HR Generalist (Region 6)

Dallas, Texas, United States

Builders FirstSource

Bilingual Human Resources Generalist supporting the HR function through actively engaging in recruiting, training, benefit administration coordinating the implementation and coordination of people-related services, policies, and programs. This includes day-to-day administration of company policies and management support.  Building positive, effective, and influential relationships and partnerships with managers and all levels of the organization by providing valued services to help the organization achieve its strategic business goals and objectives. Maintain confidentiality of sensitive personal information of applicants, employees, former employees, and other matters affecting employee relations.  Process, verify, and maintain documentation relating to personnel activities such as staffing, recruitment, performance evaluations, and classifications.  Process personnel action forms and assures proper approvals; disseminates approved forms.  Posting of jobs, resume review, and identification of potential candidate.  Plans and assist in pre-employment activities such as coordination and scheduling of interviews, reference checks, background and drug screens, and preparation of offer lettersConducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward Company goals.  Coordinate and facilitate employee/manager trainings.  Acts as liaison between employee and management to answer questions or concerns regarding company policies, practices and regulations.Systems administration, data analysis, recruiting and administrative support to the Dolco Packaging HR Managers across the BU.

Dolco Packaging

Corporate HR Generalist (BU)

Human resources functions, sales, marketing, promotions, administration, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, buyer, strategic planning, financial analysis and planning, compensation, business planning and projections, software management, decorating cakes, artist, creating artwork for cake design.Developed internal policies and procedures, created production processes, manage vendor sourcing and relations, and assumed responsibility for all hiring and training of employees. Collaborated with marketing agency in developing a comprehensive marketing strategy, including a professional website and marketing collateral. Act as liaison between vendors and retailers, dramatically improving communications and creating loyalty program for top retailers. Administered HR functions including, recruiting, staffing, networking, monitoring employee development, maintaining HRIS database, assuring positive employee morale and ensuring legal compliance as business dictates.Performed HR Generalist duties, including, but not limited to ensuring necessary certifications and credentials were complete/accurate for specific bakery positions, scheduling interviews, uploading/scanning employee files, data entry of documents within internal HR database, processing criminal background checks and conducting reference checks. Managed specific departmental recruiting needs, including, screening of candidates, sourcing qualified candidates, contacting applicants, leading interviews, collaborating with department heads, aiding in selection process, acting as primary contact for applicants and utilizing specific HRIS recruitment databases. Responsible for Online Marketing, Google Adwords, SEO and creating online store and maintaining database and product base. HTML coding and creation of website and social media pages and maintenance.

Mocha Bakery

HR Generalist/HRIS/Recruiting/Assistant to Executive Chef

Recruited, interviewed, screened, job applicants to fill entry level and technical job openings.  Reviewed applications and interviewed applicants to match experience with specific job related requirements.  Participated in company sponsored recruiting events including college job fairs and related recruiting events.  Worked with company recruiter to fill open positions.Conducted New Employee Orientation and collected required documents from new hires; maintained I-9 files.  Entered all new hire documents into PeopleSoft and insured all SOX requirements were met related to the processing of Personnel Action Forms (PAFs); provided PeopleSoft backup support to department managers (entering employee transfers, terminations, position management and job code changes).  Assisted with the maintenance of A. H. Belo’s HRIS system and produced daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting for Human Resources. Facilitated transfers, promotions, demotions, and terminations as needed in PeopleSoft.   Coordinated distribution of documents to department managers as requested for benefits, payments, bonus notifications, terminations, salary increases, salary decreases, bonus percentages and bonus payments.  Assisted the Benefits department by answering routine inquiries from employees regarding company policies and procedures and benefits.Supported benefits department during Open Enrollment and Health and Wellness Fairs.Coordinated with corporate payroll on set up of new hires as well as the processing of severance payments during reductions in force.  Supported all reductions in force by performing severance calculations, produced release agreements and all supporting documents. Served as liaison with outplacement services vendor to order outplacement packages, provide tracking reports and audit invoices.Bilingual Translator/InterpreterServed as interpreter/translator of Spanish/English as needed for company.

A. H. Belo Corporation

HR Representative

Belo Corp. and A. H. Belo Corporation Departments/Cross-Training (2006,2011)Investor Relations and Public Relations DepartmentSupported the Director of Investor Relations and Public Relations on day to day operations and administrative support at Belo Corp.  Responsible for calendar management, schedule meetings, update client information, account data/balances and run reports as requested, maintain distribution lists for client communications, coordinated with fund administrator to offer timely responses to client requests.  Field basic client inquiries and forward requests to the appropriate parties.  Filing, maintain investor documents, prepare meeting materials and Special projects.Strategic Sourcing DepartmentSupported the Strategic Sourcing Specialists’ in the Strategic Sourcing department at A. H. Belo on a half day support system that was created for cross-training program.  While working in Strategic Sourcing department assisted with creating contracts and creating lists of vendors, clients and departments.  Assisted  with phones calls coordination between the vendors and the sales team; and the quotation process, and negotiations with vendor.

Sonya Riojas