Technical Supervisor Service Projects

At Kalmar, we are moving goods in critical supply chains around the world. As the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services, we set the industry benchmark for a zero-emission future. We are driven by teamwork, innovation, and taking ownership to deliver results. With our global reach and local expertise, our success starts with a strong focus on the customer, ensuring their needs guide our daily work.

We are dedicated to respecting others and fostering an inclusive culture where all voices are heard, empowering us to succeed together. With us, your work has an impact. Your work moves the world!

As our Technical Supervisor Service Projects based in Rotterdam, you will serve as a supportive and guiding anchor for our crane service team. In this role, you will provide thoughtful functional leadership to our service and maintenance technicians, ensuring their daily well-being while coordinating multiple projects simultaneously. You will report directly to the Service Manager Cranes, serving as a vital and collaborative bridge between our clients, technicians, engineering, and sales departments to bring our crane and modernizations services to life beautifully.

• Empathetic Team Leadership:
  Provide warm, functional guidance to a dedicated group of 5 to 10 service and maintenance technicians, allocating team members to projects with care and striving for continuous team growth and development.
• Thoughtful Project Preparation:
  Review upcoming assignments attentively to identify and clarify any ambiguities, and collaborate closely with Engineering, Sales, and Purchasing to detail schedules and coordinate resources smoothly.
• Safe and Mindful Operations:
  Set a supportive example by leading welcoming toolbox meetings, preparing detailed Time-Risk Analyses (TRA) and safety plans (VGMW), and ensuring safety compliance is embraced by everyone on-site.
• Nurturing Client Relationships:
  Act as the caring and reliable primary contact for our customers throughout each project, monitoring progress, managing schedules, and facilitating a warm and professional formal handover upon completion.
• Collaborative Sales and Quoting:
  Harmoniously partner with our sales department, sharing your technical expertise to help shape supportive, competitive, and highly accurate quotes for our clients.
• Harmonious Site Coordination:
  Support our wider operational network by coordinating with subcontractors, managing site access, arranging specialty equipment such as mobile cranes, skyworker or scaffolding etc., and ensuring materials are delivered on time.

“Customers depend on us. Our focus isn’t optional — it’s what keeps terminals running and trust alive.”

• Rewards that truly count:
  We offer meaningful development opportunities through varied assignments, fair and gender-neutral pay, and flexible working conditions—all within a culture that values your growth and celebrates success. To further support your personal and financial goals, we offer a flexible bonus scheme, subject to performance and business conditions and a pension scheme aligned with the Metalektro CLA. We prioritize your work-life balance with 27 paid leave days plus 13 ADV (Arbeidsduurverkorting) days, ensuring ample time off to recharge.
  
  Additionally, this position includes a company car and the opportunity for worldwide travel, though international mobility is strictly optional and based on your own willingness to explore.
• Safety that moves us forward:
  Build your career with a company rooted in safety since the 1940s, ensuring stability and an environment that empowers you to speak and be heard.
• People who move together:
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