Leonardo Ceballos

An accomplished Human Resources Manager with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, Environmental, health and safety and Administration. Thoroughly familiar with maquiladora industry (+12yrs), people retention and development, Legal compliance, HRIS, HRMS and employee satisfaction, recognized for being a visionary, hard-working, tenacious, and decisive leader

Strategic planning • Proficient with Tress system • Collaborative • Excellent time management skills • Conflict Management • Payroll• Mexico´s Law compliance• EHS • Compensation and benefits planning and administration • Cross- functional Collaboration • Forecasting and budget administration• Wages and salary• Labor relations• Data analytics• HRIS/ HRMS Software development • Internal and external Audits • Retention Strategies

Human Resources Manager                                                            April /2022 TO MAY /2023             

Grupo Don Fileto /Procesadora y empacadora de carnes del norte / Ganadera J5  

Privately Held; 300-600 employees; Food and meat industry Administration of 4 sites (slaughterhouse, feedlot Ranch and warehouse in Mexicali, warehouse Tijuana, and Ensenada Baja California)

Responsible for all human resources, EHS, Security and payroll areas for the Don Fileto group in Mexicali, Tijuana, Ensenada facilities. Headcount of over 500 employees.

• Oversaw legal compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations in addition to compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Created a staffing strategy that led to hiring 40+over a month.

• Conducted and developed company -wide compensation and benefits (Salary wage, incentive pay performance, benefits, bonuses, recognition), market analyses on local and national companies in the industry to develop hourly and with collar pay scales.

• Implemented standardized programs and policies, driving smooth operations, employee retention and engagement.

• Set up organizational structure (reengineering) to improve employer branding, HR management, administration, and compensation.

ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES Consultant                    July 2020 – Apr 2022

freelance

General tax and accounting, Employee and Labor Relations, EHS, Leadership Development and Management Development, Talent Management and Succession Planning, Organizational Development, Compensation and Benefits, HRIS, HRMS, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources metrics, analytics, and Work Force Planning.

• Assisted and guided clients on HR procedures and IT recruitment administration program development by devising performance evaluations, job descriptions and industry-standard salary ranges.

• Contributed to business and HR functions by finding, prioritizing, and building organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.

• Forecasted expected personnel demands and developed forward-thinking approaches to achieve aims.

• Develop HRIS (Vacancies online publish, Recruitment (recruiter account), interview schedule, Selection process

• Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.

•Supplied human resources, recruiting and resource allocation guidance for all small business consulting environments.

Human Resources Senior manager                                                       Mar 2020 – July 2020                                                                  

 Industrias SL SA de C.V. / Power solutions group (SL Power electronics –   MTE Corporation)

Responsible for all human resources, EHS, Security and payroll areas in Mexicali and Tecate facilities. Headcount of over 800 employees.

• Drove and set up Mexico operations organizational structure (reengineering) to improve employer branding, HR management and administration, compensation, HR policies for 3 sites in Mexico (2 Mexicali and 1 Tecate Baja California)

• Take ownership and Accomplished reopening of 3 facilities (2 Mexicali-1 Tecate) because state government COVID-19 policy   mediation with the federal and state government and maquiladoras association.

• Assure normative compliance with Labor, health, economic ministries (federal and state) in 8 audits from March to July 2020 without any significant issues.

• Compensation and benefits (Salary wage, incentive pay performance, benefits, bonuses, recognition)

Human Resources Manager                                                                   Aug 2019 – Mar 2020 

Promotora Agricola El Toro S.A. de C.V.                                       

Privately Held; 4000-5500 employees; Agriculture (Plant, harvest, packing) found in Mexicali valley, Mexico, Responsible for all human resources, EHS, Security and payroll 

• Drove the new organizational structure (reengineering) HR management and administration, compensation, and benefits (Salary wage, incentive pay performance), HR policies.

• Improve labor agreements & union contracts by negotiation strategy and manage litigation. 

• Set up and implement HR KPI's, budget, operation standard's

• Improve communication between departments and top management implementing weekly plan and results meetings.

Human Resources Manager                                                                           Jun 2012 – Jun 2019

Industrias Zahori S.A. de C.V.

Privately Held; 500-650 employees; Petroleum base roof water proofing, asphalt & Paper industry, Management of 5 locations in Mexico 1 in US (MXL, Tijuana, Ensenada, Hermosillo, and Cd. Juarez). Responsible for all human resources, EHS, Security and payroll areas

• Reduce employee turnover from 32% to 12% through new incentive and bonus program improving talent management.

• Conflict resolution, disciplinary processes, and workplace investigations.

• Improve regulatory compliance (Labor, contracts, Environmental etc.).

• Compensation and benefits (Salary wage, incentive pay performance, rewards, bonuses, recognition)

• Labor agreements & union contracts and negotiations 

• Develop a new training and development program

• Company strategic planning implementation based on aligning and advising managers on organizational aims, policy matters, and recommending needed changes.

• Reduce from 56 labor sues to 2 per year through review, update & communicate internal regulation, set up new application protocols.

• Streamlined human resource processes while keeping standards of compliance and accountability. 

• Legal representative and manage litigation 

Human Resources Manager                                                                            Jun 2010 – Jun 2012 

Corrugados de Baja California   / Smurfit Kappa   

Privately Held; 201-600 employees; Packaging and Containers industry Administration of 7 sites (Mexicali, Tijuana, Ensenada, Nogales, Cd. Juarez, Reynosa & Monterrey).

 • Drove organization development to improve employee’s morale.

 • Compensation and benefits (Salary wage, incentive pay performance, rewards, bonuses, recognition)

 • Improve contracts, shifts and legal matters for legal compliance.

 • Improve employee handbook, legal registration, communication, and implementation.

 • Onboarding and developing personnel for 2 new processes (laminate conversion - print) 85 employees 4   months to ramp up production from 800 sqft to 1500 sqft . 

 • Reduce employee turnover from 18% to 6% through new incentive and bonus program. 

 • Reduce from 65 labor sues to 3 per year through review, update & communicate internal regulations and set up new application protocols. 

MBA administration / Universidad Tecmilenio, Monterrey N.L                                             

Public Accounting Bachelor degree / Universidad Autónoma de Baja California             

Licenses & certifications

Business coach /International association of coaching (IAC)                                                                2015

CPIM certification / APICS                                                                                                                           Green Belt     / LGEMX