Student Intern, Planning Associate

Location: Newmarket, ON, CA

​Req ID: 141102 Remote Position: No Region: Americas Country: Canada State/Province: Ontario City:  Newmarket

16 Month Internship

As a global technology leader, Celestica designs, engineers, and manufactures industry-leading products and services that drive customer success and market advancement. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, we bring together over 33,000 employees across more than 45 sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. Working with the world’s leading technology companies across a broad range of industries, Celestica helps its customers achieve a competitive advantage. These products span key areas such as data centre technology, aerospace and defense, healthtech, and capital equipment.

Working at Celestica is more than a job. It’s about being part of something bigger and shaping the future with your work. You’ll take on exciting and challenging projects, get hands-on experience, collaborate with a global team, and learn from some of the greatest minds in the industry. And just as we aspire to imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers, we’re just as committed to delivering the best employee experience.

Benefits for Students Include

Experience working for one of the largest Canadian global technology companies

Possibility of a student casual contract position after completion of internship

Possibility of a full-time position after completion of degree

Access to Celestica’s development programs and projects

Celestica's Time Off to Volunteer program – two paid days off to volunteer per year

Fun intern activities including celebration events and networking

Internal recognition programs and rewards for stellar performance

What’s in it for you?

Opportunity: Job experience at a large Canadian-based global company

Innovation: We look to our employees to implement new ideas and improve the way we do things

Collaboration: Students work as part of global teams, enabled by collaborative technology

Sustainability: We uphold strong ethics, reduce our impact on the environment and empower employees to give back to the community with two paid days off per year to volunteer

Development opportunities: including soft skills courses, innovation projects and mentorship

Networking: Strategically build your professional network to advance your career and deepen relationships across your peers and colleagues.

Fun: Our interns have the opportunity to participate in fun activities including intern social events, Celestica’s charitable initiatives and our Spirit Week activities

About this opportunity

The Planning Intern will act as a crucial member of our supply chain team. This position is an excellent and challenging position for students who are interested in gaining planning, procurement, business and manufacturing knowledge. Guidance and mentorship will be provided to individuals in this position.

Preferred Skills

Basic knowledge of production planning fundamentals, scheduling, materials requirements planning techniques and manufacturing control systems

Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially with Excel

Knowledge of basic computer applications and the ability to learn and use multiple applications specific to this department including the ERP and office systems

Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers

Demonstrates accountability in role by prioritizing tasks and problem solving independently to ensure timely and accurate completion of responsibilities

Activities

Matches material requirements and inventory turnover so as not to hold too high of a percentage of inventory

Manages surplus, excess and obsolete inventory and prepare inventory reports

Assists in the resolution of receipt and supplier invoice discrepancies

Reviews manufacturing production goals and plans accordingly

Analyzes inputs including capacity, cycle times, urgency of request, and material availability to help determine schedule

Acts as customer liaison with new product introduction

Physical Demands, duties of this position are varied and will include:

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.

Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.

Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Salary

The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

The hourly wage is determined by the years of study completed and is non-negotiable as per company policy.

Hourly Wage: $23-30 CAD/hr

Additional Details

Area: Supply Chain

Start Date: May 2027

Location: 213 Harry Walker Pkwy South, Newmarket, Ontario

Vacancies: 9 positions

Experience: No Formal Experience Required.

Education: Currently enrolled in an Internship program completing 3rd year of a 4-year University program or 2nd year of 3-year Diploma program specializing in Supply Chain, Operations, Business or Engineering.

• **As this position involves work that is subject to the Canadian Government's Controlled Goods Program (CGP), your employment offer is conditional upon the successful completion of a security assessment by Celestica and/or its authorized agents, per the Controlled Goods Regulations.

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