Co-Op Student - People & Culture

About MealSuite 
MealSuite builds end-to-end foodservice technology for healthcare and senior living organizations. Our mission is to help care teams deliver better dining experiences with less effort. We’re a fast-growing team working on meaningful problems that directly impact patient and resident care.

About the Role 
We’re looking for a People & Culture Co-Op Student to join our People & Culture team. This position will be reporting to the People Operations Specialist, and is for the September 2026 - December 2026 co-op term.

What You’ll Do 

• Performance & Development – Shadow leader conversations where the P&C Business Partner is rolling out the skills matrix, partner with a leader and P&C Business Partner to assist with developing the matrix for their team, and track participation in any training initiatives 

• Engagement & Retention – Assist with eNPS coordination and results compilation, assist with the CSR Committee (MS Cares Q4 initiative, fundraisers, and planning for 2027), and update the P&C slides for Town Halls 

• Talent Acquisition – Create job postings, review applications, shadow phone screens, and assist with rolling out the co-op program for 2027 

• People Analytics & Reporting – Ensure data is traced accurately in HRIS (BambooHR) and learn how metrics are used in decision making 

• Onboarding & Offboarding – Assist with onboarding preparation, shadow first day orientations, shadow exit interviews, and coordinate checklists and tracking for employee exists 

• Miscellaneous Administrative Tasks – Assist with data entry in various P&C-related systems and employee handbook policy creation & updates 

You’ll Also Work on the Following Projects: 

• Employee resource group creation (approximately 15 hours to complete) 

• People and Culture Moments Calendar with campaign plans - Build an annual calendar of key cultural and awareness dates with a brief activation plan for each, including internal & external communications (approximately 30 hours to complete) 

• BambooHR file migration and data clean-up (approximately 80 hours to complete) 

What You Bring 

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program with a Canadian institution in Business, Administration, Human Resources, or related field 

• Experience with digital productivity tools (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or similar) 

• Experience using a Human Resource Information System (BambooHR preferred) 

• Familiarity with compliance and training platforms, such as EasyLlama, Udemy, or similar 

• Clear and concise communication skills with the ability to convey ideas effectively in both written and verbal form 

• Active listening skills, demonstrating attention to stakeholder needs, the ability to ask clarifying questions, and confirm understanding before acting 

• The ability to build relationships across different business functions and show a team-oriented attitude 

• Demonstrates proactive communication by identifying and raising issues early, providing regular progress updates, and confidently escalating blockers when needed 

• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving environment 

Compensation: $21.67 – $31.53 CAD per hour (as determined by work term) 

This role requires working onsite in our Cambridge office (96 Grand Ave S Unit 101, Cambridge, ON N1S 2L9) two days per week. 

Why You’ll Love Working Here   

• Hybrid flexibility – we value the collaboration, mentorship and learning that come from physically working next to one another, as well as the benefits that remote work can offer.   

• Work-life balance – this is supported by the fact that more than 90% of current employees agree that their leader supports their wellbeing.   

• Opportunities for career development and advancement – we support our employees in pursuing and achieving their professional goals.   

• Purposeful work with a positive community impact – more than 90% of our North American employees agree that the company’s purpose aligns with their personal values. Learn more about our values at  mealsuite.com/careers. 

We want to ensure that every qualified individual has an equal opportunity to work with us. If you require accommodation to our application process, please contact [email protected]. 

MealSuite uses AI-assisted tools during parts of the hiring process, including screening and workflow automation. All final hiring decisions are made by people. 

This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.