Site Manager

KION Group•Grand Rapids, MI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Dematic’s Modernizations and Upgrades installation team is looking to fill a Site Manager position. This position is 90% travel and serves as the full-time on-site lead responsible for coordination of installation, and commissioning activities associated with the modernizations of a Material Handling System. The primary objective of this position is to ensure that the on-site activities are performed in accordance with Dematic’s safety, engineering, and installation standards. Job sites can be located throughout North America. The Site Manager will work full-time on the job site from beginning of installation through Customer acceptance. As directed by the Project Manager, this position will coordinate all on-site activity of Dematic personnel and of Dematic subcontractors and serve as the primary point of contact between these activities and the Customer. Coordinate with the Installation Supervisor and conduct frequent reviews of all on-site work and immediately report all problems and potential schedule issues to the Installation Supervisor and Project Manager. Monitor resource levels and requirements and coordinate working hours for all Dematic personnel and subcontractors. Report any resource or personnel issues immediately to the Project Manager. Coordinate commissioning, system integration, and acceptance testing to include coordination of test product and resources. Coordinate rate tests, pre-acceptance dry run testing, and participate in acceptance testing with/for the Customer. Prepares and maintains detailed records and result reports for all testing activities. Will be intimately familiar with the testing requirements and effectively communicate testing requirements and schedules to the project team and Customer. Maintain and manage the overall system "punch list" containing all outstanding known problems. Coordinate with the project team to ensure timely completion, verification, and close-out/sign-off of all punch list items. Communicate punch list status to the team daily and include with the site summary report or as required by the Project Manager. Maintain a daily site log and issue a consolidated daily summary report to the Project Manager covering progress of on-site work. Contents of this report are to be coordinated and discussed with the team prior to final submittal to ensure report consistency. Assist the Installation supervisor with the monitoring of on-site work Dematic contracted subcontractors and ensure that work is performed in accordance with Dematic drawings, specifications, and standards and in compliance with applicable building codes, environmental regulations, and safety requirements. Promptly call for engineering assistance on unusual or difficult problems. Monitor receipt of spare parts and prepare post project report and account for all spare parts used during installation. In coordination with the Installation Supervisor, monitor job site for safety and report any safety concerns to both the Installation Supervisor and the Project Manager Site Managers report to the MU Sr. Manager of Installations Site Managers are assigned to work directly with a MU Project Manager.

Requirements

Associates Degree in a Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechanical Technician program, or Trade School graduate. Equivalent job experience may be considered in lieu of education.
Must be willing to travel on short notice and spend the major part of the time on a job site.
At least five years’ experience in on-site supervision of construction work, installation and start-up of Material Handling, machine tools, or production equipment is required.
Knowledge of on-site construction practice, subcontracting practice, building codes, environmental regulations, and safety requirements is required.
Must have mechanical and electrical aptitude.
Must be knowledgeable of practice and standards for electrical power wiring for machinery and for control wiring.
Must be able to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
Must be able to act calmly in stressful situations and work under limited supervision.
Must be capable of effectively interacting with Installers, Engineers, Customers, and Customer Agents.
Must be able to write concise, clear, and complete trip reports.

Nice To Haves

Experience in installing one or more AGVS, AS/RS, Unit Sortation Systems, and Package Handling Conveyors is highly desirable.
MS Office, MS Teams, SAP experience desirable.

Responsibilities

Coordinate all on-site activity of Dematic personnel and of Dematic subcontractors.
Serve as the primary point of contact between on-site activities and the Customer.
Conduct frequent reviews of all on-site work and report problems and potential schedule issues.
Monitor resource levels and requirements and coordinate working hours for all personnel and subcontractors.
Report any resource or personnel issues immediately to the Project Manager.
Coordinate commissioning, system integration, and acceptance testing.
Coordinate rate tests, pre-acceptance dry run testing, and participate in acceptance testing.
Prepare and maintain detailed records and result reports for all testing activities.
Effectively communicate testing requirements and schedules to the project team and Customer.
Maintain and manage the overall system "punch list" containing all outstanding known problems.
Coordinate with the project team to ensure timely completion, verification, and close-out/sign-off of all punch list items.
Communicate punch list status to the team daily.
Maintain a daily site log and issue a consolidated daily summary report to the Project Manager.
Assist the Installation supervisor with the monitoring of on-site work Dematic contracted subcontractors.
Ensure work is performed in accordance with Dematic drawings, specifications, and standards and in compliance with applicable building codes, environmental regulations, and safety requirements.
Promptly call for engineering assistance on unusual or difficult problems.
Monitor receipt of spare parts and prepare post project report.
Account for all spare parts used during installation.
Monitor job site for safety and report any safety concerns.