HR Operations Intern

We make a web-based inventory and purchasing system used by independent restaurants, breweries and small food manufacturers. Sawyer builds scheduling and dispatch software for field service companies, from two-truck plumbing outfits to regional HVAC contractors. Code review is required on every pull request, and nobody merges their own changes.

The internship

Sawyer is looking for an HR intern to support onboarding, employee records and internal engagement activities. Fully remote, working with the Human Resources. Our headquarters is in Bristol, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will intern remotely with our team in Bristol. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Working hours overlap with UK business hours. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

What you'll do

• Maintain employee records in the HRMS (Keka, Zoho People or BambooHR) and Google Sheets
• Send pulse surveys through Google Forms or Typeform and analyse the responses
• Coordinate onboarding for new joiners: documents, laptop request, welcome email and first-week schedule
• Organise virtual induction sessions and keep the induction deck current
• Answer routine employee questions on leave balance and holidays over Slack
• Prepare offer letters, appointment letters and experience letters from templates
• Draft and update HR policies such as leave, remote work and reimbursement, for review by the HR manager
• Assist with performance review cycles by sending forms and chasing pending ones

Requirements

• Eligible to work in Canada
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Laptop with MS Office or Google Workspace and stable internet
• Ability to keep employee information confidential
• Responsive on Slack or email during working hours
• Basic understanding of HR functions from coursework: recruitment, onboarding, payroll, labour law
• Good command of MS Excel or Google Sheets: VLOOKUP, filters, basic pivots
• Organised and comfortable with routine documentation work

What you get out of it

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion
• Using an HRMS and building HR reports in Excel

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Spring 2027

Stipend: $23.00 to $30.00 per hour

Perks

• Flexible hours
• Paid company holidays
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Return offer opportunities

Duration: 4 months. Start: Spring 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Sawyer Ltd.