Darci Isherwood - HR Professional, Integrated People Strategies

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Work Background

MGTDirector of Relationships & Culture M&A and Employee Relations and Risk

Apr. 2023RemoteSkills: Employment Law · Regulatory Compliance · Change Management · Employment Law Compliance · Employee Relations · Project Management · Strategic Human Resources Leadership

MGTDirector of HR

Jun. 2021Skills: Regulatory Compliance · Project Management · Strategic Human Resources Leadership

Agility Fuel SolutionsHR Business Partner

Sep. 2017 - Nov. 2020

Garner IndustriesHR Manager

Jun. 2015 - Sep. 2017Lincoln, Nebraska Area

The Alliance GroupHR Manager

Sep. 2014 - Jun. 2015Greater Omaha AreaResponsible for providing HR guidance, counsel and full service support to a diverse range of clients. Oversight of HR functions including employee relations and development of policies and practices. Direct development programs Responsible for creating and maintaining the performance management system. Government compliance including FMLA, EEO, etc. Handbook Development Managing unemployment process Creating job descriptions as required for both internal and external customers. Conduct investigations Advise on terminations Partner with Senior Management to ensure overall customer service delivery, satisfaction and implementation of goals are met. Responsible for setting the agenda, planning and execution strategic objectives.

Greenbrier Rail Services, IncRegional Human Resource Manager

Jan. 2009 - Sep. 2014Provide HR support for 8 sites located in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Texas. Supervise 3 direct reports at 2 different locations. Prepared, recommend and maintain policies and procedures for controlling HR transactions, reporting data and maintaining HR records. Supervise and coordinate rollouts of ongoing Company programs in the areas of employee relations, staffing, training and recruiting for plant locations. Conduct job analyses, salary surveys, develop job descriptions and assist locations with recruiting processes as needed. Oversee process of hiring for administrative staff. Work with location HR Coordinators to support HR process and policies in each location. Assist with workers compensation questions, interpretation, and training of safety policies while working with operations and the Safety & Risk Manager to ensure a safe work environment. Responsible for handling employee relations issues at each location. Investigate, review and provide counsel in employee disciplinary actions, sexual harassment, discrimination and misconduct complaints in a timely manner. Provide supervisors with HR related information/reports as requested. Conduct training. Keep Plant Managers informed on changes to state, federal, or local laws that may impact them. Assisted with implementing the Kronos Attendance and Leave module. Successfully closed a branch of one location and working on moving another to Iowa.

National Research CorporationHR Partner

Nov. 2007 - Oct. 2008Led the HR department for a 250 person market research company. Responsible for supervising Payroll and Benefits group. Successfully compressed the payroll process to move the pay date ahead by 4 days. Finalized details of, rolled out, and completed the open enrollment period in first 6 weeks. Successfully transitioned the open enrollment process from paper to electronic. Evaluated process and cut 20 hours/week off associates' work hours reducing overtime and stress. Prepared regulatory compliance reporting such as EEO-1 and Vets-100. Responsible for compliance with state and federal laws. Created FMLA policy/plan. Acted as company's Affirmative Action Officer. Created plan to bring company into compliance with AAP laws in first 4 months. Responsible for recruiting for all non-Sales positions. Created hiring process for manager to follow creating a more efficient and effective process. Acted as Safety Director for the organization. Created safety committee to bring company into compliance with state regulations. Created work comp plan including regular/timely reviews of claims. Maintained vendor relationships.

Nebraska Book CompanyHuman Resource Manager

Jun. 2004 - Oct. 2007Served as primary contact for all HR matters for a 3500 employee company with 250+ locations in 40+ states for college textbook wholesaler/retailer HRIS Administration. Contributed to the successful upgrade of the Kronos system. Trained over 100 managers on the system after an acquisition. Responsible for coordinating hiring activities. Internal and external online job postings. Assisting managers with other postings and advertising. Represent the company at job fairs. Successfully moved the organization from paper to electronic applications. Development and ongoing maintenance of job descriptions. Created job descriptions for three divisions of the company in my first 6 months of employment. Extensive travel to maintain contact with the off-site locations. Travel averaged one week/month. Supervise two Human Resource Coordinators. Act as Safety Director for the organization. Created and implemented a safety plan for the company. Created and a hearing conservation program in the Textbook division. Played a prominent role in the implementation of the building security system. Assisted in the creation of the quarterly Human Resource newsletter. Act as the main contact for all employee relations issues. Plan and conduct training as needed. Created and conducted sexual harassment training for the locations in CA.

Child Guidance CenterHuman Resource Manager

Aug. 2001 - May. 2004Sole Human Resource person for 115 employee agency. Responsible for ensuring all aspects of employment law, including FMLA, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, and wage and hour were correctly administered. Responsible for benefits administration including coordinating benefit programs, explaining benefit information and interpreting rules and regulations to employees. Coordinate OSHA and safety requirements including record keeping and reporting. Participate in wage and salary surveys; regularly reviewed agency practices and recommended structure and position changes as needed. Coordinated all recruiting efforts; screened and interviewed candidates. Responsible for employee recognition and produced the employee news letter. Administered employee performance evaluation system. Maintained employee handbook. Counseled management members on personnel matters. Member of management team. Coordinated outside trainings.

Riser Bond InstrumentsHuman Resource Coordinator

Dec. 2000 - Aug. 2001Sole Human Resource person for 50 employee company. Maintained all employee employment records including CSS Hrizon and personnel files Maintained Federal and State employment files needed for reporting requirements, EEOC, and Affirmative Action. Coordinated company benefit meetings and all employee benefit communications to employees. Established wages and salary ranges for each position within the company. Provided training to department managers on proper hiring, interviewing and termination procedures. Prescreened and interviewed job applicants. Processed payroll on a bi-weekly basis. Worked with managers as well as employees on any issues they had. Wrote job descriptions for new positions. Wrote ads for open positions to be placed in the paper and on the internet. Conducted new employee orientation including new hire paperwork and benefits information. Conducted exit interviews with exiting employees. Completed salary surveys and reference checks. Wrote new policies as the need arose.