Carol Allen
Harrisonburg
Summary
Results-driven and strategic HR Manager with 15 years of experience in employee engagement, talent acquisition, and organizational development. Adept at designing and implementing HR policies, fostering a positive workplace culture, and driving effective performance through balanced leadership. Skilled in managing end-to-end HR functions, including recruiting, compliance, and employee relations. Proven ability to align HR strategies with organizational goals, resulting in improved retention. Passionate about cultivating inclusive environments, and leading teams to success in employee satisfaction.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Generalist
CRG Contract Labor
05.2024 - Current
- Full cycle HR duties including Workers Comp, recruiting, hiring, orienting and onboarding of new hires, employee relations, Marketing strategies, events committee to improve team morale, retention and engagement. Job functions change according to need.
Plant Human Resources Manager
Farmer Focus
10.2022 - 04.2024
- Lead team of 854 employees 13 direct reports
- Utilizing HR software and tools to streamline processes, manage data, and improve efficiency
- Organizing events, programs, and initiatives to enhance employee morale and engagement.
- Conducting exit interviews and handling the offboarding process.
- Managing the return of company assets and ensuring a smooth transition for departing employees.
- Collecting and analyzing HR data to make informed decisions.
- Preparing reports on HR metrics, turnover rates, and partnering with the executive team on all retention concerns to enforce change.
Hatchery Lead
Cargill Hatchery
08.2019 - 10.2022
- Lead team of 135 employees in day to day workload, assign workers to workstation such as gender allocation, candling, Incubations
- Prepare shipment by overseeing flock allocation for accuracy to for fill orders for on time delivery
- JTA training, Practice proper PPE during shift maintaining safe working environment for self and surrounding team
- Troubleshoot any concerns with Nova Tech in concern with equipment defects to ensure timely fix minimizing downtime
- Coaching, corrective action, and training to all employees to develop and improve the team.
Human Resources Manager/Recruiter
Interim Healthcare
05.2015 - 08.2019
- Provide outstanding service to all employees based on Human Resource needs.
- Ensure all caregivers remain current on all attributes, certificates, policies and procedure updates by communicating needs and follow ups to ensure understanding and completion are met.
- Maintain all employee records in accordance with company standards, meeting compliance of audits while maintaining confidentiality.
- Quarterly HR meeting with peers to discuss changes.
- Oversee the recruiting needs of continuing care professionals from aides to RN’s of five locations throughout Virginia.
- Support each location by providing a residual flow of qualified individuals to each location as needed by phone screening.
- Coordinate online sourcing as recruiting methods. Updating results periodically.
- Provide face to face interview with hiring team in each location.
Human Resource Generalist (Part time)
JASA
05.2009 - 08.2019
- Construct and advise individuals, who are unemployed with obtaining standard job skills, resume and interviewing assistance.
- Manage individuals in the job selection process, utilize social media initiatives for new employee search strategies.
- Oversee [endless] personnel files according to policy, federal and state law regulations.
- Organize client schedules to ensure job placement.
- Payroll corrections as needed through an automated data tracking system.
- Focusing on lowering unemployment percentages.
MBP Packer/trainer
Target Distribution Center
10.2000 - 05.2015
- Inspect received freight from inbound before packing product per label specification.
- Scan product into inventory system per customer demand, secure and seal product for delivery.
- Maintain and facilitate communication with department General Leader regarding all item and product order errors to ensure timely corrections are made.
- Reinstate all products that fail to meet compliance via rework station; perform detailed search on label to locate and correct any discrepancies, complete and close out label vendor carton scans avoiding loose ship pack purges, and follow up with department lead in regards to label cancellations or corrections.
Education
GPA average of 4.0 - Business Managment
Kaplan University
Chicago, IL11-2015
GPA average of 3.96 - Business Management
Kaplan University
Chicago, IL07.2015
GPA average of 4.0 - Business Management
Kaplan University
Chicago, IL07.2015
GPA average of 3.40 and 3.95 - Business Management
Kaplan University
Chicago, IL12.2014
GPA average of 3.96 or above - Business Management
Kaplan University
Chicago, IL11.2013
GPA average of 3.40 to 3.96 - Business Management
Kaplan University
Chicago, IL08.2013
Skills
- Interviewing and talent acquisition
- Diversity and inclusion
- Employment law compliance
- Onboarding and orientation
- Payroll management
- Workers' compensation administration
- E-Verify processing
- Compliance auditing
- Data entry and Excel proficiency
- Microsoft Office Suite expertise
- HRIS management and maintenance
- Employee relations strategies
- Pre-employment screening processes
- Benefits administration
- Event planning and coordination
- Employee retention initiatives
Accomplishments
- Events Committee, Actively assist with decisions made in regards to community events as part of Kaplan University.
- Presidents List, Academic Achievement award for successfully obtaining a GPA average of 3.96., 10/01/13
- Dean’s List, Academic Achievement award for successfully obtaining GPA average of 3.40 to 3.96., 01/01/13
- Dean’s List, Academic Achievement award for successfully obtaining a GPA average of 3.40 to 3.96., 05/01/13
- Presidents List, Academic Achievement award for successfully obtaining a GPA average of 3.96 or above., 11/01/13
- Dean’s List, Academic Achievement award for successfully obtaining a GPA average of 3.40 and 3.95., 12/01/14
- President’s List, Academic Achievement award for successfully obtaining a GPA average of 4.0., 07/01/15
- Dean’s List, Academic Achievement award for successfully obtaining a GPA average of 4.0., 11/01/15
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
HR Generalist
CRG Contract Labor
05.2024 - Current
Plant Human Resources Manager
Farmer Focus
10.2022 - 04.2024
Hatchery Lead
Cargill Hatchery
08.2019 - 10.2022
Human Resources Manager/Recruiter
Interim Healthcare
05.2015 - 08.2019
Human Resource Generalist (Part time)
JASA
05.2009 - 08.2019
MBP Packer/trainer
Target Distribution Center
10.2000 - 05.2015
GPA average of 4.0 - Business Managment
Kaplan University
GPA average of 3.96 - Business Management
Kaplan University
GPA average of 4.0 - Business Management
Kaplan University
GPA average of 3.40 and 3.95 - Business Management
Kaplan University
GPA average of 3.96 or above - Business Management
Kaplan University
GPA average of 3.40 to 3.96 - Business Management
Kaplan University