Student Intern, Program Management

Celestica International LP; Newmarket; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off to Volunteer

Potential full-time position after the

Development programs and projects

Job summary

Celestica in Newmarket, Ontario, is seeking a Student Intern for Program Management. The 16‑month internship offers hands‑on experience with customer programs, cross‑functional teams, and financial analysis in a manufacturing environment. Start May 2027 at 213 Harry Walker Drive, Newmarket.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, supply chain, and finance, along with Smartsheets and Excel work, and may lead to casual contracting or full‑time opportunities after graduation.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in University/College internship program, completing 3rd year in a 4-year Business program.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Google SmartSheets. Familiarity with Access considered an asset
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interface directly with Customers, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Corporate teams and internal Management
• Well organized, good time management skills, detailed oriented and a self starter
• Comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision
• A financial background and previous exposure to a manufacturing environment considered an asset

Responsibilities

• Attending customer and internal calls, internal meetings and customer site visits, recording and following up on meeting action items.
• Working with internal cross functional teams (Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance).
• Performing financial analysis or execution elements of costing, pricing, quoting, material purchases, customer service billings, accounts receivables, accounts payable, P&L's, forecasting.
• Manage the execution and tracking of department continuous improvement initiatives.
• Project management aspects of Flawless Launch of new products and customers along with milestone defining and tracking, project status reporting, using smartsheets for analysis/reporting.
• Monthly operating metrics tracking and reporting within various internal reporting tools.
• Helping to identify risks/gaps with production schedules and revenue projections

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Strong communication

Time management

Self-starter/Autonomous

Financial background (asset)

Education

Currently enrolled in University/College internship program

Tools

Google Sheets

Smartsheets

Access (asset)

Job description

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Student Intern, Program Management

Location: Newmarket, ON, CA

16 Month Internship

As a global technology leader, Celestica designs, engineers, and manufactures industry-leading products and services that drive customer success and market advancement. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, we bring together over 33,000 employees across more than 45 sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. Working with the world’s leading technology companies across a broad range of industries, Celestica helps its customers achieve a competitive advantage.This products span key areas such as data centre technology, aerospace and defense, healthtech, and capital equipment.

Working at Celestica is more than a job. It’s about being part of something bigger and shaping the future with your work. You’ll take on exciting and challenging projects, get hands‑on experience, collaborate with a global team, and learn from some of the greatest minds in the industry. And just as we aspire to imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers, we’re just as committed to delivering the best employee experience.

Benefits for Students Include:

• Experience working for one of the largest Canadian global technology companies
• Possibility of a student casual contract position after completion of internship
• Possibility of a full‑time position after completion of degree
• Access to Celestica’s development programs and projects
• Celestica's Time Off to Volunteer program – two paid days off to volunteer per year
• Fun intern activities including celebration events and networking
• Internal recognition programs and rewards for stellar performance

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity: Job experience at a large Canadian-based global company
• Innovation: We look to our employees to implement new ideas and improve the way we do things
• Collaboration: Students work as part of global teams, enabled by collaborative technology
• Sustainability: We uphold strong ethics, reduce our impact on the environment and empower employees to give back to the community with two paid days off per year to volunteer
• Development opportunities: including soft skills courses, innovation projects and mentorship
• Networking: Strategically build your professional network to advance your career and deepen relationships across your peers and colleagues.
• Fun: Our interns have the opportunity to participate in fun activities including intern social events, Celestica’s charitable initiatives and our Spirit Week activities.

About this Opportunity:

The Program Management Intern will support the Newmarket site. Initially, you will work under close supervision and receive detailed instructions, routines, and procedures on work assignments. Once proficiency in the tasks is achieved, you may work autonomously and be given more complex duties. This role deals directly with an immediate supervisor, co‑workers and team members with guidance.

Preferred Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Google SmartSheets. Familiarity with Access considered an asset
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interface directly with Customers, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Corporate teams and internal Management
• Well organized, good time management skills, detailed oriented and a self starter
• Comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision
• A financial background and previous exposure to a manufacturing environment considered an asset

Activities:

• Supporting the day-to-day activities of Customer Program Managers - attending customer and internal calls, internal meetings and customer site visits, recording and following up on meeting action items.
• Working with internal cross functional teams (Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance).
• Performing financial analysis or execution elements of costing, pricing, quoting, material purchases, customer service billings, accounts receivables, accounts payable, P&L's, forecasting.
• Manage the execution and tracking of department continuous improvement initiatives.
• Project management aspects of Flawless Launch of new products and customers along with milestone defining and tracking, project status reporting, using smartsheets for analysis/reporting.
• Monthly operating metrics tracking and reporting within various internal reporting tools.
• Helping to identify risks/gaps with production schedules and revenue projections

Physical Demands, duties of this position are varied and will include:

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office with exposure to manufacturing environments.

Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data

Repetitive manual movements are frequently required (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc).

The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

The hourly wage is determined by the years of study completed and is non‑negotiable as per company policy.

Hourly Wage: $23-30 CAD/hr

Area:

Customer Program Management

Start Date:

May 2027

Location:

213 Harry Walker Drive S, Newmarket

Experience:

No formal experience is required.

Education:

Currently enrolled in University/College internship program, completing 3rd year in a 4‑year Business program.

***As this position involves work that is subject to the Canadian Government's Controlled Goods Program (CGP), your employment offer is conditional upon the successful completion of a security assessment by Celestica and/or its authorized agents, per the Controlled Goods Regulations.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates throughout the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

This position involves technologies regulated by the Canadian government's Controlled Goods Program (CGP). Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and meet all other requirements under CGP. Job offers will be conditional upon candidates undergoing a successful security screening per the Controlled Goods Regulations.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer‑centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full‑scale production and after‑market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next‑generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

We use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and assessing applications for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.