Shawn M. Reynolds
North Richland Hills,TX
Summary
Human resources professional with extensive experience in leading HR departments, driving organizational development, and implementing HR policies. Known for fostering team collaboration and consistently achieving results. Brings expertise in talent acquisition, performance management, Labor and Employee relations, strategic planning and fostering positive workplace culture.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Director
LyondellBasell
08.2014 - Current
- Company Overview: Large international chemical company providing HR and labor relations support.
- Worked in positions of increasing responsibility, reaching my current role of Human Resources Director for division of large international chemical company providing HR and Employee / Labor relations support to 18 locations, 9 direct reports and 5,000+ employees.
- Provide direct HR support for SVP of Americas Manufacturing.
- Responsible for all HR strategies inclusive of sr. leader hiring, organizational development, positive employee relations and Labor Relations activity.
- Function as 1st chair negotiator for the company in all union represented locations (USW, IUOE, IUE-CWA). Bargaining activities all completed on time and under budget
- Processing employee claims involving performance issues and harassment.
- Maintenance of company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
- Oversee annual performance review process, providing guidance to managers on setting goals and measuring employee progress.
- Evaluate HR metrics regularly to assess program effectiveness and make data-driven decisions for continuous improvement.
Corporate Labor Relations Manager
Luminant Energy
07.2013 - 08.2014
- Duties consist of performing all Labor Relations activities for seventeen (17) Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear Power facilities.
- All sites are represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) consisting of approximately 4,000 members.
- Activities include 'first chair' contract bargaining, grievance overseeing up to and including arbitrations, partnering with corporate Legal on preparing company responses to NLRB charges, as well as preparing and guiding strategic planning activity for the business in terms of initiatives that involve the hourly workforce.
Human Resources Refining Manager / Labor Relations / Payroll
BP / Marathon Petroleum Company
02.2008 - 07.2013
- Company Overview: Galveston Bay Refinery (purchased from BP)
- Responsible for largest BP Oil and Gas Refinery in North America, consisting of approximately 2,300 employees of which 1,300 are represented (United Steel Workers).
- Additional duties include facilitation of HR processes to the workforce, action planning, compliance activities and partnering with the Business to ensure corporate performance objectives are realized.
- Direct Supervision of HR employees including Site Payroll and Hourly Scheduling.
- Responsible for all facets of Labor Relations on site including '1st Chair' Contract bargaining, grievance administration up to and including Arbitration, Site Payroll administration, Salary employee training, compliance with governmental agency mandates, fatigue management, and legal preparation to include Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges and EEOC claims.
- Responsible for the managing of the sites Operations Scheduling of hourly personnel.
- Lead bargainer for five (5) successful Collective Bargaining Agreements in my tenure (Refinery, Cogen Facility, AGUS -Guards Union).
- Developed a joint training program presented by myself and the site's Union leadership to be used to educate both Salary leadership, as well as Union Stewards to ensure consistent understandings and applications of the sites bargained agreements resulting in an 85% reduction in grievance activity at the site.
- Re-established Management / Union committees in the Operations, Maintenance and Lab areas to expedite problem solving and discuss future progressive developments affecting the refinery.
- Chair a monthly Labor Partnership meeting consisting of the Plant's Management Leadership team and the site's Union Leadership team. Purpose of this meeting is to keep the joint parties informed of issues and to be initiative-taking in resolving potential problems.
Manager, Labor Relations
Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America
05.2006 - 02.2008
- Responsible for all facets of Labor Relations on site including Contract bargaining, grievance and arbitration administration and the day-to-day personnel operations.
- Successfully bargained the site's Local Agreement.
- Frequently functioned in dual roles of Labor Relations Manager as well as Human Resource Manager.
- Assisted in hourly and salary hiring, termination activity, recruiting, succession planning, personal performance improvement plan (PIP) administration, coaching, facilitation, and benefit processing.
Divisional Labor Relations Manager - Vehicle Manufacturing
General Motors Corporation
05.2003 - 05.2006
- Corporate Labor Relations contact for multiple North American assembly plants and one (1) salaried Payroll Local.
- Responsible for all facets of Labor Relations support including contract bargaining, grievance resolution, arbitration preparation, outsourcing decisions, plant population monitoring, assigning various metrics to each site and interfacing with International Union representatives (UAW).
- Lead Management bargainer for 2003 Local Negotiations with Salaried Payroll Local - Pontiac, MI.
- Functioned as 'second chair' on several sub-committees for both GM-UAW and GM-IUE/CWA National Negotiations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Telecommunication
Eastern Michigan University
Graduate Level Coursework -
Central Michigan University
Skills
- HR policies implementation
- Onboarding process
- Compensation and benefits
- Recruitment strategies
- Labor relations
- Human resources operations
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite
- Staff supervision
- Cross-functional collaboration
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 9 staff members.
- Collaborated with a global team of 12 in the development of a Technical Career Ladder for Engineers.
- Achieved multiple successful collective bargaining sessions by functioning as 1st chair negotiator, completing the tasks early and under budget
- Regularly presented HR initiatives to Sr. manufacturing leaders, as well as corporation's executive committee.
Timeline
Human Resources Director
LyondellBasell
08.2014 - Current
Corporate Labor Relations Manager
Luminant Energy
07.2013 - 08.2014
Human Resources Refining Manager / Labor Relations / Payroll
BP / Marathon Petroleum Company
02.2008 - 07.2013
Manager, Labor Relations
Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America
05.2006 - 02.2008
Divisional Labor Relations Manager - Vehicle Manufacturing
General Motors Corporation
05.2003 - 05.2006
Graduate Level Coursework -
Central Michigan University
Bachelor of Science - Telecommunication
Eastern Michigan University
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