Human Resources Intern Location: Grand Forks, ND - Headquarters Job Code: 223 # of Openings: 1 Description Black Gold Farms invites you to grow with us! At Black Gold, we strive to provide our employees work with a purpose. We recognize that our operation relies on many skilled and talented individuals doing many things right to successfully grow, harvest, sell and distribute our crops throughout the United States. We work on the farm, in the field, at the office and on the road. We do what we can to be good stewards of the land, good community members and good industry partners. Here at Black Gold Farms, we work hard to ensure that each person that is a part of our team is offered: an opportunity to grow personally and professionally, rewards that include more than earning a salary, impactful work that matters, a culture that includes being a part of our family and values that extend locally and globally. Black Gold Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned business founded in 1928 that today operates on a national scale, growing the nations best potatoes on nearly 25,000 acres spread across 11 farms in 10 different states. Were a leading supplier of chip potatoes to Americas largest snack companies, and a growing factor in the fresh sector where our focus is on red potatoes and sweet potatoes two types that continue to show positive growth as consumers strive to eat healthier. Our culture places a very high value on honesty, authenticity and service we say what we do and do what we say. We strive to ensure a family atmosphere and to maintaining a positive employee environment for learning and innovation, with an emphasis on generating greater returns through teamwork powered by skilled and committed individuals. We embrace sustainable practices while producing the highest quality with the lowest costs not by cutting corners, but by working smarter. Human Resources Intern Black Gold Farms in Grand Forks, ND is recruiting for a Human Resources/Payroll Intern. Through the internship, this person will be exposed to many different areas of the human resource and payroll profession. Responsibilities will include: 1. Assist with recruitment processes, including writing job requisitions and screening applicants. 2. Conduct compliance audits. 3. Verify employees have required payroll and HR related paperwork on file. 4. Assist with new hire orientation and training schedules. 5. Assist employees with benefit and compensation questions. 6. Complete requests for employment verification and separation of employment, including unemployment benefit requests. 7. Follow up with candidates on the status of their employment application. 8. Register and coordinate participation in career fairs, attend if available. 9. Assist with the writing of the monthly company newsletter. 10. Attend Company provided trainings and assist with the organization of these events. 11. Research and provide recommendations on training event attendance for employees. 12. Improve aesthetics of online candidate application system and update employment notices. 13. Focus on a special project of evaluating Black Gold's current employee relations policies to ensure alignment with key customer standards. Make recommendations for areas of focus. Candidates should be pursuing a Human Resources or related degree. Experience with Microsoft Office is required. Black Gold offers a competitive compensation package. Black Gold also offers tuition reimbursement for its interns.