Angela Bernard

About Angela Bernard

Regional Human Resources Leader with an extensive background in all areas of Human Resources including managing teams of HR professionals, employee relations, coaching managers, compliance, mitigation, training programs, recruiting initiatives, workforce planning, succession planning, collective bargaining agreements, benefits and more. Directs HR programs for assigned regions while collaborating with Regional Business Leaders. Mentor and guide local HR Staff on company wide HR initiatives. Experience includes many different industries as well as supporting acquisitions and mergers, workforce reductions, and plant closures. Excellent communication and presentation strengths.

Experience

1. Senior HR Leader - Regional

   Badger Infrastructure Solutions

   Sep 2021 — Present · Kansas City, MO, US

   Senior HR Business Partner to area Vice Presidents, Branch Managers, and field personnel. Provide guidance on a variety of HR issues and initiatives. Direct people strategies including coaching, career development, employee/labor relations, internal movement, retention strategies, talent acquisition and succession planning. Working with both union and non union locations.Establish effective relationships and build credibility with people leaders, operations staff and HR colleagues, earning buy-in from the business. Ensures managers’ consistent use of the performance management process to drive accountability and elevate talent. Coach the performance management process including calibrations; performance management plans; performance improvement plans; probationary reports and development plans.Lead internal investigations and compliance standards across the region. Working closing with senior leaders and legal counsel on best practices and resolutions. Develop corporate policies to ensure EEO standards are applied.Collaborate with the people leaders and the HR team to ensure that the talent is properly matched to position based on skilled knowledge, information processing capability and application which will enable success in meet business objectives and goals.Ensure managers are proactively managing their teams’ performance, follow-up as needed. Assists the business in understanding relevant HR metrics,(e.g, in areas such as attendance, employee relations, recruitment, turnover, workplace conflict, grievances, etc.) to assist them in identifying causal relationships and to develop local strategies to improve. Benchmark and remain current on future trends and developments related to industry practices, legislation, guidelines and programs related to HR. Participates in HR associations and events, in order to remain current and promote the Badger brand.

Education

• Columbia College

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration Human Resources Management

Skills

• Performance Management
• Employee Relations, Compliance, Training, Benefits, and Recruiting
• Human Resources
• Onboarding
• Employee Benefits
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Relations
• Fmla
• Benefits Administration