Martha Arauz
Los Angeles,CA
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
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Manager
Flying Foods Group
11.2023 - Current
- Maintain up-to-date records of employee information in HRIS system ensuring.
- Process unemployment claims.
- Reduce turnover rates by developing effective retention strategies and fostering a positive work environment
- Manage life cycle from onboarding to offboarding.
- Provide ongoing support to managers in areas such as performance management, conflict resolution, and coaching techniques.
- Monitor employee attendance and performance to verify punctuality and absences, addressing issues in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with legal counsel on employment matters to mitigate risks related to compliance issues.
- Administer employee recognition programs to boost morale and acknowledge outstanding performance levels.
- Improve communication between employees and management during leaves of absence, fostering a supportive work environment.
- Serve as a point of contact for employees seeking information about their leave options, providing knowledgeable assistance in navigating complex situations.
Human Resources Manager
Gate Gourmet
05.2022 - 12.2022
- Manage the administration of leave of absence requests and the daily management and maintenance of FMLA, CFRA, PDL, PFL, ADA, Workers Comp and Short and Long Term Disability (STD/LTD) claims, including responsibility for the ADA interactive process.
- Review and manage COVID-related time off in compliance with federal, state and local regulations, including SPSL, management of vaccine documentation, and related health and safety issues related to COVID policies in the workplace.
- Coach and educate management throughout organization on appropriate guidelines for maintaining legally-compliant workplace.
- Investigate and process claims involving performance, discipline, employee issues, discrimination and harassment.
- Serve as management and employee resource. Partner with managers to appraise, develop, communicate with, engage, compensate, and recognize employees.
- Maintain payroll and benefits for employees in various locations, minimizing financial discrepancies through detailed program management.
- Facilitate successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Manage Talent Acquisition directly, including job postings, employee referrals, and applicant selection. Assure strong new hire Onboarding and Orientation experience.
Safety Manager
Flying Foods Group
08.2019 - 04.2022
- Managed unit Workers' Compensation cases.
- Initiated and maintained workers compensation cases for tracking, reporting and legal procedures.
- Conducted comprehensive interviews of witnesses and claimants to gather facts and information.
- Identified accident causes and optimal prevention strategies by conducting thorough investigations and analyses.
- Maintained records to ensure compliance with workers' compensation insurance, local, state, and federal regulations.
- Kept regular contact with managers, treatment providers, and employees regarding medical progress, work status, transitional duty, and safe return to work.
- Reduced injuries among personnel with development and implementation of robust safety programs and policies.
- Prepared and presented comprehensive reports to upper management and audit team, covering issues and recommendations.
- Facilitated meetings with upper management and executives to discuss ways that safety could be improved.
- Inspected job sites and facilities to detect potential safety hazards and put corrective measures immediately into effect.
- Provided new-employee health and safety orientations and developed materials for presentations.
- Collaborated with HR in Leaves of Absences and ADA cases.
Human Resources Specialist
Gate Gourmet
02.2009 - 08.2019
- Liaised with department leaders and payroll to coordinate and manage FMLA and Workers' Comp Leaves.
- Conducted confidential investigations of discrimination, harassment and workplace issues.
- Met with staff to resolve difficult situations related to performance and conflict management.
- Maintained human resources information system and kept employee files up to date and accurate.
- Coordinated meetings, developed meeting content and presented human resources law updates.
- Managed full cycle of hiring and on-boarding for new hires, transfers, and promotions.
- Creating on-boarding plans and educating newly hired employees on HR policies, internal procedures and regulations.
- Resolved understaffing issues, disputes, employee terminations and disciplinary procedures.
- Investigated payroll employee claims to resolve discrepancies.
- Explained employee compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions and promotion opportunities.
- Managed employee rewards programs.
Education
Certificate - Human Resources Management
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA12.2020
Skills
- Experienced to High Stress and High volume
- Union and Non Union Environment
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
- Ultipro
- Kronos
- Workday
- Guardian
- Applicant Pro
- ADP
- Equifax
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
Flying Foods Group
11.2023 - Current
Human Resources Manager
Gate Gourmet
05.2022 - 12.2022
Safety Manager
Flying Foods Group
08.2019 - 04.2022
Human Resources Specialist
Gate Gourmet
02.2009 - 08.2019
Certificate - Human Resources Management
Loyola Marymount University