POSITION SUMMARY: This position will directly assist the Human Resources Department with a wide range of projects related to HR compliance, recruiting, on boarding/orientation, employee benefits and employee recognition/celebrations. This internship is designed to be both educational and practical.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Assists or completes independently steps within the recruitment process including: posting internal job openings, reviewing resumes, conducting phone or preliminary interviews, making job offers, and negotiating starting salaries.
• Assists or completes independently steps within the on boarding process: Completion of background checks, scheduling of physicals and Drug screens, confirmation of orientation details
• Maintains HR vendor relationships with a high degree of customer service.
• Supports the HR department with completion of: HRIS management, document creation, proper maintenance of employee files, and form management.
• Assists or completes independently steps within the training process: scheduling of training, coordination of documentation, creation of materials.
• Researches information for HR related projects, such as benchmark data, trends in the industry and field of HR, and legal compliance.
• Interfaces with all departments and different levels of employees while resolving simple problems and issues in relation to staffing and training.
• Assisting other departments when it is required.
• Takes responsibility of work area to produce a safe and quality food product. Reports all food safety related problems to your manager and to the QA dept in order to initiate immediate action.
• In the event that the person in this position is absent, he/she will be replaced by a person properly trained to perform such duties.
• Other duties as assigned

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Rising college junior or senior pursuing degree in Communications, Finance, Business or Social Sciences; prefer an emphasis in Human Resources
• Requires a basic understanding of GMP’s, HACCP and SQF guidelines.
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Excellent written and oral communication/interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate as part of a team or committee
• Highly motivated and action oriented, with demonstrated ability to effectively organize tasks, manage time, set priorities and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Proven Competency in the following areas: Action Orientation, Listening, Informing, and motivating others.
• Proven track record with involvement in school extra –curricular programs, such as SHRM Student Organization is a plus.