Corporate HR Intern (Year-Round)

Parker Hannifin Corporation; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking an HR Intern to support recruiting, onboarding, and HRIS tasks at our Mayfield Heights, OH location. This paid internship runs through the summer with on-site hours and school-year follow-up available.

You will assist in planning internship workshops, manage resumes, and contribute to employee events, while gaining real-world HR experience within a Fortune 250 global leader.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in HR or business, HR minor preferred.
• At least two years of undergraduate coursework completed.
• Able to work in-office in Mayfield Heights, OH.
• Available to start as early as May 2027.
• Onsite 40 hours per week during summer (May–Aug 2027).
• Onsite 16–24 hours per week during school year (Aug 2027–May 2028).
• Excellent administrative skills and detail orientation.
• Able to provide high-quality customer service via phone, email, and in-person.
• Strong project management skills to support multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• HR generalist duties: talent acquisition, onboarding, records, and audits.
• Plan and assist social responsibility events and team recognitions.
• HRIS administration and data integrity.
• Sort resumes and schedule interviews.
• Coordinate info sessions and provide event resources.
• Market employment opportunities to target audiences.
• Assist in planning summer internship workshops and events.
• Research college recruitment and generate reports.
• Track progress, deadlines, and priorities for projects.
• Maintain high customer service levels with internal/external clients.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Administrative skills

Detail oriented

Customer service

Project management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree (HR or business)

Minimum two years coursework completed

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

Parker's Internship Program was established in 1978 to identify and help develop promising college students, by providing real-world experience in disciplines critical to Parker's business. As an intern, you will gain experience while supporting the HR department’s function.

Parker's Internship Program was established in 1978 to identify and help develop promising college students, by providing real-world experience in disciplines critical to Parker's business. As an intern, you will gain experience while supporting the HR department’s function. This position is based at Parker’s Global Headquarters in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Essential Functions

• HR generalist responsibilities – talent acquisition, onboarding processes, record keeping and retention, auditing.
• Social Responsibility/Event Planning - team member recognition programs, community outreach/philanthropy, and other events.
• HRIS administration.
• Sort and process incoming resumes.
• Schedule interviews.
• Schedule info sessions and provide resources needed to execute events.
• Market employment opportunities to target audiences.
• Assist in planning and executing summer internship workshops/events.
• Complete assigned research related to college recruiting and generate reports.
• Track progress, deadlines, and priorities of all projects.
• Maintain a satisfied level of customer service with clients both internal and external.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or in a business field, preferably with an HR Minor.
• At least two years of undergraduate coursework completed.
• Ability to work in-office in Mayfield Heights, OH.
• Able to start as early as May 2027.
• Available to work onsite 40 hours per week during the summer months (May 2027 - August 2027).
• Available onsite 16-24 hours per week during the school year (August 2027 - May 2028).
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Personable, able to comfortably and pleasantly deal with a variety of people.
• Problem solving capabilities necessary to accomplish the duties and tasks of the position.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Able to provide high-quality customer service through phone calls, email, and face to face interactions.
• Strong project management skills required to support multiple projects simultaneously.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affiantative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission