HR Trainee, Finnish speaker

Are you interested in Human Resources? Have you been thinking about gaining international work experience? Our internship in UPM’s Global HR Service Center in Kraków, Poland may be just the opportunity for you! 

We are now looking for HR Trainees to join our teams in fall 2024 or spring 2025. 

Greetings from a past HR trainee: 

Participating as a trainee in UPM´s Summer Recruitment Project has been an amazing learning experience for me. As a trainee, I was given the opportunity to get multifaceted insight into a top-tier global company and its HR functions. Furthermore, the welcoming and flexible working environment of the HR Service Center ensured that my traineeship was an all-around excellent experience. Krakow as a city is also vibrant and wonderful place to live and explore, with its museums and other attractions like the charming old town. - Suvi, HR Trainee spring 2023 

What you will do 

We are looking for HR trainees for multiple teams with slightly different areas of responsibility. 

In the Join team, you will support one of our recruitment project teams: Finnish apprenticeship program recruitment (Fall) or the summer recruitment program (Spring).  

As member of recruitment project team you will:  

• Handle applications and applicants' inquiries, schedule interviews and ensure great employee and candidate experience by maintaining clear and consistent communication 

• Work closely with the team of recruiters and assist them in their daily tasks and support UPM employees in Finland with the HR system 

In the Rewards and Career Changes team you will be responsible for performing various tasks related to employment life cycle administration and reporting. You will maintain employees’ personal, employment, and compensation data in our HR system, prepare documents, administer benefit processes, prepare various reports, and answer queries related to our HR system and employment. 

In the Develop & Perform team you will be supporting our Specialists with face-to-face and digital training sessions arrangements, communicating with internal and external stakeholders, managing participants, reporting, and verifying training invoices.    

Who you are 

• You are fluent in Finnish and have an excellent command of English, both spoken and written 

• You are a student in a relevant field of studies – also students in the beginning of their studies are welcome to apply! 

• You are interested in HR and eager to learn how it is organized in a global company 

• You can systematically approach a high volume of diverse assignments and handle competing priorities 

• You demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail 

This is what we offer for you 

• Meaningful job: We are proud of what we do. Our work highlights the expertise of our personnel, the high quality of our products and the company's values.   

• Inspired and motivated teams: We have highly skilled workforce. We are a multifaceted, international organization that works as a team to achieve our shared goals.   

• Responsibility for people and environment: Our ethical principles embrace people as well as the environment. We are always aiming to build a more sustainable future.   

• Comprehensive onboarding and development opportunities: We provide you with the knowledge you need to perform well in your role and to feel like a part of the team, you can also take part in additional assignments and learn new valuable skills.   

• Support with relocation to Kraków: which includes flight tickets and free accommodation for the duration of the internship. Kraków is an international and affordable city offering a wide range of attractions as well as great transport connections to the Tatra Mountains and other parts of Poland!   

• Attractive benefits package: UPM’s benefits package includes private medical health care, life insurance, sport’s card, budget for external training, and company phone also for private use.   

• Flexible work arrangements: employing a hybrid model, our employees can split their working time between their home and the office.  We support flexible working hours within agreed frame. Our office and ways of working are adjusted to meet the highest safety standards.   

Additional information 

The internships are planned for Fall 2024, and for Spring 2025. 

We are located in Eximius Park in Zabierzów, Kraków area. We will support you with your relocation to Kraków, also accommodation and internship compensation is provided. In addition, we advise looking into possible funding options at your university or other organizations in your field. 

Are you interested? Apply via the link above and attach your CV and cover letter in English by latest 19.06.2024. We highly appreciate you submitting the application at your earliest convenience, as we are reviewing applications continuously. We will be conducting preliminary interviews already during the application period.   

For support with submitting your application, please contact the HR Service Center at careers@upm.com or by tel. +358204146600.

UPM's HR Service Center offers a wide range of administrative HR services for UPM operations all over the world. Our teams provide high-quality support in employee life-cycle administration, learning and recruitment processes. HR Service Center is a great vantage point into the HR organization and processes of a large, global company, and an ideal place to take your first steps in your HR career.       

If you wish to get more insight about who we are, check out this video, and these articles: 

The hidden gems of Kraków: the mysterious old town and one of the nicest working communities on the planet 

A cozy community and intense professional growth at the UPM HR Service Center in Kraków