Resume of  Leanne Matthes, CPHR

Professional Profile:

A dedicated, process honouring Human Resource professional with over 7 years of recruiting experience including; Foreign Recruiting, Domestic Recruiting, and recruiting within the United States. Strengths include relationship building, exceptional customer service and efficiency.

Welcoming new challenges and thriving with new learnings, Leanne adapts well with change and  reflects a loyal team spirit and winning attitude. 

Career History:

Grasslands Group Inc.                                                                           September 2020 – Present
Project Coordinator (part-time)

  • Conduct preliminary and secondary interviews with prospective candidates
  • Collect personal and professional references for applicants being considered

 

Sourcing People                                                                                       August 2019 – July 2020
Entrepreneur / Recruiting Consultant

  • Business development, research, personal development, networking
  • Facilitate the entire hiring process from need identification to contract signing for clients
  • Candidate and job seeker support with emphasis placed on newcomers to Canada
  • Administrative tasks including financial reporting and forecasting

Cargill                                                                                                          May 2009 – May 2019
Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist                                                   September 2013 – Present

  • 2017-2019 – currently supporting the recruitment activities for Senior Professional and above positions, partnering with several US based teams and managing the requisitions for a Crop Input focus with the CASC NA Canada team
  • Participating with the team to build a new Process Map and SOP document that will support consistency across all team members, including Canada, US and the Centralized Business Solution center in Costa Rica
  • 2019 results for Hiring Manager and Candidate satisfaction scores were both in excess of 9, with a goal of 8.1
  • 2013-2016 – supported the recruitment activities for Sales, Consulting, Administration, Communications, Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance/Accounting teams in Canada resulting in over 400 hires
  • Develop and manage solid relationships with stakeholders
  • Successfully track and manage applicants, sourced prospects and hires through Taleo, Avature and other HRIS tools
  • Influencing talent decisions using advisor capabilities and sound information                  

Customer Service Representative                                                             May 2009 – September 2013

  • Manage the financial portion of all grain purchases and crop input sales
  • Monitor customer credit and offer payment options and solutions
  • Editor of the Qu’Appelle Quarterly, the newsletter for southern Saskatchewan
  • Safety, Wellness and OH&S Champion for the Qu’Appelle CSR team
  • Built and maintained an excel system for the team to easily track every document
  • 2011 Annual Recognition Award recipient for Spirit and Team 
  • 2012 Annual Recognition Award recipient for Community Involvement

SynLogistics, formerly Prudhomme Trucks Ltd.                                 Oct 2004 – Oct 2008
Human Resources Generalist / Foreign Recruiting                                 Sept 2006 – Oct 2008

  • Effectively handle all WCB cases, successfully completed Worker’s Comp Institute 2008 – lead the WCB account review project successfully obtaining over $200,000 in refunds from appeals
  • Acting primary on the OH&S committee (training completed 2006)
  • Foreign recruiting – process applications, collect documentation, interview, apply for appropriate permits, ensure compliance with CIC and SINP programs, book flights, train, arrange English tutoring and help with settlement issues (78 completed hires)
  • Financial reporting and alignment for the foreign project
  • Developed and implemented several different orientation programs based on skills and knowledge, delivered this orientation and training on a regular basis
  • Worked with the Federal labour regulations to build and maintain proper records and files on each staff member, successfully meeting auditing standards
  • Helped facilitate change management while undergoing company merger, increasing communication and providing a consistent, reliable approach to concerns
  • Part of a team, I assisted with the recruiting, hiring and training of all new hires (Assigned team goal of 4 new hires per week)

Safety, Compliance and Human Resources Officer                               Oct 2004 – Sept 2006

  • Educate and train newly hired drivers in the Canadian Federal and Provincial Hours of Service regulations
  • Developed a process for quarterly reviews and the weighing system for all incidents, damages and accidents
  • Accredited Professional Driver’s Improvement Course and Transportation of Dangerous Goods Instructor
  • Provide training, feedback and discipline for drivers’ performance
  • Review accident and incident reports, compiling final reports

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor of Education – Middle Years – University of Regina – projected completion date 2023
Good Governance Matters – Canadian Center for the Study of Cooperatives – 2021
Professional Leadership Certificate – University of Regina – 2018
CPHR Designation – Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada – granted in 2009
Certificate of Administration – University of Regina – 2002

Affiliations:

Wascana Solar Co-op – Board of Directors, Vice President – 2021 to present
CPHR Saskatchewan Outreach Committee – Secretary, Member at Large – 2014 – 2017
FC Regina Soccer Club – Team Manager, Fundraising Coordinator – 2007 – 2017