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Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Dubuque
Function: Human Resources
Title: Part-Time Student - Labor Relations - Dubuque, IA - 111838
Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position
Note: Relocation assistance is not provided.
The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company's regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND.
Your Responsibilities
As a Part - Time Student - Labor Relations for JD Dubuque Works located in Dubuque, IA, you will:
- Assist with the recruitment process, including posting job openings, screening resumes, scheduling interviews, and preparing onboarding materials.
- Help with maintaining employee records, ensuring they are accurate, up-to-date, and compliant with company policies.
- Participate in employee engagement initiatives, including surveys, events, and recognition programs.
- Help with conducting research on LR trends, best practices, and new technologies that can enhance LR processes.
- Provide administrative support to LR staff, including scheduling meetings, preparing reports, and managing LR databases.
- Assist in resolving employee inquiries related to LR policies, benefits, and general concerns.
This position is not available to students on immigration visas
What Skills You Need
- Available to work during the academic year 16-20 hours/weekly
- Available to work during the summer semester 35-40 hours/weekly
- Must be able to commute to the work location in Dubuque, IA, on a daily basis year-round
- Communication, organization, and time management skills
- Ability to interpret data and self-direct accordingly
- Attention to detail
- Willingness and desire to learn
- Willingness to identify opportunities and propose solutions
- Ideally you will be pursuing a degree in Labor Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration, Manufacturing Technology/Engineering; others may apply
- Must be registered as a full-time student at a U.S. local accredited college/university Graduation date of May 2026 or later
- Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above
What Makes You Standout
- Experience working in a team environment
- Interest or experience in a factory environment
- Proficient using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Interest in Microsoft Office applications such as Power BI, Power Apps
- Tableau Experience
- Interest in data analytics
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
$15 - $40 hourly based on published rates for business function and education level.
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The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.
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