Kayla Wiand

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

HR Representative at Lippert Componets (2023-07 – 2024-05)

• Provide consultation and guidance to local leadership.
• Perform conflict resolution creating a culture of mutual respect.
• Advise local leadership on policy interpretation and applicable employment law.
• Guide progressive discipline process.
• Manage leave of absences according to employment law, policy and practices.
• New hire onboarding, including tours and paperwork completion.
• Proactively communicate HR leadership any employee relations concerns.
• Administer Human Resource paperwork adhering to the highest level of confidentiality.
• Mitigate risk through consistent compliance with best practices, policy, and employment law.
• Processing payroll
• Setting up events to give back to the South Bend community.

HR Generalist at BETTER WORLD BOOKS MARKETPLACE INC (2021-08 – 2023-06)

• Provide consultation and guidance to local leadership.
• Perform conflict resolution creating a culture of mutual respect.
• Advise local leadership on policy interpretation and applicable employment law.
• Guide progressive discipline process.
• Manage leave of absences according to employment law and BWB policy and practices.
• New hire onboarding, including tours and paperwork completion.
• Proactively communicate HR leadership any employee relations concerns.
• Administer Human Resource paperwork adhering to the highest level of confidentiality.
• Mitigate risk through consistent compliance with best practices, policy, and employment law.

Branch Manager at ELWOOD STAFFING (2013-02 – 2021-08)

• Accurately process weekly payroll for South Bend branch using ERP system StaffSuite and Crystal Reports
• Recruit and successfully match candidates to fill open positions for active clients
• Interview and screen candidates daily
• Maintain and nurture client relationships
• Conduct employee orientations
• Handle and respond to unemployment claim and protests in a timely manner
• Respond to worker's compensation claims and conduct injury reports
• Setting up associates with benefits

Insurance Agent at AFLAC (2018-07 – 2018-08)

• Setting up associates and client companies with health benefits
• Going over the type of insurance Aflac offers
• Recruiting new clients
• Selling insurance to potential clients

Associate Manager at SONIC DRIVE-IN (2008-06 – 2013-02)

• Hire and trained staff, including in Chicago area
• Interviewed and screened candidates daily
• Ordering supplies for entire company, check and count inventory
• Handling bank deposits and large amounts of money
• Performed excellent customer service while helping customers
• Assisted customers with questions or order problems
• Part of A-Team that would travel to different Sonic Drive-Ins to train staff before new stores opened.

Cashier/Food Prep at BRUNO'S PIZZA (2005-01 – 2008-06)

• Performed excellent customer service while helping customers
• Prepping large amounts of food products
• Serving and plating food for guests
• Answered customer calls and took orders per guest requests
• Following all food safety standards

– Mishawaka High School