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Overview
Work History
Education
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Shekeela Searcy

Shekeela Searcy

Villa Rica,GA

Summary

Driven and decisive Human Resource Leader offering 10+ 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

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Manager

Pangborn
Fairburn, GA
03.2022 - 01.2024
  • Organized and facilitated team-building activities, including quartely workforce meetings.
  • Advised leadership on vacation and sick time, benefits, job services and employment discrepancies.
  • Directed HR programs, policies and processes to improve operational efficiency.
  • Ensured compliance with all state and federal employment laws including wage and hour regulations.
  • Provided HR consultation services to leadership and department heads.
  • Oversaw and monitored retirement program and enrollment.
  • Liaised between management and employees by relaying work information, adjustments and grievances.
  • Negotiated agreements and maintained contact with insurance brokers and carriers.
  • Conducted recruitment process for new hires, including job postings, interviews and background checks.
  • Managed delivery of customer-focused HR services to company to increase hire rate and reduce churn.
  • Administered employee benefits and led open enrollment process, informing and coaching employees.

  • Supported top talent identification processes by interviewing candidates and executing onboarding, orientation, and benefits processes.
  • Developed and implemented HR strategies to improve employee engagement and retention.

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Pangborn
Fairburn, GA
01.2020 - 03.2022
  • Provide guidance to leadership, managers, and employees regarding strategic initiatives that are consistent with company policies and enforcing best practices
  • Advises managers and leadership team in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues
  • Full cycle recruiting for all open positions from manufacturing to executive level positions
  • Manages benefits plans participation and administration such as life, health, and dental insurance, pension, employee assistance, and 401k
  • Maintains records of personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting
  • Coordinates training and development to ensure employee retention and professional growth
  • Administers performance management and merit program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within the organization, including salary-banding to determine competitive wage rates
  • Key Results: Standardized and automated HR payments, processes, procedures, and policies that increased efficiency to 85% and HR documentation integrity for successful audits
  • Executed successfully strategic HR workforces initiatives that ensured company survival and sustainability
  • Executed strategic recruiting, obtaining a position fill rate of 80% within 6 months.

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Sugar Foods Corporation
Villa Rica, GA
06.2017 - 01.2020
  • Facilitated employee training, safety, and development programs
  • Managed all FMLA/STD/Worker’s Comp HR responsibilities for all employees
  • Reporting and tracking all WC, OSHA and Recordable
  • Investigated employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns
  • Maintain and update employee records including employee information, such as new hires, terminations, transfers, resignations, etc
  • Administers employee’s benefits and facilitates new hire and safety onboarding and offboarding
  • Key Results: Responded aggressively to unemployment claims with a 95% case success rate
  • Developed and implemented a robust safety reporting system, decreasing worker’s compensation claims by 60%
  • Implemented and manages an efficient and meticulous FMLA and LOA tracking system.
  • Directed initial onboarding process for new employees.
  • Provided advice and counsel to leadership team members on a variety of personnel-related issues such as employee relations, conflict resolution, coaching techniques.

Senior Human Resources Generalist

JAC Products
Franklin
07.2014 - 06.2017
  • Prepared and maintained employment records related to events such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software
  • Managed all FMLA/STD/LTD activities for all employees
  • Addressed employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns
  • Verified employee attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information into payroll system
  • Served as Pilot for implementation of a new all-inclusive HR & Payroll Management System
  • Facilitated trainings using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures
  • Key Results: Streamlined payroll processing for a 80% reduction in errors and successfully implemented paperless payroll initiative with 100% employee participation
  • Facilitated Lean Manufacturing and Self-Directed workforce training on the path to World Class Initiative
  • Developed and implemented a lucrative FMLA and LOA tracking system.

Human Resources Specialist

Southwire Company
Carrollton, GA
08.2006 - 07.2014
  • Prepared and maintain employee files, assuring accuracy, compliance with applicable legal requirements, and confidentially
  • Assisted department in carrying out various human resources projects, events, programs and procedures for all company employees while maintaining budget
  • Maintained Human Resource Information System records and compiles reports from database to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
  • Recommended new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed
  • Key Results: Developed and implemented drug and alcohol policy and drug-free workplace initiative
  • Implemented full-Service on-site nurse stations for employees
  • Implemented and managed random drug screen program increasing new hire retention by 80%.

Ecommerce Specialist

SOUTHWIRE COMPANY
Carrollton
08.2006 - 12.2011
  • Served as Project Coordinator for in-house development or implementation of vendor-based automated systems (EDI)
  • Wrote program code by implementing the design according to X12 programming standards and design specifications, and appropriate language for orders, shipments, and invoicing transactions
  • Tested programs and systems by analyzing them to determine system errors and recoding programs to correct such errors
  • Assisted staff and outside users with difficult applications problems and responded to and resolved end user technical problems
  • Key Results: Increased implementation of new EDI customers by 40 within first 6 months
  • Increased online customers usage by 70% for increased revenue of $70k quarterly
  • Implemented online employee anniversary and recognition rewards program.

