Senior Early Careers Lead - Campus & LT Programs

Maple Leaf Foods Inc; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 71,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health and wellness benefit

Defined contribution pension plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Learning and development opportunities

Volunteer days

Job summary

Maple Leaf Foods Inc is seeking a Senior Specialist, Early Careers to design and drive a comprehensive early careers program. You will manage campus recruitment, internships, apprenticeships, co-ops, and our Leadership Track (LT) rotational program, partnering with stakeholders to ensure strong engagement and career progression for early talent.

In this role you will lead recruitment, university partnerships, onboarding, mentorship, and learning initiatives, while tracking metrics and optimizing

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking applied to design and implement an early careers strategy.
• Ability to manage multiple programs (campus recruitment, internships, apprenticeships, co-ops, LT).
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement across senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the early careers strategy and campus engagement strategies aligned to Maple Leaf's needs.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment, internships, co-ops and LT program development.
• Collaborate with Talent Development to design onboarding, mentorship, and learning programs.
• Measure program performance and drive improvements using data and KPIs.
• Oversee budget for early careers initiatives and events.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Agility

Growth mindset

Executional excellence

Emotional intelligence

Collaboration

Performance management

Facilitation

Innovation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Maple Leaf Foods Inc is seeking a Senior Specialist, Early Careers to design and drive a comprehensive early careers program. You will manage campus recruitment, internships, apprenticeships, co-ops, and our Leadership Track (LT) rotational program, partnering with stakeholders to ensure strong engagement and career progression for early talent.

In this role you will lead recruitment, university partnerships, onboarding, mentorship, and learning initiatives, while tracking metrics and optimizing