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2013 Internship Opportunity Human Resources (Master's)

Meijer is a leading Supercenter located in five states throughout the Midwest, with nearly 200 stores and almost 60,000 employees. As a multi-billion dollar retailer, Meijer is ranked as the 15th largest privately held company in the country. We have become a respected leader in the competitive retail market by sticking to our core values of customers, competition, family, freshness, and safety & health. Meijer's Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and stores, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities throughout Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky. Meijer is seeking current graduate students interested in furthering their Human Resources experience with a 2013 internship opportunity! Join our program to get experience in your field while also learning more about the retail industry and the breadth of career opportunities that support the shopper experience. Your internship will include interaction with other interns, experts in your area of study, and Meijer senior leadership. We can offer you a terrific summer with multiple positions available to support the following areas of HR:


HR Generalist Operations
Generalists provide Human Resources expertise directly to Meijer leadership and employees. They assess the needs of the organization and serve as an HR business partner to other divisions of the company, collaborating with other areas of Human Resources (Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, Labor & Team Relations, Total Rewards, Loss Prevention, Corporate Communications) to develop solutions, and lead the implementation of programs within their areas of operation. Representative activities include facilitating a function-wide competency analysis, identifying and creating job profiles, and piloting a best practice model for future competency analyses. Activity may support corporate offices and field operations, but the position will be based in our Grand Rapids (Michigan) office.

Labor & Team Relations
This team is responsible for the design and development of policies and processes that have a direct impact on team member relations and supports corporate initiatives and day to day business activities. Among other activity, this team negotiates over 20 collective bargaining agreements, administers the dispute resolution procedure, develops and implements our work environment survey, and develops and designs recognition and performance correction systems. Interns in this area have participated in preparation for union negotiations, analyzed calls to our silent whistle hotline, and developed recommendations for follow-up. This position is also based in Grand Rapids.

Total Rewards
Our Total Rewards team has responsibility for the strategy and delivery of compensation, benefits, disability management and occupational health services for employees and retirees. Innovative thinking, analysis and a focus on customer service allow this group to provide a competitive and cost effective reward package with user-friendly programs and services. Sample projects in this area have included leading the dependent care verification audit process, bridging job competencies to performance reviews and developing a strategic tracking process to monitor response and compliance initiatives.

Talent Development
This team has responsibility for Organizational Development as well as Learning and Development for our leaders and team members. This team helps optimize the performance of the organization, by fully developing both individuals and teams. Projects in this area have previously included enhancements to our new team member orientation and onboarding, review and coordination of learning curricula, and task analyses of store level positions to assess gaps in training and material resources.

Qualifications

The Meijer Internship Program is an experiential education program designed for students currently enrolled in a degree program, who are considering future careers in this exciting field. If you are not currently enrolled in a degree program, please search our site for other positions of interest in the Human Resources area. Specific qualifications for these internships include:

• Progress toward a Master's degree in Human Resources, Labor & Industrial Relations, Organization Development, or related discipline, with preference for a Fall 2013 or Spring 2014 graduate
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint
  
• 2-4 years of professional work experience is highly preferred, and candidates with HR work experience are most desirable
  
• Permanent work authorization in the United States (U.S. citizen or permanent resident)
  
• Ability to work in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Summer 2013 (housing and transportation are the responsibility of the student)
  
• Drive for results - has focus on the bottom line
  
• Customer focus - dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customers
  
• Relationship Skills - can create positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, and other internal and external constituencies
  
• Communication Skills - conveys the right information in writing and verbally
  
• Comfort with Ambiguity -- can shift gears easily and cope with change
  

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