Ted Taylor

Experience

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  Brodart Company

  Jan 1996 - Jul 1997

  Cataloguer II

  Modify and/or create online bibliographic records for client libraries using ASCII system. Detailed knowledge of MARC format, Dewey 18-21, and LOC cataloging system.

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  AT&T Toll Free Directory

  Apr 1997 - Apr 2003

  Telephone Operator

  Telephone operators. Field 1200-1300 incoming toll-free directory assistance inquiries per 7 hour shift. In-house proprietary database.

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  Ashford Staffing

  Feb 2004 - Jun 2010

  Branch Manager

  • Managed internal staff of three, including two CSRs and a sales rep. • Recruited for light industrial, skilled labor, engineers, IT (software designers, network administrators, etc.), office administrative, accounting, etc.• Audited and corrected government reporting (UC-2/2A, 941s, W-3s, W-2s, PA-501, etc). • Developed 24-page employee handbook covering topics such as at-will employment, safety, workers compensation, pay processes, holidays, etc. • Created and developed employment application and forms, General Staffing Agreement, and other business forms and procedures.• Established Williamsport Branch office. Responsible for acquisition of office space; order and purchasing of office equipment and furniture; research, trial, and acquisition of all-inclusive front/back office staffing software (VCG StaffSuite); networking of office computers and printers; contracting vendors. • Took on sales and marketing responsibilities in 2009. Increased sales revenue by 100% in first six months. Developed marketing collateral, bought and placed ads in print and broadcast media. Created and maintained company blog, bi-weekly client newsletter, and social media sites.• Took on management of workers’ compensation in 2009. Negotiated new workers’ compensation carrier and policy. Attained WRC Certification through RCS Services (an American Staffing Association partner) for the branch – the only staffing branch with such certification in North Central Pennsylvania. Show less

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  Quantum Strategic Personnel Solutions

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2012

  Managing Partner

  • Manage and operate all aspects of the business from start-up to maintenance. • $3MM in sales in first 2 years of operation• Primarily light industrial and skilled labor staffing in North Central PA. Also included placements of office/administrative, EHS Directors, Engineers, Accounting, and IT• Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, management of workers’ compensation and unemployment• General ledger and tax accounting including weekly, quarterly, and annual federal, state, local, SUI and sales tax• Managed deposits of collected cash and checks; Received and recorded invoices• Outside and inside sales • Marketing, website design and marketing, social media marketing including company blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Quora, Google+, and other sites. • Creation of television, radio, and print advertisements including daily and weekly papers, magazines, Little League and Crosscutters programs.• Management of internal and temporary staff• Recorded and reported sales and financial data to general partner• Attended 2011 and 2012 ASA Staffing World• Participated in mock interviews for senior year projects at Loyalsock High School in Williamsport, PA• Appeared on the Ken Sawyer radio show on WRAK four times to discuss employment trends, career advice, staffing, etc.• Designed lit table-top Career Fair display. Attended Career Fairs at several PA Careerlinks, colleges, and high school Show less

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  OneSource Staffing Solutions

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2018

  Regional Manager/Senior Staffing Manager

  • Led office to winning “Highest Gross Profit Percentage Increase” in 2015 and 2016 among 13 offices.• Led office to winning “Highest Gross Profit Dollar Increase” in 2016 among 13 offices.• First office in 25 year history of the awards to win both Dollar Increase and Percentage Increase.• First office in 25 year history of the awards to win Percentage Increase two years in a row.• Consistently broke previous weekly branch records for Gross Profit Dollar.• Recruited, screened, and placed nearly 4000 temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire candidates at over 30 client sites including light industrial, distribution center associates, EPIC software trainers at a large regional health system, office and clerical, IT, and accounting.• Successfully recruited for out-of-state document processing facility in South Carolina for facility manager and staff of 25• Developed and presented WARN Act notice packet and announcement for facility in North Carolina• Successfully collaborated with two different clients to avoid OSHA fines and citation including process changes, EHS changes (ventilation, fire and evacuation protocols and procedures, ergonomic changes, etc.)• Collaborated with large manufacturing client to successfully defeat a union campaign.• Partnered with large manufacturing client to open and successfully staff a 180 associate team, including supervisors and leads.• Created and implemented customization of staffing software. Training of other branch staffing managers in customized software• Established and maintained branch and corporate social media sites. • Creatively developed advertising and recruitment avenues with very little budget• Conducted group training for Sexual Harassment/General Harassment classes as well as FSA orientation• Onsite safety and process inspections and developed quotes for all new clients***Awarded OneSource’s “President’s Award” (Employee of the Year) 2016 Show less

