Human Resources Intern

Winland Foods, Inc., based in Oak Brook, IL, is a global manufacturer of private label and branded foods for retail and co-pack customers. We use only the finest ingredients, and ensure every product we make meets the highest standards of taste, quality and accessibility. Across all our food categories, we offer customers a range of premium and value solutions to meet the evolving needs of the consumers. We work closely with our customers to offer consumer-loved brands and custom private label products, and also create new innovative products. We specialize in pasta, sauces, syrups, dressings, jams and jellies, pie fillings, pita chips, dry dinners, dry baking ingredients, and more. We have 20 manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Italy.

**Employee Type:**

Full time

**Location:**

IL Oak Brook

**Job Type:**

Administration

**Job Posting Title:**

Human Resources Intern

**Job Description:**

**Position:** Human Resources Intern

**Open Positions Located at the Following:**

1120 Employers Blvd. Suite 200, De Pere, WI 54115

2015 Spring Road Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523

**Hybrid Schedule:** Monday and Friday are remote, while Tuesday-Thursday are in office

**Perks:** Paid Internship with an additional one-time lump sum payment to support expenses

**Duration:** Summer Internship- May 20th to Mid/End-August Summer Internship- May 20th to Mid/End-August

**Job Summary:**

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.

**Position 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 / Requirements:**

+ 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

**Work Location:** Oak Brook, IL or Green Bay, WI

**EEO Statement:**

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Winland Foods is a leading private label food manufacturer of pasta, dry dinners, condiments, syrups, and more with nearly 3,000 employees operating out of 14 production facilities in US, Canada, and Italy.

As a 'newly' established company, we are creating the building blocks for an innovative and agile organization that is purpose driven - delivering high quality food to our customers and communities. We foster an environment that encourages all employees to be heard, and values their contributions and ideas.

By joining Winland Foods, you become a part of a new team that values passion, collaboration, and strives to prosper with our customers.

To all recruitment agencies: Winland Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to Winland Foods employees, or any company location(s). Winland Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.