James Howe

Experience

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  Fagan Investments

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2012

  Logistics Dispatcher

  Dispatched truck drivers, brokered freight, processed Canadian Customs paperwork (Pars, Paps, Ace Manifest, E Manisfest, Bonded freight). Worked with Ryder and Protrans freight. Updated Ryder boards and Protrans boards.

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  Howe Business Services

  Sept 2012 - Jul 2014

  Logistics Recruiter

  Created advertisements, interviewed and hired over 40 owner operators and drivers plus trained other ITA's both in person, by phone, and internet remotely.

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  Fastport

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  Logistics Recruiter

  Recruit truck drivers through an online data base system. Create advertisements, interview prospective employees, and introduced them to clients. Helped fill out all required documentation and finished the hiring process.

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  A1 Assets, Inc.

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2017

  Complied to health and safety guidelines, inspected for safe and clean working conditions, administer safety training, and hiring of new employees, conduct periodic safety and health walk-through inspections with safety counseling and training, assist with accident/injury/near miss response and investigations, assist with investigations into employee inquiries, suggestions and complaints, assist managing safety equipment, PPE, and supply stock and needs, assist with site emergency drills and monitor employee response and readiness, lock out tag out procedures, and properly labeling cleaning liquids and other liquids on arrival. Show less 11/2016 - 10/2017 - A1 Assets - Recycling Center Manager - Successfully rebuilt and manage 6 functioning teams of over 25 people. Manage, teach, and direct computer technicians, lcd monitor testers, and laptop technicians in daily activities. Reconfigured over crowed warehouse to process correctly. Set up daily objectives and maintain a flowing system. Keep track of employee schedules, keep health and safety guidelines, have safe and clean working conditions, administer safety training, and hiring of new employees. Manage several people in second warehouse where I also keep the process flowing and organized. Show less

  • Health Safety Coordinator

    Oct 2015 - Oct 2017

  • Recycling Center Manager

    Nov 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Floor Manager

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Monitor tech/Laptop tech

    Jun 2015 - Feb 2016
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  Chewy

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  Safety Coordinator

  Implement and enforce all OSHA and warehouse rules and regulations, engage team members to build and maintain an integrated safety culture, train team members and conduct behavioral safety, 5S, & Gemba observations, train team members and conduct periodic safety and health walk-through inspections of all workplace facilities, assist with periodic safety and other required training, assist with accident/injury/near miss response and investigations, assist with investigations into employee inquiries, suggestions and complaints, assist managing safety equipment, PPE, and supply stock and needs, assist with site emergency drills and monitor employee response and readiness, maintain required safety and health documents/files, perform observations of PIT operators, Show less

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  Lake Trucking Co.

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2021

  06/208 - Present - Lake Trucking Company - Safety/Team Development Manager - Implement and enforce all OSHA and warehouse rules and regulations, engage team members to build and maintain an integrated safety culture, train team members and conduct behavioral safety, train team members and conduct periodic safety and health walk-through inspections of all workplace facilities, manage periodic safety and other required training, manage incident accident/injury/near miss response and investigations for warehouse and drivers, manage investigations into employee inquiries-suggestions and complaints, manage safety equipment, PPE, manage site emergency drills and monitor employee response and readiness, maintain required safety and health documents/files, perform observations of PIT operators, recruiting regional and local truck drivers, producing and completing driver DQ files, manage weekly team member safety meetings, manage driver ELD systems and logs, enter drivers into the company people system and also into the peoplenet ELD system, driver drive tests , orientations and completion of all paperwork associated, create JI's for warehouse-drivers- dispatchers, create implement team development strategies to create a safe and more efficient system and recruiting. Show less Talent recruitment with experience developing and executing recruiting plans. Completing On boarding, orientation, drug screens, Set up FMCSA Clearinghouse for the company (also did registering and pulling Full Queries). Recruited 109 drivers in the last year with 55.7% company growth rate. Manage all phases of full-cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement, onboarding, and orientation. Sourcing high-caliber candidates by use of recruiting software, social media, cold calling and employee referrals.Filled 100 positions within first year of hire.Skills included partnering with managers to determine needs, screening resumes, performing in-person and phone interviews with candidates, performing reference and background checks, coordinating interviews with managers, follow ups, maintaining relationships, communication of employer information, complete orientations, administer safe practice policies, and exit interviews on terminating employees. Show less

  • Safety / Team Development Manager

    Jun 2018 - Sept 2021

  • Human Resources Recruiter

    Jun 2018 - Sept 2021
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  Hogan Transportation Companies

  Sept 2021 - Nov 2021

  Recruiter
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  Bonus Transportation

  Oct 2021 - May 2022

  Full Cycle Recruiter/Marketing Manager

  10/21 to Present - Bonus Transportation – Full Cycle Recruiter/Marketing Manager.Manage all phases of full-cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement, on-boarding, and orientation. Sourcing high-caliber candidates by use of recruiting software, social media, cold calling and employee referrals. Skills included partnering with managers to determine needs, screening resumes, performing in-person and phone interviews with candidates, performing reference and background checks, coordinating interviews with managers, follow ups, maintaining relationships, communication of employer information, complete orientations, administer safe practice policies, and exit interviews on terminating employees. Created ads for the company using images and print with adobe products. Used (social media) Facebook, many local cities groups, Indeed, Monster, Zip recruiter, different company groups, and Craigslist to get company name out in the public eye. Show less

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  Acousti Engineering Company of Florida

  May 2022 - Aug 2024

  Talent Acquisition Specialist

  Specializing in recruiting for 20 locations in South Eastern US through teaming with branch managers and general superintendents. I averaged 200 field professionals per year and 1000 applicants. I set up High Schools and Tech Schools in each branch location, volunteer, and actively place their students in helper or above positions. Trained company employees in ATS and drug screen usage and policies. I Sourced high-caliber candidates by use of recruiting software, social media, cold calling and employee referrals. I am skilled in screening resumes, performing in-person interviews, phone interviews, Microsoft Teams, and matrix reporting. I have been engaging in career days, and job fairs, community events, high schools, high school volunteering, tech schools, colleges, state agencies, and several different military veteran groups in several states. I marketing and post ads in our ATS, manage Circa ads for OFCCP Compliance, create professional picture ads with fireworks and photo shop for Facebook groups, craigslist, college networks, college job boards, and other job boards. Report results to managers. I’m working with organizations such as NCCER, CareerSource, Academy of Construction, Construction Ready, SOF Missions, and Corporation to Develop Communities. I also manage pre employment drug screens for all branches. Show less