Kristin Odell, PHR

Experience

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  City of Oshkosh

  May 2002 - Jan 2003

  Revenue Facilities Manager - Parks Department

  Managed the City of Oshkosh Parks revenue producing facilities. Designed operational and cash handling guidelines for each location, wrote a handbook for seasonal employees, created and implemented the City of Oshkosh Boat Launch Permit Program. Managed and developed a staff of 15+ seasonal employees.

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  Menards

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2005

  Human Resource Coordinator

  Privately held home improvement chain store with 270 stores in 12 states. Ranked 46th on the Forbes list of largest private companies.Responsible to General Manager for 175 team member retail store. Processed payroll, addressed employee concerns, managed workers compensation claims, enforced company policies and suggested reasonable disciplinary action, administered company benefits, recruited and orientated new team members, and assisted the General Managers.

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  Maysteel LLC

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2011

  Privately held, 500 employee manufacturer specializing in custom sheet metal fabrication of enclosures, assemblies and components for the OEM market.Responsible to Human Resources Manager for support at regional manufacturing facilities while working collaboratively with the Executive Management Team to support strategic staffing initiatives, compensation plan design and implementation, performance management, labor relations activities, and negotiations.• Sole responsibility for human resource function for a newly established manufacturing facility with 80 employees. Worked collaboratively with Executive Management team and facility supervision to establish human resource strategy addressing employee relations, policy administration, and workforce onboarding and retention. Result: Consistent attendance and leave of absence policy administration, management or exit of difficult employees, and one year no lost time or recordable injuries.• Executed plant closure and multiple reductions in force initiatives involving office and production employees. Result: No EEOC claims or union grievances with appropriate changes completed.• Developed and implemented training program on creating and tracking employee goals as part of performance management. Result: Trained 100% of employees in goal development while creating co-ownership between supervisor and employee for goal achievement. Show less Privately held, 500 employee manufacturer specializing in custom sheet metal fabrication of enclosures, assemblies and components for the OEM market.Responsible to Human Resources Manager for consistent, confidential and accurate human resources support for 400 union employees and 180 non-union employees. Managed labor relations, investigations, and address employee issues, administered FMLA, STD, workers compensation and other LOA programs in addition to supporting employee wellness initiatives.• Lead corporate wellness initiative with a team of 16 wellness advocates. Result: Achieved 70% biometric screening participation, 60% wellness assessment completion with overall program participation increasing from 15% to 40% in 3 years.• Developed, presented and implemented new attendance policy and revised tracking system for attendance points for bargaining unit employees. Result: Consistent administration of policy and no attendance related grievances.• Recruited, interviewed, and conducted onboarding for production personnel. Result: Hired 150 new employees within goal deadlines without the use of recruiters or temporary agencies. Show less

  • Human Resource Representative II

    Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  • Human Resource Representative

    Jun 2005 - Jan 2011
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  Rexnord

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2014

  Responsible to Global Human Resources Director and Plant Manager for day to day human resource needs for 180 employees focusing on human resource related assignments within production, customer care, quality and manufacturing engineering.• Responsible for recruiting, interviewing and onboarding office personnel. Result: Hired 18 managers, supervisors and office professionals within goal deadlines without the use of recruiters.• Audited existing plant policies, revised as necessary, and communicated to workforce. Result: Reduced policies from 23 to 14 and created company webpage for easy access for employees to review policy documents.• Implemented Etime attendance program and third party review of leave of absence paperwork. Result: Created consistent administration of policies and reduced absenteeism and leave of absence abuse by 30%. Show less

  • Regional Manager, Human Resources

    Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Manager, Human Resources - FlatTop North America

    Apr 2012 - Apr 2014

  • Sr. Human Resource Generalist - FlatTop NA

    Jul 2011 - Apr 2012
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  KLO LLC

  Sept 2014 - now

  Executive Coach & Senior Workplace Consultant

  www.growwithklo.com