Organizational Effectiveness Intern

Kem Krest is a certified minority-owned business (MBE) and a leading provider of Total Program Management solutions, helping customers optimize supply chains through Supply Chain Optimization, Chemical Packaging, End-to-End Fulfillment, and Aftersales Solutions. With more than 45 years of experience, we partner with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across the Automotive, Agricultural, Powersports, Heavy-Duty, Retail, and Defense industries.

Kem Krest operates 12 locations throughout the United States and Canada, including Indiana (Elkhart, Bristol, Carmel), Michigan (Brighton, Fowlerville), Wisconsin (Pleasant Prairie), Arizona (Phoenix), Ontario (Oakville), and Alberta (Edmonton).

Our Culture:

At Kem Krest, we are inspired by hardworking people who want to make a meaningful impact on our industry and communities. Our team members are key to our success and essential to fulfilling our promise: "Customer Focused, Solutions Driven."

Our workplace embraces collaboration, celebrates achievement, and invests in people. We seek individuals who share our mission and passion for excellence. We recognize that every associate represents our organization and contributes to our continued growth. We foster an inclusive environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and the open exchange of ideas. Through servant leadership, community involvement, and our commitment to a "Customer First / Associate First" philosophy, we create opportunities for our associates and customers to thrive.

Internship Overview:

The Organizational Effectiveness Intern will gain hands‑on experience supporting initiatives that connect business strategy, organizational design, talent development, leadership effectiveness, culture, workforce insights, and change management. Working alongside the Organizational Effectiveness team, the intern will contribute to projects that improve how work gets done, how people grow, and how the organization achieves its business objectives.

This is not a traditional HR internship. Instead, the role offers meaningful exposure to organizational design, workforce planning, process improvement, employee experience, leadership development, and organizational transformation. The intern will work on real business challenges that require research, analysis, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration across multiple functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct research and summarize external best practices, internal findings, and stakeholder feedback into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Create and update process maps, accountability frameworks, project trackers, job and role documentation, presentations, templates, and leadership resources.
• Participate in interviews, workshops, project meetings, and stakeholder discussions while documenting key decisions, actions, and next steps.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative workforce information from surveys, dashboards, reports, and business data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Partner with HR, business leaders, and cross‑functional teams to understand current processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support pilot programs and organizational initiatives by coordinating activities, gathering feedback, and documenting lessons learned.
• Organize and maintain resources within Microsoft 365, including Teams, SharePoint, Copilot, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Assist with workforce planning, talent management, onboarding, career development, learning initiatives, and employee engagement projects.
• Support change management and communication efforts by developing stakeholder materials, training resources, communication plans, and adoption tools.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling employee and business…