optimized production workflows by managing daily attendance, inventory levels, and production plans to meet shift targets.
• Monitored Quality Control (QC) across multiple departments to maintain product integrity and operational standards.
• Assisted in preparing reports on operational performance for management review.