Employee Experience Intern

ABOUT US

Apprentices train through a four-year program with classroom nights and on-the-job hours. Building automation and controls teams support hundreds of commercial clients. We started in 1994 and have grown to about 390 people. Tools are provided, though most techs bring their own hand tools.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Schmidt & Sons Electrical Contractors is looking for an HR intern to support onboarding, employee records and internal engagement activities. Fully remote, working with the Human Resources. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Ontario team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Our standups are at 9:00 AM Pacific. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

DAY TO DAY

• Assist with performance review cycles by sending forms and chasing pending ones.
• Prepare offer letters, appointment letters and experience letters from templates.
• Build simple HR dashboards in Excel: headcount, attrition, joining and exit trends.
• Send pulse surveys through Google Forms or Typeform and analyse the responses.
• Draft and update HR policies such as leave, remote work and reimbursement, for review by the HR manager.
• Support the payroll team with input sheets and document checks.

REQUIREMENTS

• Based in Canada for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Ability to keep employee information confidential.
• Organised and comfortable with routine documentation work.
• Clear written English for letters, emails and policy drafts.
• Laptop with MS Office or Google Workspace and stable internet.
• Basic understanding of HR functions from coursework: recruitment, onboarding, payroll, labour law.

NICE TO HAVE

• Previous internship or volunteer role in a college placement cell.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion.
• Day-to-day HR generalist work at a real company, not case studies.
• Exposure to employee engagement in a fully remote company.
• You will draft at least one policy that goes to the leadership team.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Spring 2027

Stipend: $21.50 - $22.00 per hour

PERKS

• Home office setup stipend.
• Paid sick time.
• Paid company holidays.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Spring 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Schmidt & Sons Electrical Contractors.