Manager Production Planning

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.

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What we offer

Internally known as the Manager, Planning & Execution, you will play a key role in driving production planning, scheduling, and operational execution for SAMI’s panel and modular manufacturing operations.You will lead production scheduling, sequencing, and coordination to ensure we know what we’re building, when we’re building it, and that materials, labour, and equipment are aligned to execute the production plan.This role will be responsible for translating orderbook demand into clear, executable factory schedules, ensuring alignment across operations, materials, inventory, labour, and production timelines.The ideal candidate brings strong experience in production scheduling, MES/ERP-enabled workflows, material planning, and manufacturing operations execution in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

What you’ll do

• Lead production scheduling, sequencing, and capacity planning across panel and modular manufacturing lines
• Translate orderbook demand and production targets into clear, executable daily and weekly production schedules, including labour, material, equipment, and staging requirements
• Drive MES utilization, accuracy and continuous improvement to support scheduling, production tracking, and reporting
• Partner closely with operations, procurement, inventory, and logistics teams to ensure plans are practical, executable and aligned to shop floor conditions
• Ensure materials, components, and inventory are available and staged to meet production schedules
• Monitor production capacity, resource utilization, constraints, and bottlenecks to optimize flow
• Proactively identify and resolve material shortages, capacity constraints, and scheduling risks
• Track and report key performance indicators such as schedule adherence, throughput, first-pass quality, rework, downtime, material shortages, and labour efficiency
• Support operational excellence, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure strong data integrity and alignment across MES, ERP, inventory, and production planning systems
• Support integration and alignment of MES with ERP, inventory, and production scheduling systems to enable end-to-end visibility
• Perform other duties as assigned

What you bring

• Post-secondary education in Engineering, Construction Management, Manufacturing Technology, Building Science, Architectural Technology, or a related field

• 5+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations

• Demonstrated understanding of plant scheduling, capacity planning, production sequencing, and constraint management
• Experience working with ERP, MES, scheduling, production tracking, or digital manufacturing systems

• Strong experience managing material flow, inventory, and production coordination

• Solid understanding of automated manufacturing processes, material flow, production line balancing, and equipment utilization
• Proven track record of process optimization, continuous improvement, and cross-functional problem solving

• Strong ability to partner across operations, procurement, inventory, and logistics teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, execution-focused environment and drive practical solutions

Bonus Points

• Experience in panelized or modular construction, prefabrication, highly automated manufacturing environments, or robotics-enabled production systems.
• Experience supporting plant start-up, equipment commissioning, production ramp-up, or new product introduction

• Strong experience with MES/ERP systems, production scheduling tools, and digital manufacturing environments

• Lean, Six Sigma, PMP, P. Eng., or related technical/manufacturing designations

Compensation

The expected base salary range for this position is $70,000 - $110,000. Actual pay may vary depending on your job-related knowledge, competencies, and skills. We recognize that exceptional situations may fall outside this range, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply.

You are also eligible to participate in Stelumar’s annual bonus program which gives you the opportunity to increase your total compensation if business and individual goals are achieved.

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.