Yovanka Mare
Lucas Heights
Summary
I am an experienced People and Culture / Health and Safety Advisor with a positive and optimistic personality and a commitment to people development, operations and processes. I enjoy working as part of a team or independently. I am adaptable, always open to learning and I like to encourage that in others. I am self aware and reflective and strive to be the best version of myself that I can be. I am usually able to diffuse difficult situations positively and encourage others to be positive and open to resolution. I enjoy creating and working with systems and processes and understand the importance of good data management and attention to detail.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
People and Safety Advisor
Turbostaff Limited
03.2024 - Current
- Track visa end dates of our temps
- Manage processes for visa renewals in a timely manner
- Set up and manage internal performance reviews
- Document and help manage performance issues with our external workforce
- Maintain the training register including Site Safe, Constructsafe, medicals and proactively manage expiry dates
- Book/ ensure completion of ConstructSafe, Site Safe, medicals and other requirements to get onto site
- Maintain the PPE register and spend
- Complete MoJ and drivers license checks for temps and internal staff
- Work alongside Employsure to ensure employment agreements are up to date and valid, make changes where required and facilitate the signing of new contracts and maintain version control
- Onboard and offboard new internal hires
- Manage communication of staff birthdays/ anniversaries
- Manage people-based initiatives across the business e.g
- Running engagement surveys
- Provide Board level reporting
- Support recruitment initiatives for internal staff
- Complete employment contracts in a timely manner
- Be a subject matter expert on our ATS
- Review H&S policies/ procedures and update as required
- Run H&S meetings, take minutes, track action points
- Regularly deliver tool box talks and communicate with clients onsite about H&S activities
- Keep the risk register up to date
- Track PPE that is given to our temps
- Keep the accident register up to date and all reporting around incidents
- Incident/Accident Investigations
- Manage site visits through iAuditor
- Get our sitewise accreditation
- Develop their H&S skill set through ongoing education (if required)
- Provide Board level reporting
- Health and Safety Site visits
- Health and Safety Inductions
- Run and share weekly KPI/ Performance reporting
- Run weekly AEWV candidate contact reports and share with the teams so actions are clear
- Put company meeting slides together with group manager
- Report back on advertising spending and usage e.g
- Seek ads and talent search, Trademe ads and Scout, My job space, Onboarded usage
Snr People and Culture Advisor
Ricoh New Zealand
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Recommendations to Executives around role and business requirements during acquisition approval process (approve/decline/re-scope)
- Develop sustainable talent acquisition and hiring plans and strategies
- Proactive sourcing using a variety of tools and attending relevant events
- Coach managers around best practice talent analysis
- Assist with building our internal knowledge base re candidate management
- Ensure we maintain a competitive advantage through remuneration and reward strategies including but not limited to benefits and wellbeing
- Assist with maintenance and improvement of employee onboarding and offboarding
- Minimise agency expenditure by maximising Ricoh market footprint
- Work with management to educate and minimise unconscious bias striving toward a more Diverse and Inclusive Ricoh
- Ensure we are working with efficient and cost-effective recruitment tools
- Communicate impact on bottom line due to internal recruitment team
- Continuous evaluation of psychometric tools and recruitment process
- End to end recruitment process
- Keep the Executive up to date on any relevant concerns and provide insights into business and people performance and capability
- Provide advice and support to managers regarding the management of unsatisfactory performance and/or misconduct issues in the workplace
- Facilitate the resolution of complaints or disputes
- Host mediations and other low-key resolution tactics such as designing team charters or running / proposing training
- Conduct both informal and formal investigations
- Assist Payroll with any ACC related queries
- Generalist HR Queries/issues
- Maintain and update as required all Ricoh HR policies and procedures including but not limited to our individual statements and standard terms of employment
