Installation Manager

Knapp Inc • Kennesaw, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The KNAPP Group is a global provider of intelligent automation solutions for intralogistics and manufacturing, specializing in the sectors healthcare, fashion/apparel, general retail, food retail, industry and service. KNAPP's primary goals is to use continuous innovation to drive warehouse automation forward, always with the specific needs of the customers in mind. KNAPP Group’s unrelenting development activity is evident in everything from automated order picking systems and continuing refinement of container handling technology to its state-of-the-art, industry leading software solutions.

Requirements

• 3+ years' experience on-site management or supervision of installations within a relevant industry
• 1+ years’ experience with Knapp equipment/systems
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally, clear concise writing skills
• Capability to work independently without daily supervision.
• Entrepreneur with character, driven, goal oriented with a desire to take ownership in the quality of the installation
• Strong time management & organizational skills:
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and assignments
• Ability to plan effectively using different tools
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical conveyor and shuttle systems
• Exposure to a networked environment using a Windows and/or Windows like interface
• Proficient in the Microsoft office suite with focus on: Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Knapp procedures and processes

Responsibilities

• Review, assess and encourage team members to improve their technical knowledge and skills and to solve problems actively on their own
• Weekly and daily meetings with field operations crew
• Schedule team members to optimize the success of projects, particularly based on the qualifications of the team members
• Continuous progress monitoring of the project’s reports assigned to him/her, escalations in case of deviances
• Frequent communication to team members at customers sites and in house
• Provide regular status updates to upper management
• Technical and qualitative review of project reports from team members, forwarding to upper management
• Evaluate and revise execution plans
• Leads kick off and post installation meetings
• Monitor and ensure compliance with safety guidelines with field technicians, supervisors, and QA managers
• Initiate actions and check to achieve the goal of a project
• Collect data from field operations from all projects and report to upper management
• Organizing and implementing training for team members
• Writing and maintaining installation documents
• Monitor assigned open points and tasks
• Interface with different departments
• Final review of projects by schedule, costs and quality with field technicians, supervisors, and QA managers
• Organizing training for field operations technicians
• QA record keeping
• Coordination with headquarters regarding installation, process, products and quality
• Provide project updates and training to supervisors and technicians
• Assist annual review with all team members
• Responsible management of resources
• Positive, constructive and confident attitude about the company and position (role model of the company)
• Able to complete tasks in high quality and in time, also in stressful situations
• Able to form an independent opinion under pressure and to implement it
• Ability to focus on goals when facing challenges
• Willingness and ability to improve skills and to learn new things to be up to the mark
• Ability to take criticism and use it in a constructive way
• Recognize and understand tension, to talk openly about it and to work together on a sustainable solution
• Ability to lead, motivate and encourage team members to reach defined goals
• Ability to recognize, troubleshoot and in the end resolve team failures and problems

Benefits

• 2 remote days per week
• Half day Fridays
• A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
• Industry competitive compensation
• Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
• 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Subsidized Daycare
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance
• Subsidized food delivery
• Monthly celebrations
• Quarterly employee events
• Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed