HR Corporate Intern

Gregory Poole Equipment Company is a family founded, family owned, and family led organization. We care about our employees and communities and have for the last 74 plus years we have been in business. Please visit Gregory Poole to explore how you align with our mission at Gregory Poole Equipment Company.
Primary Function The HR intern will participate in foundational HR duties by performing day-to-day human resource activities. Focus areas will depend on the intern's education, experience, and interest and could include multiple HR domains.
Essential Duties HR Functions

Engage in professional training and development activities in support of organizational and departmental training initiatives
Support recruiting efforts including event preparation, outreach to high schools and technical schools, digital campaign assistance, background checks, and interview scheduling
Coordinate new hire onboarding including preparing packets and collecting I-9 documentation
Assist in planning and executing company events to promote positive employee relations
Maintain and update the internal HR intranet page to support HR communications
Provide general administrative and operational support to the HR team as needed
Provide administrative support for benefits-related tasks such as assisting with communication materials, tracking enrollment documentation, and responding to basic employee inquiries
Assist with people data activities including data entry, data quality reviews, and generating basic HR reports

Continuous Improvement Projects

Plan and execute small-scale HR projects related to compensation, diversity and inclusion, HR analytics, benefits, and learning and development

Minimum Requirements Education
Undergraduate student who is majoring in HR or related field with minimum 3.0 GPA.
Work Experience

1+ year work experience, HR related experience preferred.

Physical

Ability to periodically travel (sometimes overnight).
Ability to lift various materials that could weigh up to 50 lbs., stoop, bend and stretch to assemble/disassemble marketing displays.
Ability to sit for long periods using a PC and telephone.

Other

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong research skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Familiar with Microsoft SharePoint and capable of managing content preferred.
Familiar with using Microsoft Publisher or similar application preferred.
Highly organized, detail-focused, and customer service-oriented.
Comfortable using social media platforms (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
Must be interested in Human Resources and/or Organizational Development as a discipline.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Your supervisor may request and assign you similar duties. Any major modification of this job role requires Human Resources approval.