NICOLE PULEC
Stockton,KS
Summary
A human resource professional with 20 years of experience who is well-versed in payroll and benefits management, recruiting, training, onboarding, and compensation plans. Results-oriented Payroll Manager with a track record of implementing automated payroll systems, reducing processing time, and minimizing errors.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Manager
Midwest Family Health Inc
Phillipsburg, KS
11.2024 - Current
- Led recruitment efforts, enhancing talent acquisition strategies to attract top candidates.
- Streamlined onboarding processes, improving new hire integration and retention rates.
- Conduct employee performance evaluations, fostering professional development initiatives.
- Developed and implemented HR policies aligning with organizational goals.
- Manage employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations.
- Maintain accurate HR records in compliance with applicable laws, ensuring efficient data retrieval when required.
- Conduct thorough internal investigations, addressing employee concerns with fairness and transparency.
- Maintain payroll and benefits for employees in various locations.
- Develop and implement employee engagement programs to improve retention rates.
Human Resources Manager
Amber Wave (Formally Prairie Horizon Agri Energy, LLC)
Phillipsburg, Kansas
07.2021 - 03.2024
- Processed 100% HR duties including processing payroll (moved to all bi-weekly payrolls, and additional payroll cycles as needed for bonuses, etc), added benefits, processed all deductions, processed and monitored all garnishments, updated policies & procedures, set up open enrollments, processed & reviewed all time clock entries, and worked with bank to file direct deposits for each payroll all while keeping all government agencies & regulations updated and processed
- Upgraded HR processes, HR management, HR operations, open enrollment, HSIS (ADP) as manufacturing company expanded hired an additional 85 positions and added multi-state employees
- Created new job descriptions, worked with state agency & local college to implement our maintenance apprenticeship program, managed the implementation and new integration of ADP, worked with John Hancock and Qualified Plan Advisors to implement new 401 K vendor and process to accommodate the new safe harbor policy, added Employee Navigator, Guardian, and WEX to our company benefits program
- Led new talent acquisition and recruitment processes for over 80 new full-time hires
- Managed company-wide compensation and benefit plans to get 80 top candidates within the rural area
- Conducted employee onboarding for over 80 new positions in a short amount of time
- Processed 100% of benefits administration, including COBRA, reporting, leave administration, and worker's compensation
- Created and posted job ads, scheduled interviews, and managed pre-employment screenings and background checks for 100% of new employees
Office Manager/Human Resource Manager
Prairie Horizon Agri Energy, LLC
Phillipsburg, Kansas
05.2006 - 07.2021
- Led operations, accounting, 100% payroll, and 100% human resource processes for the manufacturing facility
- Processed 100% HR duties including processing payroll (Bi-weekly & Semi-Monthly), benefits, deductions, garnishments, policy & procedures, training & development, HR management, HR operations, open enrollment, onboarding, garnishments, processed & reviewed all time clock entries
- Headed accounting operations/scheduling of ethanol, distillers, DCO that targeted for less than 1% of delays
- Managed staff and increased employee engagement by 50% over last 2 years
- Supervised/processed 100% of company accounting, sales, accounts receivables, accounts payables, month-end financials
- Worked with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains Software for 16 years
Education
Master of Professional Studies - Human Resource Management
Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas05.2020
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas05.1998
Bachelor of Science - Office Management Systems
Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas05.1998
Skills
- Recruiting, Interviewing, Onboarding
- Employee Compensation & Benefits Administration
- Payroll
- Performance Management
- Applicant Tracking System & Human Resource Information System (Paylocity & ADP)
- HR Software (Paylocity, ADP, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains), Microsoft Office
- Conflict Resolution, Leadership
- Training & Development
- Policy & Procedures
- Communicate Effectively
- Balance Employee Management
- Project Management
- Accounting
- Sales/Accounts Receivable & Payables/Month End Financials
- Employee relations
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
Midwest Family Health Inc
11.2024 - Current
Human Resources Manager
Amber Wave (Formally Prairie Horizon Agri Energy, LLC)
07.2021 - 03.2024
Office Manager/Human Resource Manager
Prairie Horizon Agri Energy, LLC
05.2006 - 07.2021
Master of Professional Studies - Human Resource Management
Fort Hays State University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
Fort Hays State University
Bachelor of Science - Office Management Systems
Fort Hays State University