Human Resource Intern

Position Description 

Overall Responsibilities: 

The Human Resource Intern will have a wide range of projects related to onboarding and orientation, employee engagement, recruiting, and benefits. This internship is designed to give an educational and practical view of Human Resources. 

Essential Job Functions:

1. Maintain employee confidence and protect operations by maintaining a high level of confidentiality 
2. Provide excellent customer service to all employees and applicants, including learning company policies, benefits, and procedures
3. Perform administrative work, including entering, formatting, and printing information; organizing work; answering the phone; relaying messages; maintaining equipment and supplies; maintaining files; and sorting mail for the HR Department
4. Assist with the hiring process, including greeting walk-in applicants, giving them applications, administering pre-employment tests, coordinating, and conducting interviews, conducting new hire orientation, etc. 
5. Create and maintain accurate electronic and personnel files for Corporate (hourly and salaried) and Holstein salaried employees
6. Enter new hires, transfers, and terminations into HR database, and complete associated tasks with the change
7. Other duties as assigned by the manager 

Position Requirements 

Qualifications:

• Major in Human Resources, Business, or related field 
• Entering Junior or Senior year
• Self-motivated
• Strong organizational skills 
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
• Respectful of employees and customers

1. All team members are expected to follow the Code of Conduct to the highest standards as well as to adhere to the Attendance Policy of VT Industries.

Physical Requirements

Tolerance for sitting long periods of time.  Possess finger dexterity to write, type, and use a calculator.  Maintain adequate vision to view small print and computer terminal.  Ability to speak and hear, walk throughout facilities with occasional light lifting (25 pounds), stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching with hands and arms required. Ability to travel between multiple facilities as required to perform core job duties. 

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.