HR Summer Internship

Job Description

About the Job: HR Summer Internship at Milton CAT

Are you pursuing studies and a career in HR and looking to gain real-world experience? Milton CAT Corporate Office is offering a full-time summer internship in our dynamic HR department. The selected intern will be exposed to a variety of HR concepts, systems, tasks, and projects as they learn about and contribute to daily operations, ongoing initiatives, and projects.

Pay Range: $18.00-$22.00 per hour based on experience

What You Will Learn and Do:

Throughout the summer, you would learn and work with several mentors in HR Operations and Administration, supporting essential HR functions, systems, and programs within:

• Payroll
• Benefits
• HCM/HRIS (Human Capital Management/Human Resources Information Systems)
• Wellness
• Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)
• Compliance

The summer will also include shorter job shadow rotations through other areas of HR, including:

• Talent Acquisition
• Learning & Development
• Employee Relations/HR Business Partnership
• Labor Relations

Why This Internship is a Valuable Learning Opportunity:

The size, scope, and nature of Milton CAT’s business and workforce mean exposure to a wide variety of HR concepts and skills that are applicable across many HR departments in a variety of industries.

• Gain experience at a large, growing, $1.6 billion, multi-state business.
• Be welcomed as part of the HR team supporting over 1,600 employees.
• Learn differences in employee classifications and pay statuses and how that ties to payroll procedures, system configuration, company policy, and state/federal laws.
• Contribute to overall process improvement – we encourage you to share observations and ideas on employee communication topics, process workflows, onboarding procedures, etc.
• Assist with developing and/or updating documentation, internal department shared resources, and employee data across a variety of systems.

At Milton CAT, the integrity and accuracy of HR procedures, systems, and data are essential to workforce management, strategic business planning, and legal compliance. The intern that joins our team will help promote and improve this important high-stakes work!

Additionally, the intern will assist with internal HR communications, including handling scheduled notifications and creating content to publish through our employee-facing HR apps and websites.

About Milton CAT:

Milton CAT is the top heavy equipment dealer in the Northeast, offering construction and energy solutions to many industries, including hospitals, data centers, road and bridge infrastructure projects, construction, forestry, marine, renewable energy, and agriculture.

Qualifications

To qualify for internship consideration, Milton CAT is seeking the following:

• Must be enrolled in, or currently attending, a college/university; pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business, Management/Operations, or a related field.
• GPA/grade equivalent of 3.0+.
• Strong organization, focus, and attention to detail is required.
• Ability to quickly learn new technology; Intermediate or advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Must be able to respect and uphold the security and confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Eagerness to learn, strong work ethic, and reliability.
• Able to be onsite in Milford, MA, for work and training 80% of the time.
• Can be trusted to work remotely and independently approximately 20% (TBD with manager).
• Available to work full-time, M-F, for 8-10 weeks over summer break. To maximize learning in the available weeks, time off should be limited, and ideally planned in advance with your manager.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Your supervisor may request and assign similar duties.

Application Instructions:

Resumes that are mailed, emailed, or hand-delivered to Milton CAT or any employee will not be considered. You must apply online. A background check and drug test are required as part of our pre-employment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Milton CAT is an equal opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. Applicants receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status. We base all employment decisions to further this principle of equal employment opportunity. VEVRAA Federal Contractor. EEO/AA employer. Milton CAT is a Drug-Free workplace.