- Chair Health and Safety committee meetings
- Make sure all field employees abide by Health and Safety policies and procedures
- Revise policies and procedures
- Management of any whistle-blower submissions
- Assisting in the maintenance of ISMS protocols and procedures in addition to leadership of HR component of internal and external ISMS audit
- Support with Health and Safety requirements
- Part of RA working groups
- Reporting as requested
- Maintenance of Immigration accreditation, keeping the business updated on legislative changes and processing visa applications in the absence of the People and Culture Coordinator
- Be part of the global HR leadership team and attend all global HRLT meetings and participate in global projects
- Involved with international team on implementing new Payroll and HRIS systems
- (Design, mapping and data migration process)
Human Resources Advisor
Bidfood
10.2018 - 05.2022
- Be the first point of contact for Human Resource payroll queries from anyone on site
- Effectively manage payroll to ensure all staff are paid weekly
- Deal with any employment relations issues; including personal grievances, disciplinary meetings, terminations etc
- Monitor, review and update all policies in line with current legislation and best practices
- Provide an advisory service to employees, ensuring that they are aware of their rights and entitlements
- Ensure Human Resource matters are handled fairly and consistently, in line with legal and company requirements
- Manage staff relationships and promptly respond to any queries
- Provide training and development support to management and staff
- Provide accurate and up to date training resources to management
- Be proactive in advising management of training needs and solutions
- Organise and co-ordinate agreed training
- Conduct orientation sessions and arrange Health and Safety, Food Safety and on-the-job training for new hires
- Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement
- Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials
- Manage and administer recruitment of roles within the business as and when required, end to end ie: from initial screening through to placement and induction
- Initiate staff reviews (3, 7 and 12 week)
- Process recruitment requests as required
- Screen all applicants for suitability in the role advertised
- Liaise with recruitment agencies and WINZ representatives where appropriate
- Organise and undertake recruitment interviews alongside management
- Ensure completion of employment application forms and pre-employment tests where necessary
- Arrange pre-employment checks with the nominated provider (ACC, Ministry of Justice, credit and reference checks)
- Arrange pre-employment drug testing for all new or potential employees
- Ensure all new employees receive a letter of appointment, and individual employment agreement and a job description (and any other relevant documentation) prior to their commencement date
- Liaise with the relevant HOD to create an induction schedule for the new employee
- Complete first day inductions with new employees on behalf of the HR department
- Liaising with immigration lawyers to draw up supporting documents for visa applicants
- Maintain health and safety Standards on site
- Do Health and Safety topics to be discussed in team meetings
- Initiate and control Hazard Register
- Risk assessments
- Initiate and Control Contractor Register
- Committee meetings
- Injury Management
- ISO Audits
- Internal and External Audits
- Stationary orders
- Electronic and manual filling
- Accounts Payable
Customer & Vendor Master Data Specialist
Foodstuffs New Zealand
07.2018 - 10.2018
Education
Diploma in Psychology -
02.2025
Drug testing course -
12.2021
Rapid Antigen testing course -
12.2021
HR Diploma -
01.2008
Skills
- Human Resources
- Employee Relations
- Wellbeing
- Recruitment
- Training & Development
- Payroll (Myob)
- Payroll (Datapay)
- Disciplinary Processes
- Health and Safety
- Filing, document and data Control
- Good Communicator
- Microsoft Package Intermediate level
Key Qualifications
- HR Diploma, 08/01/08
- Drug testing course, 01/01/21
- Rapid Antigen testing course, 01/01/21
- Diploma in Psychology (in progress), 01/01/23
Timeline
People and Safety Advisor
Turbostaff Limited
03.2024 - Current
Snr People and Culture Advisor
Ricoh New Zealand
05.2022 - 07.2023
Human Resources Advisor
Bidfood
10.2018 - 05.2022
Customer & Vendor Master Data Specialist
Foodstuffs New Zealand
07.2018 - 10.2018
Diploma in Psychology -
Drug testing course -
Rapid Antigen testing course -
HR Diploma -
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