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  Office Depot

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Regional Field Recruiter

  The Field Recruiter, primarily establishes and maintains relationships with hiring managers and will also closely partner with the Supply Chain Human Resources to meet the business’ recruiting needs and to manage requisitions, source, screen, and identify potential candidates. Responsible for outreach in local communities in a recruiting capacity and continually build candidate flow. Performs searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job criteria, using computer databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources, cold calls, media, recruiting firms and employee referrals. Interviews applicants to obtain information on work history, training, education, and job skills. Consults with HRBPs through the entire recruiting process to maintain consistency throughout recruiting process. Partners with HR closely to identify current and upcoming business needs. Uses creative sourcing opportunities with external clients (unemployment offices, career source agencies, technical schools, etc.) Research, organize, and attend local job fairs. Successfully staffed the opening of three trans-docks throughout the northeast United States (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio). Responsible for recruiting of non-exempt-level talent for 8 trans-docks and 4 distribution centers, including the 1.2 million square foot northeast distribution hub. Included in these efforts are arranging and negotiating advertising via radio, billboard, mailers, print media as well as online job boards, job fairs, and direct contact cold-call recruiting. Show less

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  Construction Specialties

  Jul 2019 - now

  𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 – using salary benchmarking tool, developed spreadsheet and worked with other HR team members to establish process for systematically benchmarking market-competitive compensation for employee groups. Over 600 employees received a pay increase as a result.𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – worked with HR teammate to rework job descriptions, scale and combine descriptions. Worked through several business unit or function reorgs.𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲/𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 -- Developed Safety Committees at three locations in PA in concert with safety stand-downs in an effort to promote safety improvements from the floor-level upward. Functional process areas are represented in each and each team member represents his or her functional area as well as promotes safety and creates buy-in from fellow shop employees.𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 – our HCM does not support a point system, so point system is maintained on an excel spreadsheet with pivot charts and tables. Improved attendance numbers and an awareness of the negative effect absenteeism has on teammates.𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 – worked to develop, launch and continuously improve the summer internship program. We hosted three interns in the first summer and seven in the second. Internship responsibility was from development of program to recruitment of interns to maintaining relationship with the interns before, during, and after the internship.𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. There will be a total of three endowed scholarships at PCT available to associates and bachelors students in several majors and programs. Show less · Consults and guides managers on current legislation impacting recruiting, recommends new procedures, conducts training and guides managers on best practices for interviewing.· Partners in designing and leading strategic recruiting plan for colleges and universities including development and expansion of internship program. Partners with high school programs to develop talent supply chain.· Partners with Talent Acquisition Team ensuring the Company’s overall recruiting strategy, technology infrastructure and processes are competitive and aiding to attract and retain the best talent in the marketplace.· Partners with Talent Acquisition Team in developing new strategies and programs to attract candidates, including seeking, connecting with, screening new vendors and assisting with implementation of external platforms. Monitoring analytics and integration to internal systems.· Manage CS Metrics surrounding Talent Acquisition and monitor and analyze to improve these metrics. Identify and implement best practices to increase the quality of hires while reducing cycle time and cost.· Support the ongoing maintenance of the Company’s Applicant Tracking System and act as one of the subject matter experts. Work with our system analysts and Oracle programmers for continuous improvement of the Taleo ATS platform.· Partner with HR Team to interview candidates for internal and external job postings and assists managers in selection/placement process involving promotions/transfers.· Update and manage the CS job library and system templates as well as research and create new roles and job descriptions. Show less

  • Human Resources Business Partner

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Human Resources Business Partner

    Jun 2019 - now

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Lead

    Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Talent Acquisition Lead / Human Resources Manager

    Feb 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Talent Acquisition Lead

    Jul 2019 - May 2021