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patricia zuniga

@patriciazuniga

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HR & compliance leader with 16+ years driving onboarding, HR records, and labor-law compliance.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I want to keep leading HR operations and compliance—owning onboarding, employee documentation, HR records, and labor-law requirements—while partnering with managers to improve workforce metrics and maintain readiness for inspections and audits.

I’m a Human Resources professional with 16+ years of experience supporting employee onboarding, HR compliance, personnel administration, and labor relations within multinational manufacturing environments. I review employee documentation for accuracy and completeness, coordinate onboarding activities, maintain HR records in Workday and ADP, and partner with managers to resolve issues while ensuring compliance with company policies and employment regulations.

I bring proven leadership in HR operations and workforce strategy, including managing a 535-employee industrial workforce, implementing labor relations management aligned with Mexican Labor Law, and leading performance management programs. I also strengthen audit and safety readiness by ensuring compliance with industrial safety programs and health, safety, and environmental regulations, while using data-driven workforce metrics (turnover, absenteeism) to guide corrective initiatives.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

HR & EHS Manager

Fram Group Operations Mexicali (Autolite)

Oct 2023 - Jun 2026 (2 years 8 months)

Reviewed new hire documentation and coordinated employee onboarding to ensure compliance with internal HR policies. Maintained HR records in Workday and ADP and supported compliance with industrial safety programs and health, safety, and environmental regulations.

Employee Onboarding HR Compliance Workday ADP EHS Compliance Environmental Regulations

HR Manager

Fram Group Operations Mexicali (Autolite)

Feb 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 7 months)

Managed HR strategy for a 535-employee industrial workforce, improving retention through data-driven initiatives. Led labor relations management and compliance with Mexican Labor Law, coordinated labor inspections and internal compliance audits, and ran the company performance management program.

HR strategy Labor Relations Labor Authority Inspection Compliance Audits Performance Management

SR HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

Fram Group Operations Mexicali (Autolite)

Sep 2014 - Feb 2022 (7 years 5 months)

Managed recruitment and selection across organizational levels and administered payroll operations and employee movements in the social security system. Handled employee relations, disciplinary actions, and terminations in line with internal labor regulations, and supported workforce metrics and HR events.

Recruitment And Selection Payroll Operations Social Security Affiliations And Transfers Employee Relations Disciplinary Actions Terminations HR Events Organization

HEAD OF HR

NADRO S.A.P.I. De C.V.

Dec 2012 - Sep 2014 (1 year 9 months)

Led full-cycle HR operations for a regional branch and represented the company before labor courts and government authorities. Managed individual and collective labor relations, coordinated STPS/IMSS/INFONAVIT compliance audits, and supervised payroll processes and workforce turnover metrics.

Full Cycle Payroll Labor Relations IMSS Infonavit Compliance Audits Payroll Processing

Head of HR

INPLANT Manpower Industrial, S.A De C.V.

Jan 2009 - Jan 2012 (3 years)

Managed temporary workforce administration and payroll operations. Led recruitment and selection and provided HR support to industrial clients, monitoring workforce turnover and absenteeism metrics.

Payroll Operations Recruitment And Selection Turnover Metrics Tracking Workforce Management