Student Co-Op, Hr Assistant

Working Location: ONTARIO, RICHMOND HILL 
 Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid
Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? Let’s inspire healthier lives, together.
Olympus, a leading medical technology company, has focused on making people’s lives better for over 100 years.
Our Purpose is to make people’s lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling.
Our Core Values are reflected in all we do: Integrity – Empathy – Agility – Unity – Long-Term View
We deliver on our purpose and our core values by staying True to Life.
Job Description
Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? At Olympus, we help make people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, every day.
We are currently looking for a 8–12-month co-op student to join our Olympus Canada HR team in our (Richmond Hill, Ontario) office, starting in April 2024. This is a full-time opportunity involving 40 hours per week.
As an HR Assistant, you will be working with all levels of the organization and Canadian business. You’re an energetic and independent individual. You will be the first contact person for internal and external clients for the Olympus Canada Inc business. You will be delivering great employee experience across Canada by building interdepartmental relationships across Olympus North America.
Job Duties
Some projects and duties during the co-op will include: 
-Manage the general HR inbox and HR mail.
-Lead contract recruitment, including job posting, sourcing, resume screening and interviewing.
-Manage all background checks for all job reqs.
-Coordinate and support the new hire process, including new hire paperwork, organizing orientation sessions and quarterly events and build new hire welcome totes.
-Manage the benefits and pension administration/enrolments.
-Assist the HR Team with the implementation of HR programs, communications and or initiatives.
-Participate in HR engagement projects and team committees like H&S.
-Other duties as assigned.
-There will be travel at least twice a week into the Ontario office.
Job Qualifications
Required:
-Completing a post-secondary or graduate program in Human Resources, preferably in Industrial Relations/Employee Relations.
-Positive attitude, reliable and strictest confidentiality.
-Willingness to take initiative, research and provide solutions.
-Exceptional with your interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
-Analytical with a strong attention to detail.
-Adaptable with a quick learning capability.
-Have experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook).
-Able to set priorities, take initiative and work with little direction.
-Must be legally able to work in Canada already.
-Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic and deadline-driven environment.
-Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize/execute multiple concurrent tasks.
-Strong, professional communication skills.
-Skilled in presentation development and public speaking.
-General curiosity and a desire to learn new material.
-Contract length: 8-12 months.
Why join Olympus?
Here, people matter—our health, our happiness, and our lives.
 
-Competitive salaries and annual bonus program
-Comprehensive medical benefits and pension plan
-Tuition reimbursement
-Free virtual live and on-demand wellness classes
-Work-life balance supportive culture with hybrid and remote roles
-Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
-Diversity & Inclusion Programs including Colleague Affinity Networks
 
About us:
Our Medical business uses innovative capabilities in medical technology, therapeutic intervention, and precision manufacturing to help healthcare professionals deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and minimally invasive procedures to improve clinical outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of life for patients and their safety.
Olympus Canada Inc. (OCI)—a subsidiary of Olympus Corporation of the Americas—manages the Company’s operations and workforce throughout Canada in roles such as sales, marketing, service, and support functions. Based in Richmond Hill, ON,  OCI is committed to developing our employees and supporting our local communities. For more information, visit olympuscanada and truetolife.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America.  For more information, olympusamerica.
Olympus is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace
We recognize diversity in people, views and lifestyle choices and emphasize the importance of inclusion and mutual respect. We strive to continue to foster empathy and unity in the workplace so that our employees can fully contribute and thrive.
Let’s realize your potential, together.
Olympus embraces diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, our policies as well as our values prohibit unlawful discrimination based on an employee's or applicant's race, color, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, military or veteran status, or any other federal, provincial or local protected classification.  EOE Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
Posting Notes: || Canada (CA) || Ontario (CA-ON) || Richmond Hill || Interns and Co-Ops