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Site Manager

KION Group
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 May 2025
💰 $154,000/yr($60,000/yr$154,000/yr)

About the role

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.

What we offer:

What We Offer:

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/ Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $60,000 - $154,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do In This Role:

  • 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

What We Are Looking For:

  • 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 too

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KION Group

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