PABLO TOMALA
Salt Lake City,United States
Summary
Accomplished HR Manager with proven record in workforce management. Experience in employee relations and strategic HR practices driving retention and diverse hiring. Senior Level Human Resources Manager with over 25 years’ experience including 15 years in the food manufacturing industry. Highly effective at incorporating creative leadership skills to achieve business objectives. Direct projects that improve efficiency while meeting deadlines and budget requirements. Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Background includes policy improvements, employee turnover reductions, recruitment optimization, and workforce streamlining. Effective at gathering and analyzing metrics to make optimal decisions governing company human resources.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SR HR Manager
VTCU
Pocatello, United States
05.2024 - 05.2025
- Direct all human resources functions including recruitment, hiring, training, on-boarding and employee relations.
- Ensure compliance of human resource policy, employee benefits and employment law local, state and federal levels.
- Employee coaching, counseling and disciplinary actions.
- Facilitate training to hourly and exempt employees.
- Supervise 3 HR Generalist, 2 HR Assistant and 1 Payroll Administrator.
- Decreased turn over from 40% to 10 % in the first year.
- Improving retention from 60% to 90% in the first year.
SR HR and Safety Manager
Sevillo Fine Foods
Salt Lake, United States
02.2021 - 05.2024
- Responsible for all HR & Safety functions.
- HR: recruitment, hiring, training, and on-boarding and employee relations.
- Safety: Responsible for all safety and security of the plant including LOTO, EAP, PSM & RMP, OSHA 300 and 300A logs, Workers Compensation, safety inspections and training etc.
- Food Safety, GMP’S HACCP.
- Create and deliver training on HR and Safety policies and procedures.
- Wrote company employee's handbook.
SR HR Manager
Dickinson Frozen Foods
Fruitland, United States
09.2017 - 02.2021
- Direct all human resources functions including recruitment, hiring, training, and on-boarding and employee relations.
- Ensure compliance of human resource policy, employee benefits and employment law local, state and federal levels.
- Employee coaching, counseling and disciplinary actions.
- Facilitate training to hourly and exempt employees.
- Supervise 2 HR Generalist, 4 HR Assistant and 1 Payroll Administrator.
- Create and provide training on people skills for New Leaders.
- Create Employee's referral Bonus program (Saving company thousands of dollars).
HR and Safety Manager
OSI Group
West Jordan, United States
02.2011 - 09.2017
- Responsible for all HR & Safety functions.
- HR: recruitment, hiring, training, and on-boarding and employee relations. Investigations and Disciplinary actions.
- Safety: Responsible for all safety and security of the plant including LOTO, EAP, PSM & RMP, OSHA 300 and 300A logs, Workers Compensation, safety inspections and training etc.
- Food Safety, GMP’S HACCP.
- Tactfully advise Management at different levels for strict and consistent application and compliance with company policies, standard procedures and practices.
- Supervise 2 HR Assistant and 1 Safety Coordinator.
- Employee's Referral Bonus Program.
Education
Associate Degree - CSI and Business
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NYSkills
- Hiring and retention
- Compensation administration
- Training and development
- Regulatory compliance
- Compensation/ Payroll
- Personnel records Maintenance
- Employee relation
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Labor agreements
- Innovative
- ADP Workforce
- Paylocity
- KRONOS
- ALCHEMY
- LMS
- Policy writing
- Employment law
Certification
- SPHR
- Member of SHRM
- Member of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Timeline
SR HR Manager
VTCU
05.2024 - 05.2025
SR HR and Safety Manager
Sevillo Fine Foods
02.2021 - 05.2024
SR HR Manager
Dickinson Frozen Foods
09.2017 - 02.2021
HR and Safety Manager
OSI Group
02.2011 - 09.2017
Associate Degree - CSI and Business
Mercy College