Lauren Kopietz

• Oversees Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Colorado, and South Carolina market – managing 4 Human Resource Business Partners

• Support an entrepreneurial business and link HR strategy and service with company goals

• Investigates or oversees investigations of HR-related complaints both in-person and via telephone

• Acquisition activities include involvement in due diligence, onboarding, and integration of new partner companies

• Generates human capital reports, discusses underlying issues with Executive Directors to build solutions

• Analyzes human resources data such as employee satisfaction survey scores, employee satisfaction survey comments, new hire survey responses, exit interview information, hotline statistics, litigation and legal claim information, unemployment claims data and turnover statistics. Recommends and facilitates actions in response as necessary

• Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales

• Develops strategies by identifying and researching human resources issues, contributing information, analysis, and making recommendations to the organization

• Leads all human resource initiatives for 1,500 employees across Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin

• Supports management by providing advice, counsel, and decisive influence on matters involving personnel; analyzing initiatives and outcomes that will continually advance the organizational goals which support on-going growth and continuous quality improvement

• Guides management and employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines, communicating, and enforcing organizational values

• Function as a strategic business advisor to the executive/senior management of each business unit or specialty group regarding key organizational and management issues

• Responsible for development and application of policies and procedures that comply with all federal and state regulations

• Facilitates communication among employees and management. Will guide managers and employees on problem solving, dispute resolution, regulatory compliance, and litigation avoidance

• Provide overall leadership and guidance to the HR function by overseeing talent acquisition, career development, retention, training, leadership development, compensation, and benefits

• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment and benefits laws and regulations

• Leads all functions of HR for implementation of new HRIS

· Manage HR Assistant

· Ensure compliance with FMLA, ADA and Worker’s Compensation laws

· Create and update Monthly Reports on corporate efficiencies, turnover and hiring trends

· Ensure all OSHA 300 logs are maintained accurately

· Prepares and conducts employee separation notices and related documentation

· Confer with supervisory personnel, human resources staff, legal counsel, and employees to investigate, document and resolve alleged violations of law and charges of discrimination or harassment

· Analysis of the effectiveness of all human resources efforts both financially and in terms of whether they produced the company's needed objectives and outcomes

· Development of an employee-oriented company culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, key employee retention and development, and high performance

· Manages planning and execution of volume hiring, internal movements and backfilling vacant positions at contact center

· Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; maintaining rapport

· Determines applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications

· Evaluates applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers, interviewing applicants on consistent set of qualifications

· Submits pre-employment information including background checks, I9, E-Verify