Megan Whalen

• Collaborated with hiring managers to understand position requirements.
• Provided ongoing support throughout the entire recruitment life cycle processes.
• Developed job descriptions and postings to attract qualified applicants.
• Sourced and screened potential candidates for open positions.
• Lead onboarding of new hires by providing orientation materials and training sessions.
• Coordinated background checks on successful candidates prior to offer acceptance.
• Reviewed resumes, conducted phone screens, and managed candidate pipelines.
• Managed employee referrals program including tracking progress and awarding incentives.
• Maintained Applicant Tracking System records of all applicants.
• Conducted in-depth interviews with top candidates to assess skills and fit.
• Provided feedback to unsuccessful applicants on the status of their applications.
• Explained job duties, compensation and benefits to potential candidates.
• Leveraged applicant tracking systems (ATS) to streamline recruitment processes.
• Updated and maintained candidate records in the recruitment database.
• Managed full-cycle recruiting process, from sourcing candidates to extending offers.
• Implemented diversity recruiting strategies to promote an inclusive workplace.

• Partnering with hiring managers to track requisitions, develop job descriptions and manage job postings to understand their talent needs
• Manage job postings on all platforms and agency partnerships
• Candidate sourcing and resume searches through different platforms such as Indeed and LinkedIn
• Perform initial candidate screening, and coordinating interviews with hiring managers
• Guiding interviews with candidates and hiring mangers
• Maintained applicant tracking system records and updated candidate information as needed
• Preparing employee agreements, conducting background checks, professional reference checks, and coordinating initial onboarding for new hires
• Assisting with Controlled Goods reference checks
• Preparing New Hire File, collecting and managing all paperwork and file requirements along with any other required administrative duties as required
• Working in a unionized environment
• Reviewing collective agreements
• Establishing proposed salaries for offer letters, as well negotiated employment offers with selected candidates including Union and Non-Union salaries and wages as per the collective agreement
• Provided guidance to new hires throughout onboarding process
• Collaborated with internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition of new hires into the organization
• Attended career fairs, networking events, and other recruiting activities to source potential leads
• Researched and identified potential candidates for open positions
• Participated in team meetings to discuss current recruitment initiatives
• Organized skills assessments or competency tests for applicants when necessary
• Reviewed referral candidates and contacted qualified individuals to request applications

• Administrative assistance to the department of Human Resources including answering the telephone, responding to email inquiries, filing, organizing, and assisting with various projects/tasks in the areas of Staffing and Recruitment
• Experience using HRIS
• Working in a unionized environment (CUPE, OPSEU, and TUFFA)
• Reviewing collective agreements
• Setting up staff development training
• Scheduling interviews and candidate testing
• Experience sitting in on interview panels
• Perform health and safety inspections, conduct reports, and resolve potential hazards
• Assist with filing Payroll hiring documentation
• Prepare, maintain, and process a variety of confidential correspondence, records, and reports
• Review and edit collective agreements.
• Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Organized files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports and scanned documents to improve organizational workflow.
• Conducted data entry tasks with a high level of accuracy and efficiency.
• Ordered office supplies and managed inventory to ensure a well-stocked office.
• Handled incoming and outgoing mail and packages, including preparation for shipping.
• Maintained filing systems, both electronic and physical, for easy document retrieval.
• Provided customer service, addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly.
• Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information and documents.
• Organized and scheduled meetings and appointments for management.
• Supported the planning and execution of corporate events and meetings.
• Set up workshops, conferences and meetings by scheduling and reserving rooms and preparing supplies.

• Pack and load cheese into boxes for palletizing
• Check cheese and packages for imperfections/leaking packages
• Rework cheese for new purposes or for waste disposal
• COVID cleaning plant/distribution center
• 'Strip'/unbox Joes of cheese and prepare them for production
• Handle and load cheese into machines for production
• Working in a unionized environment.

• Inspection of overhead and underground utility installations

• Review of future and existing utility drawings

• Issuing utility jobs to third party contractors

• Scanning jobs to input online to shared folders

• Verifying drawings match work completed in the field

• Coordinate with City of Belleville to pick up approved MC Engineer stamped drawings for future construction

• Review and collection of non-qualifying fiber location data

• Using Bell applications (Microstrategy, NetX, Geospatial, Gateway, etc..) to identify and solve fiber location issues

• Asphalt removal/milling inspection
• Filling out grade inspector diary
• Traffic control inspection
• Oversee lane closures
• Ensure all OTM specifications are met for lane closures such as placement of TC-54 barrels, arrow boards and closure signs, speed reduction signs and PVM's are active, reflective and functioning as intended
• Filling out traffic control diary
• Temporary/permanent pavement marking inspection
• Asphalt paving inspection
• Responsible for overseeing samples being taken and indicating the location of the samples
• Bag and tag samples.

Utilities Technician for the Eastern Region of Canada

• Review and issue CN work/locate permits for contractors to obtain access and work on CN property
• Review and approve overhead and underground installations on CN property, including communication cables, gas lines, water pipe/water main, sewers, culverts, power lines etc
• Draft and issue CN real-estate agreements for new utility installations
• Perform onsite work inspections
• Perform site safety inspections
• Provide train traffic data to customers
• Track CN industrial inspections weekly
• Provide all municipalities within the Eastern Region with snow removal letter/guidelines to ensure crossings are clear of debris in the winter months
• Create invoices for flagging/locates/train count/work permit and agreement fees
• Create Service Order Sheets for flagging/locates and track crews to bill their onsite time for jobs
• Review oversized move proposals to ensure their move will not affect CN's train movements, provide and review CN's standard move permit and confirm if flagging is required for each move
• Work closely with CN's Flagging/Locates group as well as Track Supervisors and to help coordinate jobs and ensure all jobs are completed in a timely manner.

Hwy 401 Milling and Asphalt Inspection

• Asphalt removal/milling inspection
• Filling out grade inspector diary
• Traffic control inspection
• Oversee lane closures
• Ensure all OTM specifications are met for lane closures such as placement of TC-54 barrels, arrow boards and closure signs, speed reduction signs and PVM's are active, reflective and functioning as intended
• Filling out traffic control diary
• Temporary/permanent pavement marking inspection
• Asphalt paving inspection
• Responsible for overseeing samples being taken and indicating the location of the samples
• Bag and tag samples.

Deloro Phase 3 Mine Cleanup

• Responsible for boulder clean up, excavation and instillation for culverts

• Backfilling for culverts, geotextile and GCL cloth liners

• Concrete material, production and testing

• Responsible for overseeing samples being taken and indicating the location of the samples

• Inspection of construction light functions, management and disposal of excess materials

• Work in, adjacent and over water bodies, control of dust/earth/mud/aggregate/debris from work

• Responsible for temporary erosion and sediment control

• Environmental incident management, protection of species at risk, protection of migratory birds, wildlife migration measures

• Ensure all wildlife at risk is removed and relocated to a safe environment

• Working with contaminated materials

• Filling out environmental and grade inspector diaries, verifying tickets and quantities of material and responsible for cancelling tickets

• Responsible for office duties such as sending and filing contract emails, sending instruction notices along with managing daily work records

• Responsible for dust control and erosion control measures

• Experience with GPS and have completed weigh scale checks

• Responsible for inspecting the placement of hot mix asphalt

• Responsible for signing load tickets

• Responsible for keeping tickets in order and handing them in at the end of the day