Human Resources Internship - 12 months

Atura Power Group; Oakville; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Atura Power Group is offering a 12-month internship at our Oakville head office to support the human resources team across recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement initiatives.

You will help manage HR processes, assist with onboarding, maintain HRIS files, and contribute to learning programs while collaborating with senior HR personnel on payroll and reporting tasks.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in university or college - preferably in Business Management, Business Administration, Human Resources or a related degree or diploma program.
• Strong writing and editing skills, comfort using social media platforms
• Some experience with online content management systems (SharePoint) is an asset
• This role will involve some public speaking and facilitation of small groups for HR projects
• Team player with solid interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational, attention to detail, and project management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 including MS Teams

Responsibilities

• Assisting with posting job openings, screening resumes, and coordinating interviews
• Helping with onboarding for new hires, including welcome materials and orientation sessions
• Maintaining and organizing employee files on HRIS
• Supporting HR programs focused on culture, DEI, and 2026 deliverables
• Brainstorming low-cost activities to build workplace community
• Ensuring compliance with policies and regulations through audits and record tracking
• Drafting employee communications and assisting in data entry for HR metrics
• Support learning management system for training programs and learning tracking
• Collaborating with senior HR on payroll functions
• Scheduling meetings, managing calendars, and responding to HR inquiries
• Conducting research on HR best practices and presenting findings
• Leading activities to make internships engaging and informative
• Other tasks as assigned

Skills

Strong writing

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Education

Currently enrolled in university or college - Business Management/HR or related

Tools

SharePoint

MS Teams

Microsoft 365

Job description

Introduction

Atura Power is the largest fleet of combined cycle power plants in Ontario, and we are growing into the clean energy space through our Niagara Hydrogen Centre and Battery Energy Storage project. Our facilities are located across the province including Napanee, Halton Hills, Toronto, Niagara and Windsor. This position is based at our central office in Oakville, Ontario.

Guided by our values, we are inclusive, we work safely, we are flexible, we look for ways to do things better, we always act with integrity.

Join the team that powers the province!

Location: Atura Power Head Office, 1415 Joshuas Creek Drive, Oakville, Ontario

Internship: 12-month internship starting May 2027

Work Arrangement: In-person at the Oakville head office

Compensation: $24.50 - $25.50/hour + 3 weeks paid vacation

General Information

Working with the Human Resources team, the student will support across various functions ranging from working on recruitment processes and onboarding new employees to assisting with employee engagement initiatives and managing HR databases. This is a perfect role for a student looking to explore a career in Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with posting job openings, screening resumes, and coordinating interviews


• Helping with the onboarding process for new hires, including preparing welcome materials, assisting in organizing orientation sessions


• Maintaining and organizing employee files on HRIS


• Supporting the HR programmatic activities that focus on improving company culture, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion along with fulfilling HR commitments as part of our 2026 deliverables


• Brainstorm unique and low-cost activities that support creating community within the workplace. This may include event planning, coordinating discussions, and supporting the creation of employee driven videos that aim to showcase the unique work we do.


• Ensuring compliance with company policies and legal regulations by conducting audits, assisting in policy updates and record tracking


• Leveraging your knack for drafting compelling employee communications to support informing employees about HR related activities


• Using your strong attention to detail to support data entry for HR metrics and creating reports on employee statistics


• Support talent development, gain hands-on experience with our Learning Management System to manage training programs, track employee learning, and contribute to additional training implementation. Recommend ways in which we can continue to improve our approach to learning and training at Atura Power.


• Collaborating with senior HR personnel on payroll functions


• Performing various administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, managing calendars, and responding to HR inquiries


• Conducting research on best practices in HR and presenting findings to the team


• Taking a "lead" approach to managing activities to support our student program to make internships interesting learning experiences and supporting students getting a full understanding of the magnitude of our operations and all the opportunities we have available.


• Other tasks as assigned

Skills and Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in university or college - preferably in Business Management, Business Administration, Human Resources or a related degree or diploma program


• Strong writing and editing skills, comfort using social media platforms


• Ability to manage pre-existing web-based content and reformatting and editing experience would be considered an asset


• This role will involve some public speaking and facilitation of small groups for various HR projects. The selected intern must have a willingness to take on these types of opportunities


• Some technical knowledge of online content management systems (SharePoint) an asset


• Team player with solid interpersonal skills


• Strong organizational, attention to detail, and project management skills


• Proficient in Microsoft 365 - including MS Teams platform


• Interest in Ai and online tools to find improvements and efficiencies

Atura Power strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration, and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity. The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity. Atura Power seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. While all qualified candidates are invited to apply, we particularly welcome applications from women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, members of visible minorities, and LGBTQ2S+ persons.

Our employees are company, community and environmentally focused.

Atura Power welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.