Human Resources Intern
Job Summary: Our WestRock Human Resources Intern/Co-op will gain a hands-on experience WestRock’s manufacturing papermill in Covington, VA, focusing on projects to streamline and gain efficiencies in systems in the Human Resources department. Throughout the assignments, there will be a heavy emphasis placed on safety, teamwork, and process improvement. By the end of the assignment, this experience will have positively contributed to your curriculum and career goals in preparation for life after college.
Major Job Responsibilities:
Business Excellence
Develop and apply skills to help increase efficiency and productivity Analyze data sets to identify key insights and provide value-based solutionsSeek out and promote innovative solutions to Human Resources process and system challengesIdentify root cause problems through troubleshooting issues to identify areas of opportunitiesReport project discovery findings to managers, teams, and senior leadershipServe as safety champion by understanding and enforcing department, plant or mill safety policiesManage day-to-day activities of assigned roles, complete project tasks, and implement new processesGain exposure to one or more of the following fields within the Pulp, Paper and Packaging Manufacturing Industry – Human Resources, Health and Safety, Finance, and IT.
People and Culture
Communicate cross-functionally about project findingsCollaborate closely with assigned team members to complete project tasks
Critical Skills/Capabilities:
Demonstrates an interest, willingness, and drive to learn new things; seeks to understand concepts, processes, and ideas within area of functional expertise; naturally inquisitive; sets meaningful goals for personal work productivityClearly exchanges thoughts, ideas, and messages through written, verbal, and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience; listens carefully and attentivelyHas an eye for recognizing errors or differences; plans and completes work with thoroughness, giving attention to specific information, individual details and data, conditions, necessary record keeping, and elements of that workIdentifies and analyzes problems and data; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations; demonstrates tackling a problem by using a logical, systematic, or sequential approachPlans, arranges and/or monitors work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectivesDemonstrates agility, flexibility, and a willingness to modify one’s approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common objective; ability to cooperate in both interpersonal and team relationships to foster enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others. Works through conflict constructively
Technical Skills:
Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Work Environment:
Work in an office within the plant environmentBe comfortable working in an industrial / manufacturing work setting, where applicableBe able to Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations
Experience:
Preferred: Minimum course experience as recommended per position in related field
Education:
Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited business college/university program. Majors may include (but are not limited to): Management Information Systems, Business Management, Data Analytics.
Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.