Maintenance/Quality Intern

Interfor; Sault Ste. Marie; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Living allowance

Job summary

Interfor is offering an on-site Maintenance/Quality Intern position in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The role partners with experienced professionals to build practical skills and drive real improvements in a busy mill environment.

You’ll learn how maintenance, quality control, and production align to safely produce quality wood products. The internship runs 4–8 months starting May 2027, with competitive intern compensation and a living allowance.

Qualifications

• Working toward a degree or diploma in a relevant program.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.
• Interest in hands-on, industrial settings and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Learn maintenance, quality control, and production roles for safe, quality wood products.
• Support maintenance planning, troubleshooting, or process improvements.
• Collect data and complete quality-control surveys across the mill.
• Analyze data to identify quality, efficiency, uptime, or cost improvements.
• Assist with documentation, reporting, and site improvement projects.
• Collaborate with employees across teams on-site and in the office.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Hands-on

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Engineering or related program

Wood Products Processing or Forestry Operations Management

Operations or related program

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Maintenance/Quality Intern,Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Readyto take what you’re learning in school and put it to work? At Interfor, we’relooking for future leaders who are curious, hands-on, and eager to learn.You’ll work side-by-side with experienced professionals, build practicalskills, and gain exposure to the technologies shaping the wood productsindustry. If you’re excited to wear work boots, solve real problems, and makean impact in a tight-knit community, this could be the summer opportunity foryou!

Thisis an on-site internship with an anticipated start date in May 2027. Ideally,you’ll be available for a 4-8month term.

What We Offer

At Interfor, you won’t spend your internship watching from the sidelines. You’ll have theopportunity to contribute, grow, and build experience you can carry into yourfuture career. We offer competitive compensation for interns, including:

• Salariesstarting from$3,350 per month(based on your year inschool and previous experience).
• Temporaryliving allowanceforinterns moving to the area for the role.

What You’ll Do

• Learn how maintenance, quality control, and production teams work together to safely produce quality wood products.
• Support equipment reliability, maintenance planning, troubleshooting, or mechanical process improvements.
• Complete quality-control surveys and collect operational or Key Performance Indicator data across areas of the mill.
• Analyze production, process, or equipment information and helpidentifyopportunities to improve quality, efficiency, uptime, or cost performance.
• Assist with documentation, reporting, benchmarks, recommendations, or site improvement projects.
• Work with employees, crews, and site leaders while gaining experience both on the mill floor and in the office.

What You Offer

• You are working toward a degree or diploma in Engineering, Wood Products Processing, Forestry Operations Management, Operations, or another industry-related program.You are committed tomaintaininga safe work environment without compromise.
• You are naturally curious, analytical, and interested in hands-on work in an industrial setting.
• You can organize and interpret data, solve problems, and communicate findings clearly.
• You collaborate effectively with employees across teams and departments.
• You are comfortable using Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook; mechanical aptitude or manufacturing experience is an asset.
• You are prepared to work in a mill environment that may include noise, changing temperatures, stairs, ladders, catwalks, and uneven surfaces.
  

Who We Are

At Interfor, our culture is built on integrity, respect, and collaboration. Webelieve in empowering employees, fostering career development, and operatingsustainably to support both our people and our planet. Learn more at interfor.com.

We appreciate the interestof all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will becontacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete apre-employment drug test and background check. Interfor is an Equal OpportunityEmployer building a capable, committed, diverse workforce. All qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender, national origin, protectedveteran status, or disability.