Education

MBA - Human Resources

Keller Graduate School of Management
Atlanta, GA
06-2008

Bachelor of Arts - Management Information Systems

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
12-2004

Skills

  • Payroll
  • Company Policies
  • Training Programs
  • Retirement Programs
  • Performance Management
  • Workers' Compensation
  • HRIS Software
  • Employee Retention
  • Staffing and Recruitment
  • Payroll Administration
  • Dispute Mediation
  • Succession Planning
  • Legal Compliance
  • Policy Enforcement
  • Employee Handbook Development
  • Employee Relations
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Human Resources Operations

Affiliations

  • Member, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Carroll County, GA Chamber of Commerce (Employer Committee Member)

Timeline

HR Manager

Pangborn
03.2022 - 01.2024

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Pangborn
01.2020 - 03.2022

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Sugar Foods Corporation
06.2017 - 01.2020

Senior Human Resources Generalist

JAC Products
07.2014 - 06.2017

Human Resources Specialist

Southwire Company
08.2006 - 07.2014

Ecommerce Specialist

SOUTHWIRE COMPANY
08.2006 - 12.2011

MBA - Human Resources

Keller Graduate School of Management

Bachelor of Arts - Management Information Systems

University of West Georgia

Computer Technical Skills

  • Lawson - HRIS
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Software
  • Adobe
  • QuickBooks
  • EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
  • Procure IT
  • Sterling Gentran/GIS
  • SQL
  • Cognos
  • Siebel
  • NIPO
  • AIC System
  • Ceridian HCM (Dayforce)
  • Lotus Notes
  • ADP
  • Kronos
  • Alchemy
  • SuccessFactors

Education And Professional Development

  • UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA, Carrollton, GA, Bachelors of Business Administration in Management Information Systems, 2000, 2004
  • DEVRY’S KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Atlanta, GA, Masters of Business Administration in Human Resources, 2005, 2008
  • DEVRY’S KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Atlanta, GA, Human Resources Certificate, 2005, 2008
  • Internship, SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, Carrollton, GA, Human Resources, Personnel, and Corporate Communications, 2004

Instructor Experience

WEST GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Carrollton, GA, Adjunct Computer Technology Instructor, 07/2008, 07/2014, Provided leadership in the learning environment and in matters pertaining to curricular expertise., Planned, developed and presented organized learning opportunities for students in accordance with approved course outlines in topics relating to business software applications., Assured effective two-way communication at all levels of responsibility and provide out-of-class communication opportunities with students to promote a productive learning experience.

Hr Expertise Skills

  • Safety & OSHA Regulations
  • Employment Law
  • HR Information Systems
  • Employee Relations
  • Strategic Organization
  • Compensation/ Budgeting
  • Training & Development
  • HR Policies & Procedures
  • FMLA/ADA/Workers Comp
  • Mediation & Advocacy
  • HR Staff Management
  • Recruitment & Retention
  • Technical Instructor
  • Payroll/Benefits Administration
  • Onboarding/Offboarding

References

References available upon request.

Computer Technical Skills

  • Lawson - HRIS
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Software
  • Adobe
  • QuickBooks
  • EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
  • Procure IT
  • Sterling Gentran/GIS
  • SQL
  • Cognos
  • Siebel
  • NIPO
  • AIC System
  • Ceridian HCM (Dayforce)
  • Lotus Notes
  • ADP
  • Paylocity
  • Paycom
  • XpertHR
  • Kronos
  • Alchemy
  • SuccessFactors

Education And Professional Development

  • UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA, Carrollton, GA, Bachelors of Business Administration in Management Information Systems, 2000, 2004
  • DEVRY’S KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Atlanta, GA, Masters of Business Administration in Human Resources, 2005, 2008
  • DEVRY’S KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Atlanta, GA, Human Resources Certificate, 2005, 2008
  • Internship, SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, Carrollton, GA, Human Resources, Personnel, and Corporate Communications, 2004

Instructor Experience

WEST GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Carrollton, GA, Adjunct Computer Technology Instructor, 07/2008, 07/2014, Provided leadership in the learning environment and in matters pertaining to curricular expertise., Planned, developed and presented organized learning opportunities for students in accordance with approved course outlines in topics relating to business software applications., Assured effective two-way communication at all levels of responsibility and provide out-of-class communication opportunities with students to promote a productive learning experience.

Hr Expertise Skills

  • Safety & OSHA Regulations
  • Employment Law
  • HR Information Systems
  • Employee Relations
  • Strategic Organization
  • Compensation/ Budgeting
  • Training & Development
  • HR Policies & Procedures
  • FMLA/ADA/Workers Comp
  • Mediation & Advocacy
  • HR Staff Management
  • Recruitment & Retention
  • Technical Instructor
  • Payroll/Benefits Administration
  • Onboarding/Offboarding

References

References available upon request.

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