Experience

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  Skogen's support office

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Human resource assistant
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  Festival foods grocery store

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Human resource assistant

  Responsible for maintenance of all office equipment in store, processed bills and payments from vendors (Bill Back Program), processed time clocks and printed reports, answered 6 lines, and worked on the promotional pricing tracking program.; Responsible for assisting with orientation, interviewing candidates, maintaining files and performing other support functions to the manager. Performed some secretarial duties such as answering phones, filing, typing correspondence and filling in for the secretary when she was absent. Show less

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  Skogen's & festival foods retail grocery stores

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Office manager/secretary
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  First federal savings bank

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Human resource assistant

  Retail bank with over 850 employees.; Responsible for providing secretarial, clerical and administrative support functions, such as prepare correspondence, maintain files and records, assist in the distribution of quarterly 401(k) statements and answering employee's payroll and benefit questions.Create and maintain personnel files, including computer records and hard copy.Responsible for reporting worker's compensation claims.Responsible for accurate processing of department invoices.Run monthly reports, which include sending out performance appraisal notices and late notices, month end reports for payroll and incentives, and tracking of forms to be placed in personnel files.Update and distribute job-posting list twice a week.Prepare orientation manuals, arrange for printing of materials and update necessary personal information for each orientation session.Distribute annual performance appraisal forms.Complete a wide range of typing tasks that include correspondence, memos, forms, and tables and transcribing from a Dictaphone. Show less

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  La crosse footwear

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Human resource administrative assistant

  Responsible for keying in attendance slips, medical leaves, personal leaves and workers compensation leaves into computer system.Responsible for job postings and layoff postings.Tracking of layoffs.Chairperson of the Company Picnic Committee and for the 25 Year Club party.Responsible for sending out COBRA and 401k distribution paperwork.Responsible for monthly reports and Affirmative Action Plans and EEOC reports.

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  Lacrosse footwear, inc

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Human resource manager

  Footwear industry with over 300 employees.; Supervision of weekly and bi-weekly payroll systems, Affirmative Action Plans and EEOC reporting, layoff tracking for union employees, correspondence, assisting in the updating of insurance record keeping, and assisting employees with their human resources needs. Responsible for making sure HR policies and procedures are followed. Responsible for completion of the bi-weekly payroll system and supervising payroll clerks for the weekly and bi-weekly payroll.Annual preparation of Affirmative Action Plans and EEOC Reports.Assist Production Manager in updating the layoff tracking for union employees on a bi-weekly basis.Responsible for enrollment and orientation of new employees.Responsible for explaining insurance benefits and changes; assist with pension calculations. Show less

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  La crosse county hillview health care center

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2007

  Human resource specialist

  licensed for 199 beds with over 250 employees.; Responsible for enrollment of insurance and benefits, assisting supervisors with employee relations, recruitment and orientation of new hires, assisting with union negotiations and labor relations, acting as a liaison with the County Personnel Office, and maintaining various tracking records.Responsible for reporting insurance and benefit enrollments and changes.Assist supervisors with employee relations in regards to policies & procedures.Responsible for verifying credentials, interviewing applicants, and performing criminal background checks on applicants.Member of Safety Committee, Resident Rights Committee, Employee Party Committee (ECHO), WWTC CNA Advisory CommitteeHandling confidential personnel records and collective bargaining information.Act as a liaison with the County Personnel Office on personnel-related matters and ensuring employment practices are in compliance with County policies and procedures.Assists the Payroll Clerk with payroll related duties and workers compensation.Responsible for various other duties including Web Page support, publishing the quarterly newsletter and creating brochures for Hillview. Show less

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  City of onalaska

  Oct 2007 - Feb 2021

  Human resource director

  City government with over 200 employees.; Department of one, responsible for enrollment of insurance and benefits, assisting supervisors with employee relations, recruitment and orientation of new hires, union negotiations and labor relations, and maintaining various tracking records.Responsible for orientation to benefits, reporting insurance and benefit enrollments, changes and terminations for all employees. Assist supervisors with employee relations in regards to discipline, FMLA, policies & procedures and labor relations.Responsible for placing recruitment ads, screening applicants, interviewing applicants, and checking credentials and conducting criminal background checks on applicants as part of the recruitment process.Responsible for labor relations with four unions within the City. Responsible for worker's compensation and unemployment benefits. Serve as a Chair on the Safety Committee and as a member of the Finance and Personnel Committee.Handling confidential personnel records and collective bargaining information.Assists the City Clerk with payroll related duties.Responsible for the preparation of the Human Resource budget Show less

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  Performance foodservice

  Mar 2021 - now

  Hr manager