Intern - Human Resources - Bluefield, VA

Position Overview

As an HR Intern, you will learn to promote and maintain positive employee relations at Appalachian Aggregates, LLC. You will have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of managing the day-to-day people operations activities which will include benefits, recruitment, and retention activities. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate new hire onboarding
• Assist with recruitment and retention activities.
• Assist with company events and communication.
• Support the HR Department with maintaining employee personnel files and filing systems - including, but not limited to onboarding, creating new folders, filing employee paperwork, terminations & I-9’s.
• Assist Human Resources to perform all other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products. 
• Mind-set to find creative solutions.
• Passion for the employee and candidate experience
• Work in and contribute to a positive team environment.
• Strong organizational skills
• Work independently

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Must currently be pursuing a degree in human resources.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common financial reports and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquires or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram from and deal with several abstract variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms; use hands to finger, handle or feel; talk or hear; sit; stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.