Student Intern, Planning Associate

16 Month Internship

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) is a US$7.9 billion global leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions. We bring global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from the drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services. Through our unrivalled customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise, healthtech, industrial, capital equipment, and smart energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges.

Celestica is a high-integrity work environment and when you join Celestica you are a part of a leading global company that enables the world’s best brands, and contributes to our innovative and collaborative solutions that help our customers unlock the potential of the future.

Our global network spans 15 countries with 26,000 employees across the Americas, Europe and Asia. At our Toronto headquarters, we are focused on attracting top talent into our organization, including interns from universities and colleges. 

Celestica's internship program provides students with valuable development through real-life work experience, exciting projects and networking with industry professionals.

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 external customer liaison with new product introduction

Physical Demands:

• Regular visits to the manufacturing floor requiring the use of PPE (provided by Celestica).
• Duties of this position are primarily 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.

Additional Details:

Area: Supply Chain

Start Date: May 2025

Location: 213 Harry Walker Pkwy South, Newmarket, Ontario

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.

To apply, please visit www.celestica.com. Please provide a copy of your transcript with your application.