• Direct prompt and thorough investigation on all claims brought by employees (independently or through counsel) or as required by management. As a result, reduced/eliminated monies spent on outside counsel fees and reduced monies paid in claims/litigation by 60%.
• Manage all aspects of workers compensation claims, including claim reporting, completion of accident investigation documentation and any follow up CAR (Corrective Action Reporting) items.
• Prepare responses to documents received from EEOC, DFEH, EDD and other government agencies, including unemployment applications and appeals, petitions regarding the classification of workers (employee vs. independent contractor) and claims based upon alleged discriminatory actions and policies. Appear on behalf of company at hearings. Achieve a 97% win rate.
• Responsible for staffing. Oversee all aspects of recruiting, including job advertisements, coordination of interviews, assessment of documents relating to candidate scoring, reference checks and negotiation of offers.
• Create and maintain recruiting relationships with universities (Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Santa Clara University) to facilitate the recruitment of qualified candidates.
• Attend and recruit at highly competitive industry job fairs and events, targeting limited pool of highly technical candidates. Also recruit at junior college and industrial schools for mechanical/technical candidates.
• As a result, reduced recruiting costs by 34% and increased annual retention rate by 44%.
• Responsible for developing and implementing safety and industrial hygiene programs. • Wrote and maintained Employee Safety Manual and Injury and Illness Prevention Program Manual for company-wide use. As a result, saved company in excess of $75,000.00 per year in fees previously paid to outside safety consultants and reduced injuries from average of 48 per year to less than 5 per year.