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Norma Fuentes

Lexington,NE

Summary

Driven and decisive Sr. Human Resources offering 20+ years of experience managing human resources teams to deliver compliance, personnel communication and workforce programs. Flexible and focused with expertise in recruitment and retention, mediation, staff training and development and complex problem resolution. Develops and implements HR strategies and initiatives aligned with overall business strategy.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Human Resources

Tyson Fresh Meats
Lexington, NE
03.2022 - Current
  • Developed and implemented new employee onboarding process.
  • Provided guidance to managers on disciplinary action and performance management.
  • Conducted exit interviews with departing employees to identify areas of improvement in the organization.
  • Advised management on legal compliance related to employee relations matters such as FMLA, ADA, EEO.
  • Maintained confidential personnel files in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Developed compensation plans including salary surveys, job evaluations, bonus plans.
  • Conducted investigations into workplace complaints or grievances raised by employees.
  • Provided advice and counsel on employee relations issues ranging from attendance problems to harassment claims.
  • Prepared reports related to HR activities such as turnover rate analysis, absenteeism rate.
  • Coordinated benefits administration activities such as enrollments, changes, terminations and transfers.
  • Ensured compliance with all federal and state labor laws regarding wages and hours worked.
  • Provided essential support to address individual HR needs of employees.
  • Identified opportunities to improve HR programs and proposed solutions to increase efficiencies.
  • Developed and documented HR procedures to refine processes and drive compliance with policies.
  • Assisted candidates with application processes by answering questions about application, performing background checks, providing I-9 forms and handling drug screening paperwork.
  • Collaborated with HRBP to develop and execute human resources strategies, enabling business objectives.

General Supervisor of Operations

Tyson Fresh Meats
Council Bluffs, IA
05.2020 - 04.2021
  • Developed and implemented policies, procedures, and systems to ensure accuracy and efficiency in all operational processes.
  • Managed inventory levels to minimize costs while maintaining adequate stock for customer needs.
  • Identified training opportunities for staff members to increase knowledge base and improve job performance.
  • Monitored employee productivity through ongoing observation and feedback sessions.
  • Prepared monthly financial reports detailing revenue, expenses, profits and losses.
  • Implemented strategies designed to reduce operating costs without sacrificing quality standards.
  • Trained, mentored and motivated employees to maximize team productivity.
  • Built strong operational teams to meet process and production demands.

CSI

United States of Agriculture
Midwest, United States
02.2019 - 05.2020
  • Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
  • Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
  • Motivated and encouraged team members to communicate more openly and constructively with each other.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional team to define features and build powerful and easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools.

Human Resources Business Partner

Aventure Staffing and Professional Services
Sioux City, IA
06.2009 - 11.2017
  • Developed, implemented and monitored HR programs such as recruitment, onboarding, training, compensation and benefits.
  • Assisted in the development of succession planning initiatives for key positions within the organization.
  • Created reports and presentations summarizing HR metrics including turnover rate, diversity statistics.
  • Reviewed job descriptions regularly for accuracy and relevance to current roles within the organization.
  • Oversaw recruitment, interviewing, hiring and onboarding of new company staff.
  • Maintained compliance with state and federal employment laws and regulations.
  • Diagnosed potential personnel issues to create action plans to eliminate complications.
  • Negotiated collective bargaining agreements with labor unions by highlighting company profit and operational outcomes.

Education

MBA - Human Resources Management

University of Brazil
Brazil, IN
12-2000

Skills

  • HR program development
  • Employee Retention
  • Policies implementation
  • Project Management
  • Employee Relations
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Workplace diversity cultivation
  • HR policy/procedure development
  • Negotiation
  • HR information systems

Timeline

Sr Human Resources

Tyson Fresh Meats
03.2022 - Current

General Supervisor of Operations

Tyson Fresh Meats
05.2020 - 04.2021

CSI

United States of Agriculture
02.2019 - 05.2020

Human Resources Business Partner

Aventure Staffing and Professional Services
06.2009 - 11.2017

MBA - Human Resources Management

University of Brazil
Norma Fuentes