Julie A. Hopkins
Mooresville,IN
Summary
Conscientious and compassionate human resources professional with 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
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HR Manager | Office Manager
Sipes Asphalt Solutions / Pave America
Sheridan, IN
01.2025 - Current
- Streamlined recruitment processes using ATS, reducing time-to-hire and improving candidate experience.
- Managed compliance with labor laws, minimizing legal risks through proactive policy updates.
- Collaborated with executive leadership on strategic workforce planning to align HR initiatives with business goals.
- Managed employee relations, investigating and resolving conflicts to maintain a positive work environment.
- Oversaw payroll functions, ensuring accuracy while maintaining strict confidentiality standards for sensitive employee information.
- Guided leaders and employees on company policies, programs, benefits and salary administration.
- Monitored and handled employee claims involving performance-based and harassment incidents.
- Improved workplace culture through the development and implementation of diversity initiatives.
- Facilitated organizational change through effective communication and collaboration with senior management.
- Conducted internal investigations related to harassment claims and other workplace conflicts, providing resolutions that preserved the integrity of the company''s values.
- Enhanced employee retention by implementing effective onboarding program.
- Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency with the use of HRIS systems.
- Enhanced employee retention by implementing effective onboarding program.
- Implemented performance reviews and motivational strategies to elevate HR team results.
- Instructed senior leaders on appropriate employee corrective steps.
- Developed comprehensive process for new hires and reviewed new hire productivity, optimizing onboarding effectiveness.
- Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Identified and implemented appropriate strategies to increase employee satisfaction and retention.
HR Generalist (Contract)
Selko/Trouw Nutrition
Indianapolis, IN
03.2024 - 01.2025
- Recruit, interview and hire new personnel.
- Collaborate with management on business strategy
- Proactively advises management in decisions with substantial HR consequences.
- Change management by responding to changing business conditions by driving the organizational effectiveness through management of change initiatives in people processes.
- Created and implemented a new hire orientation process.
- Conduct new hire orientation.
- Manage all disciplinary actions and processes.
- Provide
- Responsible for separation process, including exit interviews and tracking.
- Maintain accurate personnel files.
- Prepare and distribute weekly reports.
- Assist in salary compensation audits.
- Conduct monthly stay interviews.
- Chairperson for company Culture Committee.
- Responsible for site employee badging system.
- Create and implement policies.
HR Generalist
Steg Plumbing
Indianapolis, IN
03.2022 - 02.2024
- I successfully perform each essential function with knowledge, skill, and professionally while administering and modeling the company policies and core values.
- Recruitment of staff, Advertising and posting of all job openings through various resources. Interviewing and extending job offers
- Responsible for creating onboarding plans and conducting new hire orientations
- Work with segment leaders to assist with the resolution of employee issues and concerns
- Facilitate benefit enrollment including meetings and presentations
- Creating employee engagement plans, getting necessary budget approval and initiating activities
- Coordinates medical care for injured employees including applicable paperwork
- 401k Plan administration
- Manage employee performance review process
- Responsible for leave administration process, FMLA, Non-FMLA medical leaves
- Manage all aspects of the plumbing apprenticeship program
HR Administrator I
DHL Supply Chain
Mooresville, IN
05.2018 - 03.2022
- I provided high-level administrative support for the General Manager, HR Manager, Operations team and Associates.
- Responsible for 150 plus associates Kronos Timekeeping
- Responsible for administering Oracle employee database functions
- Coordinate new employee orientation for all new hires, new hire paperwork, collect and process paperwork
- Onboarding new hire associates through talentReef
- Process all job postings through talentReef recruiting system
- Responsible for new hire/separation processing for both full time and temporary associates
- Create and maintain personnel files for all new hires
- Responsible for tracking and processing all associates bonuses
- Prepare weekly reports for GM and operations team
- Train/cross train other distribution site administrative associates
- Key member of Associate Involvement Team
- Responsible for employee review process and tracking
Administrative Office/Accounting Manager
Amata Law Centers
Danville, IN
09.2016 - 03.2018
- I provided a variety of routine and specialized office and accounting functions in a timely and proficient manner.
- Produce accurate and deadline driven payables invoice coding
- Analyze payments and accounts to ensure amounts owed were correct and duplicate payments were not made
- Performed monthly employee credit card reconciliation
- Maintained office files, supplies and general office equipment
Executive Administrative Assistant
Danville Community School Corporation
Danville, IN
11.2009 - 09.2016
- I provided executive level support for the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and administrative staff with a high degree of efficiency, confidentiality, and professionalism.
- Prepared and distributed school board meeting packets, recorded meeting minutes
- Prepared staff employment agreements and contracts
- Prepared and distributed Department of Education reports for school district
- Created and implemented new hire processes
- Introduced and implemented an electronic staff attendance record database
- Conducted yearly audits on personnel files to ensure compliance
Education
High School Diploma -
Plainfield Community High School
Plainfield, IN05.1985
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suites
- Kronos Software
- Dayforce Software
- Workday Software
- Oracle Software
- Vista Software
- TalentReef
- Quickbooks
- Citrix ShareFile
- HR policies and procedures
- New employee orientation
- HR processes
- Retention strategies
- Payroll administration
- Employee relations
- Background checks
- Compensation and benefits
- HR software proficiency
- Employment law compliance
- Diversity and inclusion
- Performance management
- Workers' compensation
- Benefits administration
- Diversity promotion
- HR reporting
- Records management
Certification
Quickbooks
Timeline
HR Manager | Office Manager
Sipes Asphalt Solutions / Pave America
01.2025 - Current
HR Generalist (Contract)
Selko/Trouw Nutrition
03.2024 - 01.2025
HR Generalist
Steg Plumbing
03.2022 - 02.2024
HR Administrator I
DHL Supply Chain
05.2018 - 03.2022
Administrative Office/Accounting Manager
Amata Law Centers
09.2016 - 03.2018
Executive Administrative Assistant
Danville Community School Corporation
11.2009 - 09.2016
High School Diploma -
Plainfield Community High School