Loni Bennett
Hastings,MI
Summary
Responsible HR Assistant with strong knowledge of office administration and common human resources operations. In-depth understanding of customer service, data entry and file management. Highly skilled in reviewing policies and suggesting actionable improvements aligned with industry best practices.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Human Resources Administrative Assistant
Flexfab
07.2014 - Current
- Responsible for recording all personnel changes and communicating them to accounting, payroll, I.S., and all other involved parties
- Post all notices, memo’s, and job postings; and maintains bulletin boards
- Process job bids and maintains a log and file of the results
- Advise and process new hires with the necessary forms required prior to job start (New Hire Orientation)
- These include, but are not limited to, drug screens, W-4 forms, Policy forms, etc
- Enters new employees into the computer system, and forwards all necessary information to involved parties
- Generate performance review forms for the factory associates, records and files
- Take requests for verifications of employment
- Maintain and distribute monthly anniversary/seniority lists
- Coordinate Employee Anniversary Award Program
- Answer phone and directs employees to the appropriate personnel for assistance, process incoming and outgoing mail
- Maintain log of safety glasses purchases
- Update period end Corporate Employment Summary and send to executives
- Publish and posts list of High School and College Graduates (Children/Grand-children of full time employees) once per year
- Back up for Operator, Benefits, Safety, and other areas as needed
- Have a working knowledge of all areas in Human Resources
- Print attendance reports as needed
- Maintain seniority and lay off lists for job posting boards
- Requests repair service from Vending Machine Company as needed
- Orders supplies as needed for the H.R
- Office and operations
- I also order pizzas for delivery each month for Departments that have met their scrap goal and order and pick up donuts for associates working overtime on Saturdays
- Update forms for Human Resources Department
- And keep on file (electronic or hard-copy)
- Review applications received through email and HRIS system, phone screen candidates, interview, give tours to prospective employees and do pre-employment paperwork, including background checks and tracking drug screen results
- Coordinate Thanksgiving Turkey Coupons, Christmas Gift Cards, Retirement Parties, and other shop wide employee “perk” functions
- Arrange, coordinate, log and report results of annual eye examinations for employees who inspect Aerospace parts
- Order flowers per company policy, maintain logs and approve invoices
- Contact temporary agencies and coordinate supplemental workforce needs for the factory and the College Summer Help program
- Assist the Flexfab Retiree Club with publishing of periodic newsletters, and posts announcements for Retiree Bake Sales and administrate the Retiree Facebook page
- Maintain a good working knowledge of Bargaining Unit contract, especially in terms of job postings and related operations
- Assist operations with Labor Management Reports, Overtime sign-up sheets and scheduling and assisting with Flexfab Foundations Classes
- This includes scheduling rooms for meeting, make collages of employee pictures for each class session, and print nametags for each associate attending classes.
Customer Service Representative for Heavy Duty Truck
Flexfab
08.2011 - 07.2014
- Manually review and enter orders received from customers into our system and generate advice notes for orders that are received via EDI
- Work with production and shipping to make sure the parts will ship when scheduled
- I also work with production, scheduling and shipping to expedite orders when needed
- Responsible for pulling customers schedules from their various websites and entering/generating orders to ship accordingly
- Review customer’s schedules and confirm pricing and ship dates and verify with production and scheduling that requested ship dates and quantities can be confirmed
- Track our ratings for Caterpillar each month and enter them into a spreadsheet for Quality to review
- Answer phone calls and transfer calls to the correct person and I have also been trained on the phone system/front desk and cover when the Operator is gone.
Final Inspector in Dept. 204
Flexfab
12.1994 - 08.2011
- Inspected our final products per customer specifications
- I measure parts, check wall thickness, verify correct part marking and package to send to shipping
- I run daily reports showing what parts we need to ship and what parts have been built
- I rework any scrap parts and record the information on all parts inspected
- I order supplies needed for our area
- I work with shipping, receiving, engineering and sales departments to make sure we ship the best parts to our customers on time.
Flexfab temporary worker
Flexible Personnel
08.1994 - 12.1994
- Department 204 inspection.
Production sewing and final inspection
FSP Sewing
12.1993 - 08.1994
- I sewed jeep covers for government vehicles and inspected and packed final products.
Receptionist
J-AD Graphics
06.1991 - 11.1991
- I greeted customers, answered phones, sent out bills, handled petty cash, took ads over the phone and in person.
Final Policy Clerk
The Title Office
10.1988 - 09.1990
- I researched in formation from Register of Deeds and County Treasurer, verified information on mortgages, liens and right of ways for real estate transactions
- When all the information was ready I issued a final policy of Title insurance.
Data entry clerk
Hastings Mutual
06.1988 - 09.1988
- I entered information from insurance policies into the computer system.
Hostess/cashier
Rodee’s/Rax
04.1987 - 06.1988
- I greeted customers, took food orders at front counter and drive-thru
- I made sure orders were correct, took payment and made change.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Human Services
Kellogg Community College
Hastings, MIHigh School Diploma -
Hastings High School
Hastings, MI06.1988
Skills
- Administrative Skills
- Time Management
- Multitasking
- Reliability
- Organizational Skills
- Employee Data Record Keeping
Cell
269-804-5904
Training
- Customer Service through the Employer’s Association
- CAT Morton facility supplier confirmation system
- HR skills through the Employer’s Association (Certificate in HR Skills)
Timeline
Sr. Human Resources Administrative Assistant
Flexfab
07.2014 - Current
Customer Service Representative for Heavy Duty Truck
Flexfab
08.2011 - 07.2014
Final Inspector in Dept. 204
Flexfab
12.1994 - 08.2011
Flexfab temporary worker
Flexible Personnel
08.1994 - 12.1994
Production sewing and final inspection
FSP Sewing
12.1993 - 08.1994
Receptionist
J-AD Graphics
06.1991 - 11.1991
Final Policy Clerk
The Title Office
10.1988 - 09.1990
Data entry clerk
Hastings Mutual
06.1988 - 09.1988
Hostess/cashier
Rodee’s/Rax
04.1987 - 06.1988
Some College (No Degree) - Human Services
Kellogg Community College
High School Diploma -
Hastings High School
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