Join the Samuel team!
Our safe and welcoming work environment gives you the chance to grow your career and the flexibility to balance your role with the other commitments in your life.
Life at Samuel
Flexible Benefits
We offer different benefit plans for you to pick from so that you can find the coverage that best meets the needs of you and your family.
Share Your Ideas
Help support our commitment to continuous improvement by sharing your ideas through our Samuel Solutions program, which offers participants the chance to win $15,000.
Work/Life Balance
We encourage downtime, provide wellness resources and offer hybrid schedules where possible, to help our team create balance.
Growth and Development
Whether it’s through our mentorship program, on-site training or tuition reimbursement program, there’s always an opportunity to learn here
Rewards for You
At Samuel, you’ll receive recognition for a job well and you can use your points to buy gift cards, swag or make charitable donations.
Have Your Say
Have a question or a suggestion for how we can improve? Connect with our CEO through our Ask Me Anything feature, which is open to all employees.
Retirement Planning
Our range of tools, resources, investments and company matches help to ensure you’re ready for retirement when the time arrives.
Supporting the Samuel Team
We’re committed to promoting from within wherever possible and offer development opportunities to help our team members take on their next challenge.
Hear From Our Leadership
With 16 diverse lines of business from additive manufacturing to roll form products, who is Samuel, Son & Co.?
Our President and CEO, Colin Osborne, and our Chief People Officer, Karen Fenton break it down.
Our Core Values
At Samuel, we have established a workplace that is differentiated by its inclusivity, opportunity, and empowerment. These attributes are ingrained in our culture, employee programs and the five core values that drive the way we do business every day.
Respect
Be open, inclusive and collaborative, with respect for diversity in all forms.
Agility
Empower people, acknowledge and learn from mistakes, course correct quickly.
Ownership
Be accountable to yourself and your team, deliver on commitments.
Courage
Think boldly, constructively challenge the status quo, strive for more.
Integrity
Be honest and always do the right thing.
What Our Employees Are Saying
At Samuel, you have a lot of opportunities to learn new processes and skills, giving you the chance to grow and develop within the company.
Benji Boucher
Industrial Specialist, Iuka, MS
I have learned and grown by leaps and bounds at Samuel and attribute that to the team and the experiences that I have had. I have utilized many training resources at Samuel, including our online Learning Club and our Mentorship Program.
Shonda Connor
IT Project Manager, Birmingham, AL
The best advice I have received at Samuel is, ‘step out of your comfort zone to keep growing.’ Samuel encourages promotions within the company, which gives employees motivation and room to grow within the organization.
Johnny Abarca
Foundry Production Lead, Sierra Aluminum, Fontana, CA
Committed to Inclusion
Here at Samuel, we are committed to offering an inclusive work environment and building a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities where we operate.
Some of our initiatives include:
Partnerships with colleges, second-chance organizations, newcomer organizations and groups that encourage women in the trades, with more being added all the time.
Offering an inclusive recruitment processes.
Company-wide DEI training.
Working with high school boards to build awareness of manufacturing and trades careers.
Conducting at least one community outreach initiative at all sites with 40 employees or more.
Our Five-Step
Recruitment Process
Submit Your Application
Use our online system to share your expertise with Samuel. Samuel is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome all candidates
Phone And/Or Video Interview
After reviewing your application, a member of our talent acquisition team will contact you if the role seems like a good fit. You will be interviewed by phone and/or asked to complete a video interview
On-Site Interview
You will be invited to a Samuel location to meet with the hiring manager and other members of the Samuel team.
Offer
If you are successful, you will be contacted by phone with a verbal offer, followed by a formal written offer. You have two business days to respond. Offers are conditional on completing our background check.
Background Check
Requirements vary slightly by country and role. Standard items include a reference check and verification of your past employment.
Everything You Need to Know About
Working with Us – FAQs
Absolutely! We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all candidates. We are as inclusive as possible in how we conduct our interviews and write our job descriptions and will be happy to make any accommodations required at any point during the hiring process.
Giving back is an important part of life at Samuel. Please visit the Samuel Communities section of this page, as well as our Sustainability page, to learn more about our employee-driven giving program and other ways we’re giving back.
While not required for a private company, Samuel is committed to publishing annual updates on our Sustainability commitments. Visit our Sustainability page to learn more.
Samuel offers a range of learning and development opportunities, including:
- A company mentorship program, which is open to all employees, at every level of the organization.
- Leadership development training for new managers and senior leaders, which blends online and in-person learning.
- A tuition reimbursement program that allows you to continue your learning outside of the organization. Samuel will cover educational costs up to $10,000 annually.
- An online learning club that is open to all levels of the organization. This free resource offers access to hundreds of courses, which can be completed at the time that works best for you.
While the opportunities for flexible work vary by role and location, we do try to offer hybrid work schedules wherever possible.
Great question! Please ask the person who is referring you to access our online HR system (Connect) and select the role you’re interested in. From there, they can select ‘Actions’, ‘Refer Candidate’ from the top right corner. They will then be prompted to email the application to you, and you can apply directly from there.
At Samuel, we know that our people are our greatest asset and we always do our best to find positions for people who are a great fit for the Samuel team. While we can’t guarantee your contract role will become permanent, we will do our best to help you find another position within the organization.
Awards and Recognitions
Samuel is proud to have been recognized for our commitment to our employees and offering a great place to work through the following awards:
Ragan Awards for Employee Recognition and Virtual Onboarding (2022)
Named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte (2021, 2022 and 2023)
Cornerstone Award from Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) (2022)
Ragan Award for Virtual Executive Communication (2021)
LOOKING FOR A STUDENT ROLE?
Visit our student page to learn about our unique internship program and to apply for roles across Canada and the US. Opportunities are available for 4-, 8- and 12-month terms.