Steve Santos, PHR

Director, Human Resources, Eastern Region at AMETEK

Greater Boston

About

Adept Human Resources professional with experience supporting manufacturing organizations. Versatile change management agent with strong business acumen and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to build, foster and leverage relationships at all levels of the organization serving as a strategic business partner to senior leadership.

Experience

  • Regional Human Resources Director at AMETEK
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Spectro Scientific (5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Human Resources Director
      Apr 2023 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs

    • Associate Director Human Resources
      Apr 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Human Resources Manager
      Mar 2021 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Human Resources Generalist at ASM Nexx Inc.
    Jul 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Human Resources Generalist - Contract through WinterWyman at Lantheus Medical Imaging
    Jul 2018 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr

  • Olympus Corporation of the Americas (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Corporate Recruiter
      Jul 2016 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

      ▪ Manage 25-35 requisitions ranging from entry level to executive director level positions in the US and Canada, and throughout many different business units. ▪ Partner with HR Business Partners to provide creative solutions to recruitment challenges and help drive cultural changes. ▪ Lead the Colleague Affinity Network of young professionals aimed to drive corporate cultural change to be inclusive and appealing to millennials and younger generations. ▪ Manage corporate internship program for the Waltham, MA and State College, PA, facilities. This includes reviewing manager requests for interns/co-ops, executing campus recruiting, coordinating and facilitating biweekly intern meetings. ▪ Counsel managers on recruitment best practices, candidate pools, recruitment strategies, and hiring process. ▪ Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to develop a hiring strategy for openings. ▪ Post requisitions, screen resumes, and conduct initial phone interviews to assess qualifications and overall fit of candidates. ▪ Ensure a fair and equitable recruiting process by remaining compliant and adhering to the OFCCP guidelines. ▪ Conduct biweekly recruiting update meetings for HR Business Partners, to update on recruiting efforts. ▪ Execute quarterly talent acquisition events to promote internal Talent Referral Program and open positions. ▪ Travel to other Olympus locations, including corporate office in Center Valley, PA.

    • Recruiting Coordinator - Contract through WinterWyman
      Jun 2015 - Jul 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

      ▪ Tactfully address and respond to employee relations matters in the recruitment process which required a delicate and sensitive approach to deescalate issues of offer rescind conversations and managing disgruntled candidates. ▪ Serve in the recruiter capacity, managing the full-cycle recruiting process for new hires. Responsibilities included posting jobs, screening, facilitating and conducting interviews, conducting references, generating and distributing employment agreements, negotiating pay, and managing the on-boarding process. ▪ Conduct Recruitment Strategy Meetings with managers and provide consultative support on recruiting practices. ▪ Generate detailed recruitment and retention reports for leadership, including turnover reports, open position reports for staff, faculty and temporary employees; manage candidate experience and maintain applicant tracking system. ▪ Serve in the role of Human Resources Coordinator providing coverage and assistance with reception; responding to employee inquiries in a timely fashion, welcoming and assisting visitors and maintaining central databases.