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Kimberly Vargas

Houston,TX

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Onboarding Specialist

Shenandoah valley organics
Harrisonburg, VA
01.2024 - Current
  • Assisted in creating employee handbooks, job descriptions, and other documents related to onboarding processes.
  • Conducted orientation sessions to introduce company policies and procedures.
  • Coordinated with various departments to ensure smooth transition into the organization.
  • Tracked completion of new hire paperwork and ensured accuracy of information provided by employees.
  • Identified areas for improvement within the current onboarding program.
  • Worked closely with human resources department to ensure compliance with company policies regarding hiring practices.
  • Organized events such as team lunches or group activities to foster positive relationships between new hires and existing staff members.
  • Developed and implemented onboarding plans for new hires.
  • Monitored progress of new hires throughout their first year of employment.
  • Provided guidance on benefits enrollment and payroll setup.
  • Provided support in developing training materials for new employees.
  • Facilitated communication between managers and new employees throughout the onboarding process.
  • Coordinated with human resources to streamline hiring and onboarding processes.
  • work closely with USDA

Customer Service Representative

Teletech Communications
McAllen, TX
02.2022 - Current
  • Informed customers about billing procedures, processed payments and provided payment option setup assistance.
  • Used proven techniques to de-escalate angry customers during telephone interactions.
  • Assisted customers with making payments or establishing payment plans to bring accounts current.
  • Answered inbound calls, chats and emails to facilitate customer service.
  • Asked probing questions to determine service needs and accurately input information into electronic systems.
  • Escalated customer concerns, issues and requirements to supervisors for immediate rectification.

Lift Operator

Walmart distribution
Mt. Crawford , VA
10.2020 - 02.2022
  • Monitored patrons and equipment during rides to prevent accidents.
  • Started lift each morning and performed safety inspections.
  • Performed prompt post-operation shutdown procedures.
  • Answered guest questions about how to load and unload safety.
  • Closed down rides with faulty equipment and notified supervisor.

Quality Control Inspector

Perdue Farms, Inc.
Bridgewater, VA
10.2019 - 07.2020
  • Documented inspection results by completing reports and logs and summarizing and entering data into quality database.
  • Oversaw proper tagging and identification of parts and components, enabling rejected or non-repairable parts to be properly marked, quarantined and rendered unusable.
  • Inspected, tested and measured materials for conformance to specifications and regulatory requirements.
  • Wrote detailed reports outlining performance, quality and defect rates.
  • Trained newly hired employees by explaining company procedures, job duties and performance expectations.
  • Calibrated products to match design and operational specifications.
  • Identified production concerns and worked with supervisors to understand and remedy situations.
  • Documented nonconformities and recommended techniques for prompt resolution.
  • Selected samples for use as test models.
  • Documenting and reporting product or service quality levels Implementing standards for inspection
  • Collect samples
  • Work closely with HACCP and SSOP program
  • Good Manufacturing practices
  • Training new QA Technicians
  • Good communication with USDA and production management

Work closely with USDA assisting with samples and tasks

Customer Service Representative

Act fraud
Harlingen, TX
08.2016 - 09.2019
  • Informed customers about billing procedures, processed payments and provided payment option setup assistance.
  • Used proven techniques to de-escalate angry customers during telephone interactions.
  • Assisted customers with making payments or establishing payment plans to bring accounts current.
  • Answered inbound calls, chats and emails to facilitate customer service.

Production Worker

Panasonic Automotive
Los Indios, TX
06.2015 - 08.2016
  • Set up and operated production machinery according to specific standards and protocols of company.
  • Attached identification labels to finished packaged items or stamped lot number and shipping destination information on containers.
  • Set up and operated production machinery according to company's specific standards and protocols.

Education

High School Diploma -

San Benito High School
San Benito, TX
06.2014

Skills

  • Credit Card Payment Processing
  • Understanding Customer Needs
  • English/Spanish read/write/speak Fluently

Timeline

Onboarding Specialist

Shenandoah valley organics
01.2024 - Current

Customer Service Representative

Teletech Communications
02.2022 - Current

Lift Operator

Walmart distribution
10.2020 - 02.2022

Quality Control Inspector

Perdue Farms, Inc.
10.2019 - 07.2020

Customer Service Representative

Act fraud
08.2016 - 09.2019

Production Worker

Panasonic Automotive
06.2015 - 08.2016

High School Diploma -

San Benito High School
Kimberly Vargas