Mary Daly
Jackson,MI
Summary
Strategic Human Resources Manager with expertise in labor relations, collective bargaining, and employee relations across municipal and manufacturing sectors. Skilled in talent acquisition, HR technology, and workforce analytics, delivering modernized HR systems that enhance organizational effectiveness and mitigate risks. Collaborates with executive leadership and operational leaders to foster strong labor-management relationships.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Manager
Jackson County Government
Jackson, Michigan
01.2019 - Current
- Lead recruitment and employment processes, including candidate sourcing, position postings, selection support, internal transfers, promotions, onboarding, orientation, and training.
- Administer compensation programs, including wage analysis, salary structure maintenance, internal equity review, and implementation of compensation changes in accordance with labor agreements and organizational policy.
- Perform wage and benefit cost analysis, experience-rate analysis, and forecasting to support annual budgeting, collective bargaining, promotions, and internal transfers.
- Serve as a key member of the County's labor relations and collective bargaining team, supporting negotiations for 10 bargaining units, grievance administration, contract interpretation, and labor-management partnerships.
- Led administration and continuous improvement of HRIS/HRMS, partnering with software vendors and IT to implement system enhancements, integrated technologies, workflow automation, reporting solutions, and security controls that streamlined HR processes.
- Managed HR technology initiatives and process-improvement projects that improved data quality and customer service across cross-functional organizational programs.
- Supervised HR support staff, providing coaching and performance management to enhance staff capabilities and ensure effective workload distribution.
- Direct electronic personnel records management, document retention, HR compliance, data governance, and confidentiality practices.
- Administer leave and disability programs, unemployment matters, and workers' compensation processes in partnership with third-party administrators.
Human Resources Specialist/Analyst
Jackson County Government
Jackson, Michigan
01.2011 - 01.2019
- Delivered an error-free payroll transition within a six-week implementation window while completing year-end reporting and implementing wage increases for 10 bargaining units, non-union employees, and elected officials.
- Audited payroll, timekeeping, leave balances, and compensation transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Maintained HRIS records and processed employee lifecycle transactions, ensuring accuracy in hires, promotions, transfers, compensation changes, leaves, and separations.
- Supported applicant tracking, background screening, onboarding, benefits enrollment, employment processing, and personnel records administration.
- Developed HRIS reports and workforce analytics, providing demographic insights and compensation analyses to inform operational and leadership decisions.
- Enhanced HR workflows and reporting capabilities, streamlined system functionality, and automated processes through targeted continuous improvement initiatives.
- Led the accelerated implementation of three new HR, payroll, and timekeeping platforms for 550 active employees and historical records dating from 1999 through 2014.
Personal and Organizational Development Coach
Summitt Enterprises
Quincy, Michigan
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Developed educational resources and tailored development plans to elevate individual and team performance.
- Advised independent business owners and organizations on strategies for performance improvement and financial sustainability, enhancing overall professional development.
- Evaluated key functional areas and developed goals, strategies, and action plans aligned with desired business outcomes.
- Introduced value-added competencies designed to improve performance, effectiveness, and professional credibility.
- Monitored outcomes and guided corrective actions using the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust model to ensure continuous improvement.
- Analyzed expenditures and budget constraints to identify opportunities to strengthen cash flow.
Human Resources Assistant Manager
Asama Coldwater Manufacturing Inc.
Coldwater, Michigan
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Provided strategic and operational leadership for HR, payroll, benefits, environmental health and safety, translation services, administrative support, and an on-site staffing-agency representative. Supported a three-shift manufacturing operation and the launch of a second foundry.
- Restructured the HR department and reduced departmental staffing by more than 50% without negatively affecting service delivery.
- Reduced the HR operating budget by more than $200,000, excluding wages and benefits, while maintaining staffing levels required for business expansion.
- Analyzed data, processes, vendors, and resource utilization to eliminate waste and strengthen employee morale, resulting in improved departmental efficiency.
