Human Resources (HR) Intern - Summer 2027

MacLean-Fogg Company; Savanna (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Job summary

MacLean-Fogg Company in Savanna, IL is seeking an HR Intern to connect classroom learning with practical HR support in a manufacturing environment. You will work with HR professionals to understand employee needs, improve processes, and make information easier to use.

You will own a meaningful project with guidance from an experienced team, potentially focusing on onboarding, recruiting processes, learning initiatives, or employee communications, and present your findings to leadership at the

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in HR, business, or related field.
• Interest in supporting employees and improving how people experience work.
• Analytical approach to problem solving and accuracy checks.
• Willingness to ask questions and learn from feedback.
• Ability to organize information and explain reasoning clearly.
• Availability for a full-time, on-site summer internship.

Responsibilities

• Learn HR processes, systems, and employee needs relevant to the assignment.
• Gather, organize, check accuracy, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Help prepare clear employee or manager resources for HR review.
• Support coordination of recruiting, onboarding, learning, or engagement activities.
• Use spreadsheets or tools to analyze information and communicate findings.
• Listen to employees and direct questions to the right HR contact.

Skills

Empathy for employees

Analytical thinking

Questioning mindset

Organizational skills

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in HR / related field

Enrollment as student

Job description

• Location: Savanna, IL

• Pay: $26.00 per hour

• Program start: Tuesday, May 25, 2027, with limited flexibility for academic calendars

• Duration: 10 weeks, with the possibility of extending up to two additional weeks based on business needs and intern availability

• Schedule: Full time, 40 hours per week, on site

Help People Do Their Best Work

As a Human Resources (HR) Intern at MacLean-Fogg, you will connect classroom learning with the work of supporting employees and managers in a manufacturing business. You will work with HR professionals and teams across the facility to understand employee needs, improve processes, and make information easier to use.

You will take ownership of a meaningful project with guidance from an experienced team. Depending on your assignment, you might improve an onboarding resource, analyze a recruiting process, support a learning initiative, or help make employee communications clearer and more accessible. At the end of the program, you will present your work, findings, and recommendations to leadership.

HR Areas You Could Explore

Assignments vary by location and may include:

• Recruiting and Onboarding: Support candidate coordination, onboarding resources, or improvements to the new-employee experience.

• Learning and Employee Development: Help organize learning resources, support development activities, and gather feedback on what employees need.

• Employee Engagement and Communication: Help teams share clear information, listen to feedback, and support practical employee-engagement activities.

• HR Operations and Process Improvement: Help improve HR instructions, workflows, and resources that employees and managers use.

• People Data and Reporting: Use appropriately scoped data to identify patterns, check accuracy, and support useful HR reporting.

You do not need prior experience in these areas. Not every assignment is available at every location.

What You Will Do

• Learn the HR processes, systems, and employee needs relevant to your assignment.

• Gather and organize information, check its accuracy, and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Help prepare clear employee or manager resources for review by the HR team.

• Support coordination of recruiting, onboarding, learning, or engagement activities.

• Use spreadsheets or other tools to analyze information and communicate findings.

• Listen respectfully to employees and work with the HR team to direct questions to the right person.

• Protect confidential information and use only the records needed for your assigned work.

• Document progress, follow through on commitments, and ask for guidance when a matter requires an experienced HR professional.

• Follow facility safety requirements and present your project results and recommendations.

What You Bring

• Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program in human resources, business administration, organizational development, psychology, industrial or organizational psychology, communications, or a closely related field.

• Interest in supporting employees and improving how people experience work.

• A thoughtful approach to solving problems and checking your work.

• Willingness to ask questions, learn from feedback, and work with people in different roles.

• Ability to organize information and explain your reasoning clearly.

• Availability for a full-time, on-site summer internship. Limited start-date flexibility may be available for academic calendars.

All college class levels are welcome. Previous internship experience is not required. Coursework, projects, volunteering, student activities, and other jobs can demonstrate your potential.

Helpful, but Not Required

• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• Coursework or projects involving human resources, organizational behavior, communication, research, or data analysis.

• Experience using Excel or another tool to organize and analyze information.

• Experience coordinating activities, creating clear written resources, or helping a group improve a process.

What You Will Gain

• Ownership of a project with a clear business purpose and defined deliverable.

• Coaching and feedback from experienced team members.

• Practical experience supporting employees and managers in a manufacturing environment.

• Opportunities to collaborate across functions and present your work to leadership.

• A closer look at potential career paths in HR.

Housing Assistance

At approved locations, eligible interns may receive a one-time $3,000 taxable housing allowance. To qualify, your available summer residence must be more than 50 miles from the worksite, you must need temporary housing for the internship, and you cannot receive equivalent company-provided housing or relocation support. Payment occurs after the internship begins and required documentation is complete.