Nola-Marie Novatka

Managed HR functions for engineering teams, focusing on talent management, employee development, and capability assessments.

Key Accomplishments:

• Led a 20% reduction in force, developing a ranking system to identify impacted talent while ensuring operational continuity.
• Currently managing a 20% hiring ramp to support business growth through targeted talent acquisition strategies.
• Improved workplace culture survey participation significantly, delivering actionable insights for employee engagement.
• Conducted annual employee engagement interviews, achieving an attrition rate of less than 2%.
• Enhanced diversity in senior engineering roles through targeted recruitment initiatives.
• Streamlined the Exception to Hire process using Power Automate, saving over 100 hours annually.

Managed employee relations for over 500 unionized employees, leading conflict resolution and ensuring compliance with labor laws.

Key Accomplishments:

• Settled over 90% of grievances at my level or below, fostering strong relationships with Union and Plant leadership.
• Developed policies to support onsite employees during the pandemic, ensuring safety compliance while addressing challenges.
• Built strong rapport with Union and Plant leadership, fostering collaboration to resolve complex labor issues.
• Conducted thorough investigations into harassment, discrimination, and policy violations, delivering fair and compliant resolution. Collaborated with leadership to identify root causes of employee relations issues and implement proactive solutions.
• Led diversity and inclusion initiatives that improved workplace satisfaction and fostered a more inclusive culture.

Oversaw HR functions for a non-union workforce, enhancing employee engagement and compliance across sites.

Key Accomplishments:

• Conducted investigations into employee relations issues, ensuring compliant resolutions.
• Overhauled the employee review process and implemented mid-year evaluations for hourly employees.
• Spearheaded the 'We Hear You' engagement team, improving workplace satisfaction.
• Managed the transition to a 90:10 employee-to-contingent worker model, facilitating full-time conversions.
• Achieved $1.1 million in cost savings by enforcing time card policies.

Primary HR contact for a large unionized workforce, specializing in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Key Accomplishments:

• Led the hiring process for hourly employees, streamlining to reduce time-to-hire by 33%.
• Participated in negotiations for the Collective Bargaining Agreement, ensuring compliance.
• Developed subject matter expertise on the Collective Bargaining Agreement, providing guidance on labor relations issues.
• Implemented dashboards for HR data tracking, improving operational efficiency.
• Served as a reliable resource for conflict resolution among hourly employees.
• Conducted thorough investigations into workplace issues, delivering fair and compliant resolutions.