Human Resources Intern

About the role

Winland Foods is looking for students who are passionate about learning with a desire to work in Human Resources! This role will gain experience in multiple departments such as Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, HR Systems, and other general duties. Our ideal intern will have a strong attention to detail, take direction well, and be a self-starter who is eager to learn. During your internship, you'll gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from a mentor and other members of our team.

Responsibilities

• Learn the ins and outs of recruiting: sourcing, evaluating and screening potential candidates through social media, job boards and additional recruiting tools
• Participate in the new hire onboarding process including New Hire Orientation
• Support key HR group projects and process improvements to provide value to the business
• Collaborate with and support employee relations and the field HR teams
• Develop company communications
• Utilize data for reporting, presentations, and decision making
• Recommend process improvement in the HR department
• Perform other duties or projects as assigned by manager

Experience an Intern will gain

• Project management, time management and organizational skills
• Work with multiple Centers of Expertise within HR to developing an understanding of how each team collaborates on projects and findings
• Complete and present project findings to leadership and team members
• Visit both corporate and manufacturing facilities to learn about the importance of each role within the company

Qualifications

• Full-time student status in pursuit of a bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field
• Requires an overall and within major GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Self-motivated and good communicator with the ability to communicate with broad groups of people
• Teams, MS Office, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel experience/knowledge

Pay

$26.00 per hour with an additional one-time lump sum payment to support expenses

Schedule

Hybrid: Monday and Friday are remote, while Tuesday-Thursday are in office. Work Location: 2015 Spring Road Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523. Duration: May to August 2027 – Summer Internship