Human Resource Intern

POSITION TITLE: Human Resources Intern REPORTS TO: Divisional HR Manager SUMMARY As a fully integrated member of the team, Human Resource interns at Pratt Industries have the opportunity to work closely with all members of our operations including the General Manager, Director of Operations, Divisional HR Manager and HR Managers. Interns will lead projects and participate in activities to learn HR related tasks within the human resources and manufacturing environment. For this HR Intern project the focus will be on employee engagement and turnover. Some travel will be involved to the manufacturing plants. Responsibilities: Receive and overview and learn the daily multiple tasks of an HR Manager and the systems utilized Learn the employee engagement at the various locations. Learn how to tour a location being observant of safety related concerns, housekeeping, HR related items and good items a manufacturing plant is doing. Do individual and small group conversations surveying employees feedback and documenting the feedback to compare to the locations turnover to define is there a correlation of the employee engagement to the atmosphere of the plant. Help define the contributing factors to turnover and suggest ideas for improvement to engagement to increase our employee’s tenure. Travel to Division’s largest plants to gather information to contribute to the intern turnover project and work closely with Divisional HR Manager to identify gaps, what is going well, opportunities for improvement and over all employee engagement and how it compares to the turnover data. Spend some time on the manufacturing floor, learning how to run machines, and understand the flow of material through the facility to feel and experience what our employees’ experience. Qualifications/Knowledge & Experience Must be able to handle multiple projects and effectively prioritize workload. Effective analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and willingness to learn. Be a good listener. Work within, and contribute to, a team environment. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Be enrolled in college education or heavy college coursework in the field of Human Resources. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. REASONING ABILITY Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and sit and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans