Process Improvement Engineering Student (4 months) - Fall 2026

Canadian Tire Corporation is seeking a  Process Improvement Engineering Student  for a 4-month Fall 2026 co-op term in Toronto, ON. This hands-on, self-directed role involves investigating, documenting, and rationalizing Jira workflows across the organization's Atlassian platform.

What you'll do:

Investigate and reverse-engineer existing Jira workflows across boards and projects, including statuses, transitions, conditions, validators, and post-functions

Create clear, accurate current-state (as-is) process maps and workflow documentation in Lucidchart

Analyze the full inventory of production workflows to identify commonalities, redundancies, and patterns that can be consolidated

Design a proposed future-state model that reduces production workflows to four standard workflow types, with clear rationale and mapping from old to new

Provide practical, prioritized recommendations for consolidation, standardization, and cleanup, including risks and considerations for migration

Share findings and visuals with BSA Practice and IT Operations stakeholders

What you bring:

Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Business Technology Management, or related discipline)

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break down complex systems and spot patterns

Proven ability to work independently, manage your own time, and drive a project forward with minimal supervision

Comfortable building process flows and diagrams in Lucidchart or strong ability to learn quickly

Clear written and visual communication for documenting processes and recommendations

Exposure to Jira and Confluence as a user or administrator, including familiarity with workflow concepts (statuses, transitions, workflow schemes) - asset

Understanding of business analysis or process improvement concepts (e.g., BPMN, workflow standardization, Lean thinking) - asset

Compensation:
Typical hiring range $23.00-$30.00 CAD per hour; broadband up to $37.00/hour.

Currently enrolled in post-secondary program in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Business Technology Management, or related discipline. Strong analytical skills, ability to work independently, experience or familiarity with Lucidchart and Jira/Confluence.

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