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WEESE MITCHELL

WEESE MITCHELL

Frederick,CO

Summary

Skilled HR Director offering 25 years of progressive experience in human resources. Strategic leader, decision-maker and problem solver. Communicates clearly and effectively while operating with strong sense of urgency.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Director Global Ops

NuVasive Inc. – Globus Medical
09.2022 - Current
  • Business Partner for Global Ops including Manufacturing, Quality, New Product Introduction, Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Distribution
  • Supporting a global population of approximately 1,000 employees and $1.3 billion in revenue
  • Primary responsibility is enabling the business through direct interaction with stakeholders and leading a team of four HR Business Partners
  • Achieving immediate objectives by navigating existing programs, policies, and procedures
  • Achieving longer-term objectives through Org Design, Workforce Planning, Talent Management and challenging the status quo
  • Key Accomplishments with NuVasive
  • Leading Global Operations Org Design/Integration
  • Achieved alignment to strategic business needs and synergy targets for Year 1
  • Leading alignment of 15 Policies for Integration/acquisition activities
  • Streamlined Global Ops Annual Compensation/Performance review process; 30% reduction in meetings by using available data
  • Established Quarterly Talent Management cadence and tracking tools for Succession and Development
  • Leading sites in Tennessee, Ohio, and California through various Culture and Strategy initiatives
  • Part of HRIS software selection review team

Sr. Human Resources Manager

Medtronic (MDT) PLC, Covidien
08.2012 - 09.2022
  • Design and execute HR solutions for three manufacturing sites (Boulder & Parker, CO and Plymouth, MN) supporting $2B+ in annual revenue and approx
  • 1,000 employees
  • Partner with Value Stream leaders and HR COE’s (Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations, and Learning & Development) to provide enterprise solutions that meet local and broader needs
  • Key Accomplishments with Medtronic:
  • Regional & Global Projects:
  • Plant Manufacturing representative for Global Org design and structure
  • Lead the role out of Strategic Workforce Planning for 14 manufacturing sites and 4 functions within the Medtronic matrix
  • Resulted in implementing a new Resource Management tool and a 3 year road map
  • Function Global Culture Circles Leader
  • Achieved a 25% increase in engagement, reduced the budget by 10%, and created standard procedures for future cycle
  • Participant results yielded a 75% improvement in individual engagement ratings
  • Led Business Unit Operations alignment to MDT ‘pay to punch’ time keeping system
  • Project completed on time with a 30% ($1.6m) cost avoidance
  • Co-lead operations hourly job code integration with Medtronic acquisition of Covidien
  • Successfully implemented new job codes for thirty-eight facilities and addressed overlap issues with the Salaried Job Code integration team
  • Led the alignment of thirteen Business Unit Manufacturing sites to one Attendance Policy
  • Talent Management:
  • Partnered with leadership and guided Org Design activities for supported Operations teams based on differentiating capabilities & 5 year product life cycle strategies
  • Workforce Planning – developed five technical competency plans within Engineering, driving alignment to customer voice and the 5 year product life cycle
  • Talent Review Improvements focused on system & tool alignment
  • Resulting in 70% reduction in time requirements and driving 150% increase in “ready now candidates” within succession planning metrics
  • Facilitated staffing processes and pipelines to drive increased diversity representation
  • Collaborated with Learning & Development, to build Behavioral Competency training plans to address gaps as identified through talent reviews, customer surveys & feedback
  • Special Projects:
  • Human Resources Business Partner – Cardiovascular West Sales (short term assignment)
  • Supported a Sales organization of 800+ employees with annual revenue of approx
  • 3B
  • Led talent management, succession planning and organizational health initiatives
  • Focused effort on consistency with performance evaluations, talent acquisition processes and total rewards across three represented business units
  • HR lead for a Sales and Geography alignment to mitigate $12M budget gap
  • Championed Quality Begins With Me, a behavior-based quality system, for the site and one supplier
  • Managed 1 CAPA & 2 Training NCs within scope of the Covidien/MDT Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Coach/Champion for Boulder cellular operating system pilot line; (MDT version of the Toyota Production System)
  • The transition was a physical change as well as a significant culture shift
  • Resulting in an initial 30% increase in capacity, 25% reduction in labor hours, and employee engagement scores 15% higher than peer groups
  • Oversight of hourly training area; two-year reduction in QMS Non-conformances, 10% reduction in redundant guidelines and paperwork, and realigned 60% of labor to more critical work
  • HR Operations
  • Facilitated local wage adjustments to better align pay rates to market competition
  • Developed data and business case for executive approval of direct wage increases to achieve established attraction and retention goals
  • Created local onboarding network to supplement corporate resources, ensuring the right touch points are achieved with new employees
  • Integrated corporate recognition programs (Critical Difference, Recognize & Quality Begins With Me) with local programs and supported the evolution to one system (Recognize)
  • Led Workforce planning for multiple product and service moves
  • Led local Policy/Program alignment to MDT standard
  • Conducted impact analysis, management education, communication plan and implementation
  • Enhanced Workforce planning tools/process creating a stronger tie to production volumes and clarity of staffing timelines.

Human Resources Business Partner

Toyota Motor Manufacturing
08.2000 - 08.2012
  • Primary responsibility for Employee Relations activities associated with a manufacturing facility of 2,500 employees
  • Held critical roles within Plant Communications, External Affairs, Compensation & Benefits, Training and Development, Safety and Projects & Planning
  • Supervising up to 12 professionals at various times
  • Key Accomplishments with Toyota
  • Responsible for daily Employee relations and sensing; conducted ongoing Labor Relations training activities
  • Led staffing planning & execution for a 400+ employee expansion to manufacture Automatic Transmissions; exceeded goals/timing needed to support successful project launch
  • Established short and long-term plans for use of Contingency agencies; lead the bid process and final agency selection
  • Established engineering pipeline for Toyota WV by building the initial co-op program and leveraging college alumni distribution channels
  • Co-Lead for policy standardization for Toyota Motor Mfg, North America
  • Implemented visualization and data tracking system of soft HR data
  • Developed the WV sites first internal Transfer system and facilitated IT solutions to support
  • Project Management of the construction of a $750k employee service building (Health Clinic, Pharmacy & Employee Store)
  • Responsible for annual Engagement survey process and facilitating business action plans.

Human Resources Manager

Belden Wire & Cable
01.1997 - 08.2000
  • Primary responsibility for all Human Resources activities associated with a manufacturing facility of 400 employees
  • This includes but is not limited to Employee Relations, Training, Payroll, Compensation, Workforce Planning, and Safety.

Education

Masters - Human Resources

University of South Carolina

Bachelors - Psychology

West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV

Skills

  • Employee Relations
  • Recruitment Strategies
  • Workforce Improvements
  • Human Resources Management
  • Strategic Workforce Planning
  • Integration

Timeline

HR Director Global Ops

NuVasive Inc. – Globus Medical
09.2022 - Current

Sr. Human Resources Manager

Medtronic (MDT) PLC, Covidien
08.2012 - 09.2022

Human Resources Business Partner

Toyota Motor Manufacturing
08.2000 - 08.2012

Human Resources Manager

Belden Wire & Cable
01.1997 - 08.2000

Masters - Human Resources

University of South Carolina

Bachelors - Psychology

West Virginia Wesleyan College

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