HR Core Services Intern

About the role

This paid internship is based in Buffalo, New York and requires a minimum of twenty hours per week. The Human Resource Core Services Intern will assist the Core Services Department with various HR assignments and projects within Lactalis USA, supporting a team of HR professionals in areas such as Benefits, HR Systems, Payroll, HR Policy and Procedures, and other capacities of Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide support on daily tasks in line with department objectives including auditing employee changes, reporting, and various HR projects.
• Conduct internal HR Audits of employee records, policies & procedures, recurring deductions, status change forms, payroll data, and system configurations.
• Complete data analysis allowing departments to reach informed decisions.
• Enter, maintain and process items such as wage garnishments, child support deductions, and unemployment documents.
• Respond to and resolve questions and issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Provide assistance in key project plan tasks (e.g., payroll projects, software migrations); follow-through to complete on time and with accuracy.
• Assist with mandatory reporting, such as Affirmative Action, EEO, CA Pay Data, and ACA, as well as other internal reporting requirements.
• Conduct benefit audits to identify vendor remittance discrepancies and ensure employee deduction accuracy.
• Review, correct, and track various human resources documents including I-9's and other intra-company forms.
• Facilitate communication among individuals inter-office and intra-office.
• Create manuals and standard operating procedures for new processes.
• Assist with production of communication materials for the Core Services department, including Benefit Newsletters, Wellness Communications, and HRIS/Payroll updates.
• Assist with organizing and resolving tax notices and related issues.

Requirements

To fill this position, the candidate must be a full-time college student or recent graduate, in their sophomore year or greater, working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or Business with a concentration in HR Management.

Skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive HR information.
• Task-oriented with strong attention to detail.
• Strong skills in organizing, multi-tasking, and prioritizing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other departments.

About Lactalis USA

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. In the US, we offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

We live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity—and foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.