HR Intern

Summary:                                                                                                          

Central States is seeking a motivated HR Intern to support various Human Resources functions, focusing on improving the new hire experience, talent acquisition process, and employer branding. This internship provides hands-on exposure to core HR responsibilities, recruitment processes, and HR systems while allowing interns to work on strategic projects aligned with the company’s 2025 Roadmap.

Core Functions:

• Assist in employee onboarding, including preparing materials, organizing orientation sessions, and managing new hire paperwork.
• Support recruitment efforts, including posting job openings, screening resumes, and coordinating interviews.
• Contribute to employer branding by assisting with social media presence and identifying ways to improve the company’s image as an employer of choice.
• Evaluate and enhance the application process, ensuring a seamless candidate experience.
• Work on additional HR projects as assigned by HR leadership.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities are not limited to the list above and may change at any time with or without notice.

Key Measures of Success:                                                    

• Self-motivated and customer focused.

• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to identify deficiencies and troubleshoot.

• Ability to work within a cooperative team environment as well as perform assignments autonomously.
• Consistently exhibits and displays the company’s values of “Own It. Can Do. Act in Love.”  

• Own It – Commitment to customer, company, and each other.
• Can Do – Team Player, Open to Change, & Pursuing continuous improvement.
• Act in Love – Treating others with humility, respectfulness, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control.

Education & Experience:                                                                                    

• Majors Preferred: Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Sociology.
• Education Level: Juniors & Seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Professionalism: Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• High school diploma or equivalent

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

Work is performed in an office environment. This role will routinely utilize standard office equipment to perform the core functions listed in this job description. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies as well as communicate verbally and electronically. The work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive reading to perform the core functions listed in this job description. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud and in a non-temperature-controlled environment. While performing the core function of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, and required to lift to 35 lbs. This position is primarily working around machinery with moving parts, working around moving objects or vehicles. The employee is frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach/pull/push/grab with hands and arms, kneel, and crouch, twist and bend. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or crawl.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform core functions.

Travel

No travel for this position.