Job Description
Job Title:  HR Trainee
Req ID:  47006
Job Location (Short):  Vaasa, FIN
Employment Type:  Part Time
Segment:  Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives Segment
Job Category:  Human Resources
Work Location Type:  Hybrid

The Impact You'll Make

 

As our HR Trainee at Danfoss Finland, you’ll play a meaningful support role in the Supply Chain site in Vaasa, helping ensure smooth daily HR operations and collaboration across the organization. You’ll contribute directly to a positive employee experience by supporting HR processes, maintaining HR data and articles, and assisting managers and employees with practical HR needs.

 

Your impact? You will strengthen local HR capabilities by providing hands-on support in time & attendance, reporting, communication, training coordination, and other operational HR processes. Your work will help keep our Supply Chain operations running efficiently while contributing to a supportive and engaging work environment.

 

You’ll collaborate closely with the People Partner and factory leadership, and your social, outgoing personality will help you build strong connections across the site—moving us toward an even more people-centered and efficient workplace.

What You’ll Be Doing

 

  • Support HR data, systems, and time & attendance.
  • Prepare reports, materials, and communications.
  • Assist with meetings, events, training, and surveys.
  • Support employment matters and act as summer back-up.
  • Provide general HR support across the Vaasa Supply Chain site.

What We're Looking For

 

  • Ongoing studies in Human Resources or a related field at a university or university of applied sciences
  • A social, outgoing, and service-minded personality with the ability to build positive relationships.
  • Curious, self-driven, flexible, organized, and efficient in daily routines
  • Strong communication skills in Finnish and English
  • Comfortable using Office tools and HR/IT systems.
  • Experience in positions of trust (e.g., student organizations, associations, or hobbies) is an asset.

 

 

This role offers valuable experience in HR operations, leadership support, and employee engagement within a dynamic and supportive Supply Chain environment.

The position runs from February to July 2026 (part-time during winter/spring, full-time in summer).
A thesis collaboration may also be possible.

 

More information from Heidi Saarinen 040-8371771 18.1.2026 during 9-11 o´clock.

 

What You'll Get from Us

 

We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.

You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.

We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are. 

 

Ready to Make a Difference?

 

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

 


 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Information at a Glance

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.