Teresa Navidad
Katy,Texas
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated HR professional with over 15 years of experience, including 12 years in Food Production Environment, in employee relations, talent acquisition, safety conformance, and performance management. Seeking to leverage expertise in fostering inclusive workplace environments and optimizing HR strategies to contribute to Gruma Corp., Mission Foods growth and success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Assistant
Mission Foods
06.2012 - Current
- Maintain effective and supportive business relationships with the plant management team to ensure business strategy, goals, and results are achieved
- Coordinate with plant management and corporate recruitment to recruit, interview, and select candidates to fill crucial vacant positions, striving to meet turnover rate index 3.0% and OT/ agenda goals
- Collaborate with management to tackle recruiting challenges and improve employee retention, including implementing retention bonus program for all new employees
- Conduct job fairs and manage recruitment ads, sorting through numerous job applications on various job search engines
- Work with temporary agencies to cover high-demand open positions as needed
- Regularly conduct New Employee Onboarding Programs to ensure new employees are fully equipped, welcomed, and ready to start work, as well facilitating off- boarding, working with legal to ensure employment law compliance
- Conduct Market Data Research, interacting with high level of professionalism with external Human Resources Managers to collect data, and stay competitive in the manufacturing job market
- Provide management guidance, investigating, and resolving employee performance and conduct issues
- Conduct accident investigations and manage workers' compensation claims (have accompanied employees wither hospitalization or local clinic, when injured and/ ill)
- Oversee Safety Trainings are aligned with corporate Safety guidelines/ calendar and ensure plant environment satisfies health and safety standards and requirements
- Provide training for plant management, supervisors, and employees on workplace policies and professional development topics
- Pro-actively Audit Ready (WCM, MER, SMETA, AIB, SQF, OSHA, etc.)
- Service employees and management, in need of guidance regarding the Companies excellent Health Benefits Program
- Approve and administer time off upon employee requests following company corporate policies, procedures, and legal regulations by applying knowledge of company policy and Federal and State laws and regulations
- Administer employee records, with corporate and legal guidance
Logistics Coordinator
KlassTime LTD
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Provided expertise, and acquired new Freight providers, while meeting business needs
- Conducted On-Board Training program for the Logistics Department
- Managed the Yahoo Small Business, Bio-Balance store online, delivering high customer service
- Conducted surveys for product and client service satisfaction
Human Resources Assistant
Pacesetter Personnel Service
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Oversaw unemployment claims, Texas Attorney General wage garnishments, processed weekly payroll
- I-9 maintenance
- Reviewed new hire applications and entered them into the applicant system for recruiter review, personnel files maintenance
- Worked on special projects as needed
Education
HR Certification - SHRM-Learning course Certificate obtained
University of Houston-College of Technology
Houston Texas04.2014
Business Management - Human Resources Specialization Certification
Houston Community College
Houston, TX01.2008
High School Diploma -
North Brook High School
Houston, TX05.2005
Skills
With my bilingual skills, I can translate policies, mandatory trainings, presentations, inclusive day to day transactions, have effective communicative channels to help personnel and management obtain accurate information upon request Capable of covering full-time duties of HRM role while maintaining department and business goals aligned for over 5 to 6 consecutive months
Familiar with HR software: Pay Plus, EZ Pay Plus, Kronos Biometrics, Kiosk, SAP, Ceridian, ADP Vantage, Success Factors, Microsoft Dynamics, Navision Classic, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point Teams, Zoom, Virtual conferencing
Adapt to changes with technology advances swiftly within Company requirement and needs
Timeline
Human Resources Assistant
Mission Foods
06.2012 - Current
Logistics Coordinator
KlassTime LTD
01.2009 - 01.2012
Human Resources Assistant
Pacesetter Personnel Service
01.2006 - 01.2009
HR Certification - SHRM-Learning course Certificate obtained
University of Houston-College of Technology
Business Management - Human Resources Specialization Certification
Houston Community College
High School Diploma -
North Brook High School
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