Elsa Lima

Experience

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  Packaging Graphics Inc, Pawtucket RI

  Sept 1996 - Jul 2005

  Human Resource Clerk

  Human Resource Clerk:Assisted the HR Manager with day to day functions. Scheduled interviews and meetings, answered phones, maintain employee records, and updated the employee manual. Provided clerical support to the shipping and receiving department, accounting and customer service. Prepared all benefit reports for the HR department

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  Westminster Pet Products, Cumberland RI

  Jul 2005 - Jan 2009

  Human Resource/Benefits Assistant

  Human Resource/Benefits Assistant: Assisted the Human Resource Manager with the day to day duties which included handling all benefits. Coordinated safety meetings, posted HR procedures and policies. Updated the Quality Control workbook for all departments. Answer employee questions about company benefits and HR policies. Notified parties about Cobra benefits when necessary, maintained employee benefit records for active and retired employees. Performed administrative work, including scheduling and sorting mail for the Human Resources department. Entered employment data into computer database. Tracked and updated hourly employee leaves of absence. Assisted HR Manager with the hiring process, job postings and scheduled candidate interviews. Coordinated logistics for new hire orientations and employee training sessions. Show less

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  Westminster Pet Products, Cumberland RI

  Oct 2009 - now

  Human Resource Manager:Manufacturer and distributor of Pet and Retail Shoe Products. Provide HR leadership for a $45 Million, 225 person, 5 plant 3 shift operation. Responsible for preparing, updating, and Implementing human resource policies and procedures. Maintains the company work force through recruiting, testing, interviewing, and hiring. Counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting interviews; recommending changes. Maintain work structures by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions. Conducting orientation and training programs for all hires. Listen to, and resolving employee grievances. Participate in selecting and implementing employee benefits programs and process benefit claims. Member of the management review team for all benefit programs to include the company 401K Plan, health, life and disability insurance programs. Ensure compliance with applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducting investigations; maintain records; representing the organization at hearings. Maintain historical employee records by designing forms, established an electronic filing system; keeping past and current records. Maintains staff files which includes job results by counseling and discipline employees; planning, monitoring and appraising job results. Handle Workers Comp and 401(K) Plan Audits. Manage the outside temporary labor companies to include coordinating the organizational needs weekly with management, orientation and training, review of job performance, time cards, and payment of invoices. Safety Coordinator requires monthly audits, reporting of accidents and provide direction to managers. Show less Human Resource/Payroll Coordinator: Prepared weekly and monthly payrolls for 300 employees. Respond to manager/employee inquiries and requests regarding payroll matters. Check time punches utilizing an electronic time and attendance software (Optimum Solutions) for 5 plants. This included reviewing and processing of time sheets. Reconcile payroll prior to transmissions and validate confirmed reports. Prepare monthly and year-end payroll reconciliations. Pay payroll taxes according to weekly and monthly federal and state requirements. Utilizing Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, RI and SC electronic payment systems. Also garnishment processing and payments. Run reports for temporary labor, health, disability and life insurance to be compared and reconciled to the invoice. Prepare and file quarterly Federal Forms 941 and 940, RI and SC Forms. Prepared W-2s, and submitted to Social Security Administration. Also prepared year-end payroll reconciliations for all GL Accounts. Prepared ACA and EEOC reports for filing. Assisted Accounts Payable entry of new invoices and analyze vendor statements. Prepared wires/ach transactions and check runs. Special projects as needed in other areas of the Accounting Department. Show less

  • Human Resources Manager at Westminter Pet Products

    Oct 2016 - now

  • Human Resource Coordinator

    Oct 2009 - Sept 2016