- Developed a three-year benefits improvement plan that expanded preventive-care and maintenance-prescription coverage while lowering costs for the company and employees.
- Authored HR and safety policies and revised the employee handbook to improve legal and regulatory compliance.
- Established health and wellness program with medical providers, fitness centers, and food vendors to enhance employee well-being and engagement.
- Guided workforce planning during automotive industry downturn through functional analysis, work consolidation, talent assessment, and succession planning, minimizing operational disruption.
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Symmetry Medical, Inc.
Lansing, Michigan
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Directed environmental, health, and safety compliance for two manufacturing plants, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.
- Developed incident-reporting database to analyze hazardous conditions and prioritize corrective actions, enhancing safety protocols.
- Updated policies, work practices, and operating procedures to achieve regulatory compliance.
- Developed a multilevel training plan addressing the organization's 10 leading performance and safety deficiencies.
- Conducted comprehensive training needs analysis using performance reviews, disciplinary records, safety data, turnover information, and stakeholder interviews to identify and address skills gaps.
- Reduced workers' compensation costs and safety incidents by nearly 20%.
Human Resources Specialist / Environmental Health and Safety
Metaldyne Corporation
Litchfield, Michigan
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Reduced recordable incidents from 80% above the Bureau of Labor Statistics rate to 35% below the targeted rate, exceeding the corporate goal by 10%.
- Reduced workers' compensation claims and costs by 86% through team-based investigations, sustainable corrective action, proactive return-to-work practices, preferred-provider partnerships, and aggressive claims management.
- Managed HR, labor relations, safety, environmental compliance, and continuous-improvement programs in a unionized manufacturing environment.
- Led labor negotiations, achieved organizational objectives, and secured renewal agreements before contract deadlines.
- Advised supervisors and managers on union-management relations, collective bargaining agreement interpretation, grievance administration, and employee benefits to foster a collaborative work environment.
- Coordinated skilled-trades apprenticeship program, overseeing candidate testing, selection, enrollment, progress monitoring, evaluations, and wage adjustments to ensure workforce readiness.
- Established and maintained ISO 14001 and TS 16949 systems, achieving zero nonconformances.
- Ensured compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and industry environmental and safety requirements.
- Developed and implemented behavior-based safety, ergonomic improvement, incident reporting, and compliance-management programs.
- Led abatement activities involving mercury, asbestos, and Halon and coordinated the compliant closure of aboveground and underground storage tanks.
- Led continuous-improvement and scrap-reduction initiatives in partnership with engineering, maintenance, production, and quality teams.
Education
Legal and Business Administration
Siena Heights University
Skills
- HR strategy
- HR leadership
- Talent acquisition
- Employee relations
- Collective bargaining
- Compensation analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Workers' compensation
- Leave administration
- HRIS optimization
- Workforce analytics
- Data integrity reporting
- Process improvement
- Workflow automation
- Policy development
- Organizational development
- Microsoft Office
Technical And Analytical Skills
- HRIS/HRMS administration
- Electronic personnel records
- Workflow automation
- Workforce analytics
- Compensation analysis
- Microsoft Office
Credentials And Professional Development
- Professional in Human Resources Management (PHR), SHRM
- Leadership Certification (LIFT)
- Continuous Process Improvement Trainer
- OSHA 10-Hour and 40-Hour Trainer Certification
- TS 16949 Internal Auditor
- Certified Stormwater Operator
- Workers' Compensation Administration
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
Jackson County Government
01.2019 - Current
Human Resources Specialist/Analyst
Jackson County Government
01.2011 - 01.2019
Personal and Organizational Development Coach
Summitt Enterprises
01.2010 - 01.2011
Human Resources Assistant Manager
Asama Coldwater Manufacturing Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2010
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Symmetry Medical, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2008
Human Resources Specialist / Environmental Health and Safety
Metaldyne Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2008
Legal and Business Administration
Siena Heights University