Position Summary
The Shape Corp student internship program provides students with hands-on experience in a dynamic manufacturing and business environment. The HR Intern will work alongside Human Resources Generalists and other HR team members to support day-to-day employee and business needs while gaining exposure to a broad range of HR processes. This opportunity is designed to help an entry-level student apply classroom knowledge, develop practical HR skills, and learn how Human Resources supports employees, leaders, and organizational priorities.
Essential Job Functions
- Assist HR Generalists with day-to-day support for employees and leaders across assigned business areas or locations.
- Support employee onboarding and offboarding activities, including preparation of materials, completion tracking, orientation coordination, and related documentation.
- Assist with maintaining employee records, HR files, trackers, and system information in accordance with established procedures and confidentiality requirements.
- Help respond to routine employee questions and direct employees to the appropriate HR resource, policy, program, or team member.
- Support HR processes related to attendance, leave administration, employee status changes, job changes, transfers, promotions, and other employee lifecycle events.
- Assist with employee engagement, recognition, communication, training, and culture-building activities.
- Support preparation of HR reports, presentations, communications, process documentation, and manager or employee resources.
- Collect, organize, review, and summarize HR data to help identify trends and support business decisions.
- Assist with HR projects focused on process improvement, policy communication, workforce initiatives, compliance, or employee experience.
- Participate in meetings with HR and business partners to learn how employee matters, workforce needs, and organizational priorities are addressed.
- Support recruiting or internship-program activities as needed, including interview coordination, candidate communication, career events, and new-hire preparation.
- Handle employee and business information with professionalism, discretion, and appropriate confidentiality.
- Follow applicable company policies, record-retention practices, employment requirements, and HR procedures while performing assigned work.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor, not otherwise specified in this position description.
Education & Experience
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree from an accredited program in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, Organizational Leadership, Psychology, Communications, or a closely related field.
- 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Coursework or project experience involving human resources, business, employment practices, organizational behavior, data analysis, communications, or project coordination.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
- Able to manage multiple assignments, follow established processes, and meet deadlines with appropriate guidance.
- Able to work independently while also contributing effectively within a collaborative team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a professional and service-oriented approach.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous customer service, office, administrative, campus leadership, volunteer, or work experience involving regular interaction with others.
- Exposure to HR processes such as onboarding, employee relations, recruiting, training, benefits, leave administration, HR systems, or employee engagement through coursework or prior experience.
- Experience organizing events, preparing communications, maintaining records, coordinating schedules, or supporting team projects.
- Comfort working with spreadsheets, reports, data entry, presentations, and process documentation.
- Familiarity with HR information systems, applicant tracking systems, Microsoft Forms, SharePoint, or other business applications.
- Interest in building a career as an HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, or other broad-based Human Resources professional within a manufacturing environment.