Merialis (Meri) Hayes
Milaca,MN
Summary
Accomplished HR manager, recruiter, and office administrator, with 20+ years of experience focused on recruiting, payroll, human resources, employee relations, customer service, training, and work processes. Highly efficient and well established in administrative environments that are fast-paced and challenging.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resource Manager
Talent Masters Staffing
St. Louis Park , MN
2023.01 - Current
- Manage Company Staff
- Office/ Human Resource Manager
- Translate to Hispanic staff members
- Manage an office of 40 inner office employees and 500 outer office employees in the manufacturing industry
- Create job descriptions to attract a targeted talent pool within the market wage range
- Managed workers compensation program
- Developed company policies
- Train and educate new office personnel/employees
- Facilitate daily/weekly/monthly meetings
- Perform prospective employees’ reference and background checks
- Resource for company management for personnel/legal issues
- Employee performance and issue disciplinary notices
- Provide company benefit/insurance information to all personnel
- Work remotely as needed
- Recruit office/Care/Nursing staff
- Recruit management staff
- Conflict resolution
- Manage Diversity and Inclusion Program
- Maintain confidential employee records
- Customer service.
Hiring Manager
Plaisted Companies Inc.
Elk River , MN
2022.02 - 2023.01
- Met 2022 hiring goals 100% for Plaisted Companies and their seven partner companies by advertising, interviewing, and filling open positions with talented and qualified candidates that fit the company Core Values
- Identify staffing needs in collaboration with managers and supervisors
- Writes and places job advertising in various media
- Select and interview candidates for all available positions
- Create job descriptions to attract a targeted talent pool within the market wage range
- Perform prospective employees’ reference checks, drug and or medical screenings and background checks
- Attends and participates in job fairs and recruiting sessions
- Develops recruitment programs to attract applicants and to fill specific job openings
- Reviews applications and interviews applicants to obtain work history, education, training, job skills, and salary requirements, and to provide information about the organization and position
- Develops and maintains contacts with schools, alumni groups, and other public organizations to find and attract applicants.
Human Resource Manager
Island Deliveries, Inc.
Moundsview , MN
2020.07 - 2022.02
- Manage company staff
- Labor relations
- Managed workers compensation program
- Developed/updated position descriptions
- Prepared government forms
- Developed company policies
- Train and educate new office personnel/employees
- Facilitate daily/weekly/monthly meetings
- Perform prospective employees’ reference and background checks
- Resource for company management for personnel/legal issues
- Employee performance and issue disciplinary notices
- Provide company benefit/insurance information to all personnel
- Work remotely as needed
- Recruit office/Truck Drivers/Delivery staff
- Recruit management staff
- Conflict resolution
- Manage Diversity and Inclusion Program
- Maintain confidential employee records
- Customer service.
Office Coordinator/Human Resource Assistant
JBT Machining
Anoka , MN
2018.01 - 2020.07
- Perform office duties
- Coordinate supply orders with vendors and managers
- Perform AR duties, code and enter invoices
- Pay AP invoices and match with the source of payment
- Track employee attendance
- Process payroll change forms as needed for pay raises, terminations
- Administer payroll, input check amounts, and distribute paychecks
- Perform prospective employees’ reference and background checks
- Maintain and update personnel files
- Recruit prospective employees and schedule interviews
- Select, interview prospective candidates for all available positions
- Create job descriptions of in demand employees
- Assist with employee performance and issue disciplinary notices
- Enter workers' compensation claims and benefits
- Maintain current client satisfaction
- Provide company benefit information to all personnel.
Business Development Manager
Intact Building Services
Minneapolis , MN
2017.07 - 2018.01
- Educate human resources policies and procedures to all employees
- Respond to employee questions during the entrance and exit interview processes
- Facilitate year-end talent reviews and articulate team strengths
- Select, interview and train candidates for all available positions
- Create job descriptions to attract a targeted talent pool within the market wage range
- Assess employee performance and issue disciplinary notices
- Work on workers' compensation claims and benefits
- Offer consistent payroll disbursement and accurate record keeping of PTO and vacation
- Follow up on any new leads and work closely with the sales team
- Maintain current clients by ensuring 100% satisfaction
- Responsible for completing all employment verifications for government benefits.
Branch Manager
Atlas Staffing
Anoka , MN
2004.10 - 2017.07
- Manage an office of 7 inner office employees and 250 outer office employees in the manufacturing industry
- Educate human resources policies and procedures to all employees
- Conduct office reviews, evaluate wage increase and facilitate year-end talent reviews and articulate team strengths
- Select and interview candidates for all available positions
- Create job descriptions to attract a targeted talent pool within the market wage range
- Assess employee performance and issue disciplinary notices
- Manage workers' compensation claims and benefits
- Offer consistent payroll disbursement and accurate record keeping of PTO and vacation
- Tour all new clients and follow up on any new leads
- Worked closely with sales, marketing, and advertising
- Ensure all staffing needs are met at all accounts
- Provide an extra layer of customer service to all accounts
- I-9, W-4, E-Verify, criminal background and drug and ACA training as well as audits
- Company representative for legal proceedings as it pertained to worker’s compensation, unemployment, and discrimination issues
- Responsible for completing all employment verifications for government benefits
- Company Labor Relations professional
- Initiate and respond to the legal process as needed.
Education
Skills
- HR Policy/Procedure Expertise
- Staff Training/New Employee Orientation and Development
- Recruiting, Hiring and Retention
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Maintains Confidentiality
- Experience UB/WC and Litigation Processes
- Government forms accuracy (W-4, I-9, ACA, E-Verify, ESST)
- Analytical/Problem Solver
- Word/Excel/Adobe Outlook/Temps Plus/QuickBooks/Paylocity/BambooHR, etc.
- Excellent Customer Relations
- Payroll/AR/AP
- High Performing/Multitask
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Human Resource Manager
Talent Masters Staffing
2023.01 - Current
Hiring Manager
Plaisted Companies Inc.
2022.02 - 2023.01
Human Resource Manager
Island Deliveries, Inc.
2020.07 - 2022.02
Office Coordinator/Human Resource Assistant
JBT Machining
2018.01 - 2020.07
Business Development Manager
Intact Building Services
2017.07 - 2018.01
Branch Manager
Atlas Staffing
2004.10 - 2017.07
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