At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. We believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire. Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits, and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.
What You’ll Do
Supporting the Indoor Cooking Product Development team, the Product Development Student will support projects to the successful launch of products that delivers a consistent, authentic, and customer-driven product experience through our retail brands.
- Under the guidance of the Product Development manager & team, lead and execute their own projects(s) on the design and development deliverables (design kick-off, sketch concepts, prototypes, 2D/3D design, design reviews, sample reviews and vendor workshops).
- Supports the creation the technical product documentation: product requirements, design briefs & technical specification packages, and product qualification criteria that captures the customer centric CTQ (critical to quality) and CTE (critical to experience) deliverables.
- Executes on the brand developed VBL (Visual Brand Language) for the Consumer Brand proprietary products.
- Actively participate in product design research exercises (ethnography, store intercepts, shop-a-longs, customer visits, interviews, analysis, synthesis, storyboarding and prototyping)
- Work closely with the cross-functional teams at key touch points to execute the design work
- Integrates with global sourcing, the Pacific Rim offices, and line review teams to ensure a tight integration of the brand development processes with the line review processes
- Execute basic model making (ie proof of concepts/ 3D printed prototypes) as needed
- Additional tasks that arise to support the team as required.
What You Bring:
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Industrial Design or a related discipline
- A passion for cooking, baking and/or BBQing – if you are as passionate about the design of a skillet as you are in the sear and flavour of the steak, you are the kind of person we want on our team!
- Highly organized and detail oriented, able to tackle multiple projects with varying scope and project teams
- Experience with usability testing, ethnographic research, and product development tools an asset
- Collaborative team players with strong communication skills, who build relationships easily
- Proficient in MS Office Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Skilled in 3D modeling tools such as SolidWorks and design tools such as Adobe CS, etc.
- Experience in machine shop and tools an asset
- Experience in UI/UX is an asset
Hybrid
We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.
About Us
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there’s a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.