Kimberly Fehrenbach
Puyallup,WA
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
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Manager
Summit Veterinary Referral Center
04.2023 - Current
- Managed employee disputes by employing conflict resolution techniques.
- Advised decision-makers on complex and confidential matters ranging from performance management to employee relations issues.
- Guided leaders and employees on company policies, programs, benefits and salary administration.
- Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.
- Led decision-making and implementation of HR policies, procedures, programs and functions.
- Recommended, initiated and finalized HR actions regarding faculty and staff position management, compensation and employment postings, hiring proposals and new hire onboarding.
- Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
HR Generalist
Summit Veterinary Referral Center
07.2022 - 04.2023
- Reviewed existing policies and procedures to make recommendations for enhancing work productivity, recruitment, hiring processes, and talent management.
- Reviewed and screened applicant resumes to identify qualified candidates.
- Planned and managed recruitment activities for new hires using strategic personnel, staffing, and position management practices.
- Liaised between management and employees to deliver conflict resolution, alleviate problems, and interpret compensation and benefits policies.
- Maintained personnel records and statistical data to establish accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations.
- Resolved employee complaints and grievances successfully through mediation and collaboration.
- Managed payroll processing and benefits to compensate employees for service rendered.
- Partnered with senior leadership to establish and develop corporate and HR policies and procedures.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with external vendors, insurance providers and benefits administrators to establish trust and rapport.
HR Coordinator
Summit Veterinary Referral Center
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Maintained human resources information system and kept employee files up to date and accurate.
- Completed background and reference checks to facilitate hiring and onboarding of employees.
- Reviewed human resources paperwork for accuracy and completeness.
- Evaluated timecards for accuracy on regular and overtime hours.
- Explained employee compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, and promotion opportunities.
- Handled employee inquiries and complaints regarding policy and benefits issues.
- Conducted new employee onboarding and provided ongoing orientation training.
- Supported HR functions with emphasis on record keeping, data entry, and general HR tasks.
SR. HRA
OLM1
04.2021 - 02.2022
- Involved in entire launching of new facility
- Ordering all supplies and furniture for HR department
- Organizing all of Launch Day activities and decorations
- Onboarding 100’s of new AA’s
- Designing NH brochures to help AA navigate and understand how the AtoZ app works
- Training of new SR
- HRA’s and BP’s on DLS and the misinformation between site, ERC and Case Managers
- Understanding the different leaves and how they work
- Working with all teams to make sure they understand HR roles and responsibilities vs what their roles and responsibilities are
- Compiling daily metrics from multiple programs to help keep operations moving smoothly with proper data to run shifts
- Peak POC
- Organizing all activities for site to make the busy peak season fun and engaging for all
- Ordering prizes, changing out all decorations to help keep our site festive
- Working with all managers to help them award prizes to associates
- Working with many vendors to purchase many different days of food items for all teams and on all shift.
DLS Case Manager
Amazon Virtual Location
05.2020 - 04.2021
- Working PLOA, ELR, EOHC and Pregnancy cases thoroughly
- Interpreting documentation from all kinds of health care providers
- Understanding of multiple state leave and disability
- Working with DALI, MYTime, and PeoplePortal and all other Amazon sites
- Contacting associates and helping them through the process
- Ability to build repour with associates, accommodations team and other HR personnel over the phone and via Chime
- Making TT and GSOC SIM’s.
Human Resource Intern
Hytek Finishes
09.2018 - 03.2020
- Screening and checking in all visitors into OCR Global Trade Management System
- HRIS system administrator (Compass)
- Maintaining employees in our Infor system Syteline and ShopTrak
- Full cycle recruiting, phone screening, hiring, background, drug screenings and onboarding of all new hires using TAM and GoodHire
- Run all new hires through Everify
- Maintaining I-9’s, EEO forms and Export Controlled documents
- Creating templates for employee badges, visitor badges and all frequent vendor badges
- Using AssureID and AccessIt
- Special projects to help with buyout
- Administrator of the implementation of new Quality and Training system Unipoint
- Training and administration of new HRIS and Payroll system to be implemented ADP Vantage
- FMLA and leave requests
- Helping employees sign up and understand benefits.
Education
BA-HR Management -
SNHU
01.2018
AA- Accounting Fundamentals -
UOP
01.2015
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, critical thinking skills, problem solving, highly organized and detail oriented Team player with a passion for making a difference in employees work life
- Payroll
- HR Legal Compliance
- Company Policies
- Health Benefits
- Employment Law Compliance
- HR Processes
- New Employee Orientation
- Diversity and inclusion
- Employee engagement
- Employee relations
Timeline
HR Manager
Summit Veterinary Referral Center
04.2023 - Current
HR Generalist
Summit Veterinary Referral Center
07.2022 - 04.2023
HR Coordinator
Summit Veterinary Referral Center
02.2022 - 07.2022
SR. HRA
OLM1
04.2021 - 02.2022
DLS Case Manager
Amazon Virtual Location
05.2020 - 04.2021
Human Resource Intern
Hytek Finishes
09.2018 - 03.2020
BA-HR Management -
SNHU
AA- Accounting Fundamentals -
UOP
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