Patricia Najar
PORT ALLEN,LOUISIANA
Summary
Dynamic HR professional with a proven track record in retention marketing and personnel conflict management, honed at BrandSafway. Excelled in recruitment and employee retention, reducing hiring costs significantly. Fluent in English and Spanish, adept in Microsoft Office, and recognized for exceptional teamwork and strategic recruitment initiatives. Achievements include developing effective retention strategies and enhancing employer-employee relations.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Retention Specialist
BrandSafway
Prairieville, LOUISIANA
12.2021 - Current
- Worked closely with the recruiters, talent acquisition, to ensure the retention of the current employees. My job is to make sure to transfer the most qualified individuals to different sites.
- Hired employees and processed hiring-related paperwork.
- Conducted exit interviews and completed employment termination paperwork.
- Developed or implemented recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.
- Maintained a database of customers for tracking purposes.
- Monitored competitive trends to ensure retention strategies remained effective and relevant.
- I made sure to send a list of the current lack of work to the recruiters, so they can make phone calls to current employees and do our best to retain them. This will help our company minimize the hiring costs for new hires.
- My goal for my position as a retention specialist is to keep our current employees working, not only for my division, but for all our Gulf Coast Division.
HR Generalist
Brace Integrated Services
Saint Gabriel, LOUISIANA
03.2020 - 12.2021
- Assisted with recruitment initiatives by interviewing and talent sourcing.
- Sourced, qualified and conducted screening interviews with job candidates.
- Addressed harassment allegations, work complaints or other employee concerns.
- Hired employees and processed hiring-related paperwork.
- Informed job applicants of duties and responsibilities, compensation, and benefits.
- Scheduled or conducted new employee orientations.
- Managed recruitment processes, including job postings, candidate screening, and interviews, ensuring timely and efficient hiring.
- Maintained employee records in compliance with federal and state laws, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Assisted candidates with application processes by answering questions about application, performing background checks, providing I-9 forms and handling drug screening paperwork.
Recruiter
Apache Industrial Services
Geismar, LOUISIANA
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Developed or implemented recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.
- Responsible for carrying out region-wide recruitment, interviewing, and skill-matching procedures.
- Closely administered substance abuse and background screening policies, in compliance with our client's regulations.
Office Assistant-Safety Coordinator
Tracer Tyco Thermal Controls
Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA
07.2001 - 02.2007
- Provided administrative support to staff members, including copying and scanning documents, filing paperwork, and ordering supplies.
- Administration assistance in hiring matters, accounting, and timekeeping.
- Computed information into major databases. Collected and monitored employment documents.
- Responsible for the hiring and processing of electrical and insulation labor crews.
- Closely administered substance abuse and background screening policies, in compliance with our client's regulations.
- Warehouse representative responsible for shipping and receiving insulation and electrical materials.
- Worked as a Safety Representative, carrying out safety audits in field settings.
Education
High School Diploma -
Escuela Secundaria Tecnica # 45
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico07-2015
CSST Diploma -
ABC
Baton Rouge, LA07-2002
ESL Graduate Certificate -
ESL English As A Second Language
Baton Rouge, LA06-1997
Skills
- Personnel conflict management
- Documentation skills
- Offer development
- Customer feedback analysis
- Retention marketing
- Recruitment
- Data review
- Customer relations
- Complete fluency in English and Spanish
- Proven track record as an effective recruiter in industrial settings
- Efficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
- Teamwork
Certification
- CSST
- TWIC
- OSHA Card
- Security Passport
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Retention Specialist
BrandSafway
12.2021 - Current
HR Generalist
Brace Integrated Services
03.2020 - 12.2021
Recruiter
Apache Industrial Services
01.2020 - 03.2020
Office Assistant-Safety Coordinator
Tracer Tyco Thermal Controls
07.2001 - 02.2007
High School Diploma -
Escuela Secundaria Tecnica # 45
CSST Diploma -
ABC
ESL Graduate Certificate -
ESL English As A Second Language
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