Site Manager

Posted 19 Days Ago
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Kamloops, BC
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Semiconductor
The Role
The Site Manager will oversee data center operations, ensuring scalability and reliability of infrastructure, manage onsite teams, and support maintenance of hardware systems. Responsibilities include leading commissioning activities, maintaining mechanical and electrical systems, developing standard operating procedures, and preparing the data center for operational challenges.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Groq. We believe in an AI economy powered by human agency. We envision a world where AI is accessible to all, a world that demands processing power that is better, faster, and more affordable than is available today. AI applications are currently constrained by the limitations of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a technology originally developed for the gaming market and soon to become the weakest link in the AI economy.

Enter Groq's LPU™ AI Inference Technology. Specifically engineered for the demands of large language models (LLMs), the Language Processing Unit outpaces the GPU in speed, power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The quickest way to understand the opportunity is to watch the following talk – groq.link/scspdemo.

Why join Groq? AI will change humanity forever, and we believe preservation of human agency and self determination is only possible if AI is made affordably and universally accessible. Groq’s LPUs will power AI from an early stage, and you will get to leave your fingerprint on civilization.

Site Manager (Kamloops, British Columbia)

Mission: To collaborate closely with the VP - Data Center Operations to ensure the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our data center infrastructure.

Responsibilities & opportunities in this role: 

  • Develop, maintain, support, and follow GROQ health and safety practices
  • Support and follow Management of Change (MOC) process from a maintenance execution perspective.  
  • Manage third party trades and contractor performing site activities.
  • Lead and manage commissioning activities of our rack deployments.
  • Identify, manage, and in some cases perform maintenance on GROQ’s hardware systems, including mechanical and electrical systems.  
    • Electrical systems up to 480VAC down to 48VDC as well as maintaining a building automation control system and networking.  
    • Mechanical systems involving piping, dry coolers, valves, and Instrumentation.
  • Lead and managing a team of onsite technicians - this includes staffing decisions, hiring activities, retention and team development.
  • Proactively prepare the Data Center for a variety of situations - role model problem-solving and leadership each day.
  • Understand and communicate Groq business priorities, shape the Data Center activities to align to the larger mission supporting those goals.
  • Support development of Safe Operating Procedures (SOP) for maintenance.
  • Carry out a preventative maintenance program and support the future development of an AI/ML enabled predictive maintenance program.  
  • Support GROQ's Research and Development lab(s) and engineering projects.  
  • Report and escalate to management as needed.
  • Travel globally to support GROQ site activities.  

Qualifications for this role:

At minimum:

  • Experience in managing data center operations
  • Managing a P/L
  • Oversight of site availability
  • 5-10 years’ experience in any of the following:
    • Building Maintenance
    • Industrial Maintenance
    • Data Center Operations
  • Onsite in Kamloops and ability to travel to remote sites as needed
  • Excellent communicator
  • Well organized
  • Experience with Management of Change processes
  • Experience with Google Docs and Office 365 suite of programs
  • Strong project management skills with large projects
  • A person that thrives and succeeds in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly
  • Experience with preventative maintenance programs
  • Management experience, especially in a technical environment with a hourly workforce
  • Experience with preventative maintenance programs

Attributes of a Groqstar:

  • Problem solver. Leans into problem solving and issue identification
  • Takes ownership
  • Humility - Egos are checked at the door
  • Collaborative and Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room together
  • Growth Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
  • Curious and Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
  • Passion, grit, and boldness - no limit thinking; fueling informed risk taking

Attributes of a Groqstar:

  • Problem solver. Leans into problem solving and issue identification
  • Takes ownership
  • Humility - Egos are checked at the door
  • Collaborative and Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room together
  • Growth Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
  • Curious and Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
  • Passion, grit, and boldness - no limit thinking; fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $88,00 CAD to $167,300 CAD, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.

Location: Groq is a geo-agnostic company, meaning you work where you are. Exceptional candidates will thrive in asynchronous partnerships and remote collaboration methods. Some roles may require being located near our primary sites, as indicated in the job description.  

At Groq: Our goal is to hire and promote an exceptional workforce as diverse as the global populations we serve. Groq is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our organization. We value and celebrate diversity in thought, beliefs, talent, expression, and backgrounds. We know that our individual differences make us better.


Groq is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  We also take affirmative action to offer employment opportunities to minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Groq is committed to working with qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants who would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or who need special assistance or a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact us at:  [email protected].  This contact information is for accommodation requests only.  Evaluation of requests for reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Top Skills

Data Center Operations
The Company
HQ: Mountain View, California
205 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Groq is an AI solutions company delivering ultra-low latency AI inference with the world's first Language Processing Unit™. With turnkey generalized software and a deterministic Tensor Streaming architecture, Groq offers a synchronous ecosystem built for ultra-fast inference at scale. Groq solutions maximize human capital and innovative technology performance, having been proven to reduce developer complexity and accelerate time-to-production and ROI. Designed, engineered, and manufactured completely in North America, Groq offers domestically-based and scalable supply that is available now, capable of delivering 390 racks in 6-12 months and ramped lead times of 6-12 weeks. Learn more at groq.com.

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