HR Summer Internship

Job Description

HR Summer Internship | Milton CAT

The Tone:
This is a full-time summer internship at Milton CAT, located in Milford, MA, with hybrid work flexibility. Milton CAT is a leading heavy equipment dealer in the Northeast, providing construction and energy solutions to various industries. This role offers the opportunity to gain real-world experience across diverse HR functions, contributing to the daily operations, initiatives, and critical data integrity of a large, growing company. The intern will help promote and improve essential, high-stakes work related to workforce management, strategic business planning, and legal compliance.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time, 8-10 weeks
• Location: Milford, MA (Hybrid)
• Pay: $18–$22 hourly
• Team: HR department, working with mentors in HR Operations and Administration.
• Mission: Contribute to daily HR operations and projects, learning diverse HR concepts and ensuring the integrity and accuracy of critical HR systems and data for a large workforce.
• Tech Stack: HCM/HRIS, Excel, Employee-facing HR apps and websites

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support HR Operations: Support essential HR functions, systems, and programs within payroll, benefits, HCM/HRIS, wellness, EH&S, and compliance, working with mentors in HR Operations and Administration.
• Shadow HR Specializations: Gain exposure to various HR specializations through job shadow rotations, including Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Employee Relations/HR Business Partnership, and Labor Relations.
• Improve Processes: Contribute to overall process improvement by sharing observations and ideas on employee communication topics, workflow, and onboarding procedures.
• Manage Documentation & Data: Assist with developing or updating documentation, internal department shared resources, and employee data across a variety of HR systems.
• Facilitate HR Communications: Manage internal HR communications by handling scheduled notifications and creating content for employee-facing HR applications and websites.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Management/Operations, or a related field, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Experience: Intermediate or advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Skills: Strong organizational skills, keen focus, and meticulous attention to detail; ability to quickly learn new technologies; capacity to uphold the security and confidentiality of sensitive information; demonstrated eagerness to learn, strong work ethic, and reliability.