Role: | Senior Manager, Information Technology |
Location: | Etobicoke, ON (up to ~25% travel required) |
Company: | Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing Inc. |
Department: | Information Technology |
Employment Type: | Full-Time, Permanent |
Reports to: | Head of Technology |
Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing Inc. (SAMI) is a technology-driven company dedicated to revolutionizing homebuilding in Canada through advanced modular building solutions. Founded by Peter Gilgan, one of Canada’s leading entrepreneurs and the founder of Mattamy Homes, SAMI combines automation, robotics and AI to produce high-quality prefabricated components at industrial scale. With a state-of-the-art facility set to open in the Greater Toronto Area, SAMI aims to address the housing crisis by making homeownership more attainable, accelerating construction timelines and setting a new benchmark for innovation in the industry. Operating independently and serving a broad range of builders, SAMI’s mission is simple: to provide housing people are proud of.
For more information, visit Stelumar.com.
What we offer
As Senior Manager, Information Technology, you will lead the IT function for SAMI’s manufacturing divisions. This strategic and tacticalrole combines people leadership, operational excellence, and technology innovation. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, external stakeholders at SAMI’s sister companies, third-party vendors, and executive leadership to drive systems optimization, hardware installation/maintenance, and continuous improvement.
What you’ll do
- Design and maintain the IT infrastructure for SAMI’s GTA facility (networking, server room, team hardware, etc.)
- Assess and recommend hardware and infrastructure solutions based on business needs and vendor specifications.
- Support the assessment, selection, and implementation of a variety of process and planning tools (e.g. ERP)
- Develop and manage technology delivery plans (e.g. onboarding, refresh cycles, training).
- Leverage current infrastructure, processes, etc. from strategic partner organizations, where applicable.
- Collaborate with technology leadership to anticipate and address current and future gaps in infrastructure or service; create processes to evaluate and respond to evolving business needs, including issue resolution and user training.
- Leverage data and automation to improve efficiency and reliability of IT services.
- Establish and track productivity metrics and service delivery KPIs.
- In collaboration with the Head of Technology, design IT processes including, but not limited to: incident & problem management, root cause analysis, after-hours case management
- Build, develop, and lead a team delivering IT services to manufacturing divisions, with primary support for our GTA facility.
- Represent business priorities when coordinating with external IT partners and shared service teams.
- Partner with stakeholders to lead value improvement initiatives and change management efforts.
- Collaborate with HR and business leaders to design and enhance new hire onboarding.
- Evaluate training methods, tailor learning solutions to individual needs, and implement adoption metrics to measure impact.
- Support successful implementation of new IT initiatives by proactively managing risks, timelines, and communications.
- Test and document new professional services tools and offerings.
- Other duties as assigned
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
- 8+ years of IT experience, with 4+ years in a leadership role.
- 3+ years managing hybrid (on-prem and cloud) environments supporting high-availability or mission-critical systems.
- Demonstrated ability to assess infrastructure requirements (e.g. database, storage, compute), translate them into technical specifications, and source appropriate on-prem or cloud-based solutions from vendors (e.g. Dell, AWS, Azure, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, SSL).
- A detail-oriented, analytical mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent project management skills with a proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget
- Demonstrated ability to build, lead and mentor a team while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Bonus Points
- Experience in highly automated manufacturing environments
- Experience with greenfield IT infrastructure planning/rollout
We encourage applicants who meet most of the role requirements to hit that submit button and apply! It’s okay if you don’t have 100% of the requirements. If you’re the right candidate, we’ll help you learn and grow.
Stelumar is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require accommodation through any aspects of the selection process, please notify us on your application and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Qualified applicants will be contacted directly by the Talent Acquisition team.