Winter 2026

Human Resources Intern

Posted on 9/3/2026

McKenney's

McKenney's

Building systems and mechanical services

No salary listed

Charlotte, NC, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
People & HR (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Microsoft Outlook
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • Currently pursuing or recently graduated from a degree program in human resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, Education, or a related field.
  • Interest in pursuing a career in Human Resources or a related field.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
Responsibilities
  • Prepare new hire materials, orientation resources, personal protective equipment, and other onboarding supplies.
  • Support new hire communications, scheduling, documentation, and onboarding follow-up.
  • Assist with tracking completion of preboarding requirements and escalate outstanding items to the HR Coordinator.
  • Support orientation day logistics.
  • Support development of department-specific onboarding plans.
  • Meet with managers and employees across departments to understand onboarding practices, training needs, responsibilities, and role-specific learning expectations.
  • Document departmental onboarding and training processes and identify themes, gaps, inconsistencies, and improvement opportunities.
  • Partner with the Human Resources Business Partner and department leaders to organize onboarding activities into learning plans, milestones, resources, and timelines.
  • Develop and maintain onboarding resources, checklists, guides, training materials, and other tools.
  • Assist with gathering feedback from new hires and managers to evaluate onboarding plans.
  • Research onboarding, training, and learning practices and bring forward improvement ideas.
  • Support additional learning and development initiatives and projects as assigned.
  • Maintain Human Resources trackers, spreadsheets, calendars, and administrative resources.
  • Assist with document organization, scanning, filing, and record maintenance.
  • Support general Human Resources requests and administrative needs.
  • Assist with scheduling interviews and greeting candidates.
  • Support preparation for career fairs, recruiting events, and talent acquisition activities.
  • Help organize recruiting materials, supplies, and event logistics.
  • Assist with candidate and recruiting data tracking.
  • Support internship and co-op program activities throughout each program term.
  • Assist with early talent orientation, communications, events, and program logistics.
  • Help coordinate learning opportunities, networking events, and engagement activities for interns and co-ops.
  • Maintain program calendars, participant information, and early talent resources.
  • Gather participant feedback and assist with program surveys and follow-up.
  • Assist with planning and coordinating Charlotte employee engagement events and activities.
  • Support the Charlotte Engagement Committee with event logistics, communications, materials, and preparation.

McKenney's designs, installs and services mechanical building systems for commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. Its capabilities include HVAC, plumbing, controls, energy services, construction technology and ongoing maintenance. Engineers, project managers, fabricators and field teams coordinate work from design and preconstruction through installation and building operations. The company’s integrated model helps owners and construction partners manage complex facility systems across new construction, renovation and long-term service needs. Delivery relies on project leadership, technical specialists and field teams working across active sites.

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