SHANDRA ANDREWS
Waterville,ME
Summary
Dedicated professional with expertise in employee recruitment, training and payroll management. Adept at building and maintaining positive relationships with employees and management. Strong organizational skills and committed to adhering to relevant laws and regulations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Entrepreneur/Business Owner
My Maine Melts
04.2023 - Current
- Effectively run small business making and selling hand poured wax melts
- Make product (wax melts) from start to finish
- Keep organized and clean working environment
- Set up and run sales website
- Take product photos
- Manage business pages on social media
- Daily posts and interactions with customers
- Online marketing of products
- Attend markets, vendor events and other sale events
- Product packaging and weekly shipping.
Human Resources Specialist
HealthReach Comm. Health Centers
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Worked side by side with HR team and CEO with friendly and positive attitude
- Partnered with senior leadership to establish and develop corporate and HR policies and procedures.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external recruitment agencies to expand candidate pools for hard-to-fill positions, ultimately leading to successful hires.
- Streamlined recruitment processes, expediting hiring of qualified candidates.
- Write/post job ads, online and in community
- Reviewed and screened applicant resumes to identify qualified candidates.
- Checked references, performed background checks, offered job opportunities and scheduled new hire orientation
- Facilitated smooth onboarding processes for new hires, leading to faster integration into workplace culture.
- Daily communication/check-ins with program managers and HR team on recruiting updates and company needs
- Conducted new hire credentialing for all medical new hires coming into company
- Processed confidential employee credentialing paperwork
- Daily communication (phone, email and in person) with HR team, insurance companies, billing department, program coordinators/managers, new hires and CEO
- Track and schedule employee trainings/certifications
- Conducted re-credentialing when certifications were coming up due
- Managed benefits administration for company-wide staff, ensuring timely processing and accurate recordkeeping.
- Conducted routine HR audits to ensure data accuracy in personnel files, payroll records, and benefit enrollments.
Human Resources
Maine Vocational Rehabilitation Associates
04.2018 - 06.2022
- Provide proactive HR support and guidance to/for my coworkers, office staff, employees and consumers daily with a friendly and positive attitude
- Responsible for starting and following through with the entire recruiting process
- Write/post job ads, online and in the community
- Screened applicants and set up interviews
- Checked references, performed background checks, offered job opportunities and scheduled new hire orientation
- Conducted new hire orientation for all new hires coming into the company
- Implement effective HR policies to ensure all practices comply with company and state regulations
- Processed bi-weekly payroll
- Created memos, presentations, reports and spreadsheets
- Provided company insurance guidance, resources and enrollment
- Conducted Open Enrollment annually for company insurances
- Compliance, billing/finance - company remittances and denials
- Track and schedule employee training/certifications
- Provide information and had daily communication with program coordinators, managers, and the Division Manager
- Attended job/career fairs as well as other employment marketing events.
HR Specialist
Spectrum Generations
09.2014 - 12.2015
- Worked with office staff, HR team, co-workers, community resources, and consumers daily with friendly positive attitude
- Conducted recruiting, scheduling, interviewing, job training, new hire paperwork and orientations for all new employees
- Process critical employee paperwork including new hire benefits enrollment, employee change requests, performance review forms, terminations, training with employees regarding company policies and insurance/benefit offerings
- Process bi-weekly payroll
- Attended human resources meetings, trainings, and seminars.
Homemaker
Self
11.2010 - 09.2014
- Self-motivated, able to maintain clean and safe environment, worked well without supervision, able to multi-task multiple projects at one time, calm under pressure
- Homeschooled
HR Payroll Clerk
Pride Manufacturing
06.2007 - 11.2010
- Processed critical employee paperwork: new hire benefits enrollment, employee change requests, performance review forms, terminations and kept employee records up to date
- Conducted trainings with employees regarding: Company policies, insurance/benefits offerings (health, dental, life and 401K), sexual harassment, and materials handling
- Performed data entry, processed weekly payroll, entered state/federal deductions, logged employees' attendance, and helped with audits
- Coordinated company events/parties
- Fulfilled clerical functions: Made new employee files, copied I-9 documentations, and answered employee requests and questions.
Education
Skills
- Goal Setting
- Entrepreneurial personality
- Strategic Thinking
- Customer Relations
- Training and mentoring
- HR policies and procedures
- Training development
- Recruiting
- Onboarding and Orientation
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Employee Retention
- Project Planning
Accessibility
Address people in a pleasant, friendly manner, convey genuine concern for others, maintain calm demeanor in positive or negative situations.
Adaptability
Conform to different situations, move easily from one project to the next, be open to others' ideas and willing to try new ways, and deal with frequent changes in work environment.
Timeline
Entrepreneur/Business Owner
My Maine Melts
04.2023 - Current
Human Resources Specialist
HealthReach Comm. Health Centers
09.2022 - 12.2022
Human Resources
Maine Vocational Rehabilitation Associates
04.2018 - 06.2022
HR Specialist
Spectrum Generations
09.2014 - 12.2015
Homemaker
Self
11.2010 - 09.2014
HR Payroll Clerk
Pride Manufacturing
06.2007 - 11.2010