Senior Site Manager

WHO WE ARE

KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse automation.

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. We live and breathe automation. We, more than 8,000 employees of the KNAPP Group in over 60 locations worldwide, shaping the future-oriented industry of intralogistics are dedicated to making complexity simple.

One of 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.

A Senior Site Manager will manage projects of high complexity due to the scale, volume of subcontracts and/or system specifications. A Senior Site Manager is responsible for all project metrics including safety, quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction as it is related to the On-Site Phase. The following, at a minimum, must be performed:

• Demonstrate experience and manage complex projects in excess of $20 million in value
• Coordinate all sub-vendor on site activities and deliveries
• Ensure all required on-site communication between project stakeholders, installation team, commissioning team, suppliers, etc., occurs in a time frame and to the level of detail necessary for a successful project
• Monitor and ensure that all carried out work is compliant with OSHA and customer safety rules, if applicable
• Ensure proper placement of safety signs and provide safety training in accordance with the Graz standard
• Monitor and ensure that all on site tasks and deliverables are performed on schedule
• Maintain internal installation and commissioning schedule (progress, milestone completion, minor delays) and trigger updates, if significant changes are necessary
• Hold regular (minimum weekly) site coordination and progress meetings with Knapp supervisor, installation and commissioning team, and vendors, and distribute meeting minutes to all participants and KUS stakeholders
• Hold weekly Site Safety Meetings with all sub-vendors and file protocols
• Take all necessary steps to coordinate with the customer and ensure customer deliverables are provided timely and accurately
• Provide site status reports and schedule progress/divination reports on a weekly basis
• Manage rental equipment and site supplies (office, tools, miscellaneous)
• Support, organize, and source local supplies, when necessary
• Submit all additional material requests to Head of Installation
• Make quality checks of installed equipment and document the results
• Manage the unloading of deliveries
• Prepare and perform static acceptances with the customer
• Prepare and perform sub-vendor testing and acceptance
• Organize shipments to return materials
• Produce, distribute, and file documentation, as required, to ensure all on-site requirements are satisfied and all possible risk to Knapp is mitigated
• A partial list of documentation produced by a Site Manager is:
• Meeting minutes with action items
• Critical path schedules (tracking the progress in % and delays on a weekly basis)
• Status reports (internal and external)
• Open Issues lists
• Working hour reports
• Progress report for forecast
• Know and understand when and to whom an issue needs to be escalated in order to eliminate negative impact on a project
• Operate and negotiate independently within Knapp policies, procedures, and directives
• Develop and maintain good lines of communication with Knapp team members and stakeholders based at Knapp AG (parent company) or other Knapp subsidiaries
• Act as primary customer interface for on-site activities
• Coordinate change order pricing and proposals
• In addition, manage the following tasks during the commissioning phase:
• Create resource and project schedule in coordination with the technical departments during the on-site phase
• Identify risks impacting schedule, handover dates, and quality
• Attend project steering…