Installation Supervisor

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

We are recruiting a Crane Installation Supervisor to join our team.

Ideally, you'll based in the north of the UK, such as Glasgow/Manchester/Newcastle, but other northern or Midlands locations will be considered. 

Due to the nature of the role, overnight stays will be required, more often than not these will be Monday-Friday. 

As the Northern installation supervisor you will work with a team of installers and planners throughout the Konecranes business both internal and External to ensure we deliver our projects on time, first time, on budget to the highest safety and engineering standards, to customer programmes. Enhancing the customer experience in line with our customer promise.

Working with and as part of the installation team, you'll ensure that they have the knowledge and experience to install and commission all CTO and ETO products in line with our Business Plan.Search for efficiencies in the operations processes to enable us to reduce process times without impacting quality.

Key Responsibilities

• By undertaking site visits to ensure installation methods are achievable at tender stage we will be in a position to deliver on the installation budgets allocated to the respective jobs.
• Compile lift plans and all necessary supporting documentation of good quality and submit these to the respective clients with full confidence of explaining the methodology of the install plans.
• Source labour, plant and materials to undertake these installs.
• Lead the install with the selected team below you with a view to install, commission and provide necessary completion documents following the crane handover
• Maintain SSoW and Risk Assessments throughout the work
• Support the sales team in offerings on installs
• Ensure we are maximising the productivity of the direct installation resource.
• Support the Installation Planners to coordinate the day-to-day activities. Being responsible for managing delays and resolving issues keeping the customer up to date on these
• To focus the team on the customer’s experience so that repeat business is secured and we leave every customer with a positive impression of Konecranes.
• Work with your team and colleagues to continuously improve our processes and practices.

Education and Qualifications (Preferable but not essential as training will be provided for any lifting qualifications required)

• NVQ or equivalent in Supervisory/Management discipline
• Site based qualification (SMSTS, IOSH, NEBOSH)
• Mechanical / Electrical qualification
• Appointed Persons Qualification with proven experience
• Lifting Supervisor CPCS
• Slinger Signaller CPCS

Skills and Experience (Preferable)

• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workloads
• Experience of construction-based projects
• Experience of managing a remote field based team
• Understanding and awareness of Lifting Directives, Machinery Directive and Building

Standards

• Must be able to interpret architect, engineers and OEM drawings
• Good IT skills – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Autocad
• Problem solving techniques

We offer: 

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
• Company vehicle
• Paid overtime and travel time
• Contributory pension scheme, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Employee shares save scheme
• Retail, leisure and travel discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Lots of career development and opportunities
• Working with a brilliant team

Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That's why, with 16 000+ professionals in over 50 countries, we are trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs.

Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.