Contract Engineer Supervisor (Germantown)

Group Presentation

With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €9 billion in fiscal year 2022/2023. We ensure high levels of customer service globally from our extensive network of about 1,000 locations. Over the past several decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world’s leading elevator companies and became independent after separation from the thyssenkrupp group in August 2020. The company’s most important business line is the service business proudly provided by around 25,000 service technicians. The product portfolio ranges from standardized elevators for low-rise residential buildings to highly customized solutions for skyscrapers. In addition, it covers escalators, moving walks, passenger boarding bridges and stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based solutions, such as the MAX platform, are delivering enhanced services. With these digital offerings, there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TKE – move beyond.

What we expect

The first 3 letters in workplace safety are Y-O-U!

TK Elevator is currently seeking an experienced Contract Engineer Supervisor in Germantown, TN.

The primary function of this position is to ensure the team has the tools, training, headcount, and standard work needed to hit their safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals. This position owns the MDI portion of the SQDC board and owns driving daily problem solving. This position does work within the schedule for roughly 60% of the time but has other responsibilities in their standard work such as time maintenance/approval and input on performance evaluations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supervise and coach team members of the value-stream.
• Communicates business strategies so that all team members understand their contribution to the plan.
• Conduct, with the assistance of the manager, mid-year and yearly evaluations.
• Audits standard work with-in team.
• Supervises all assigned engineer's workloads to insure on-time delivery metric is hit.
• Owns ODM. Presents MDI numbers daily and drives the problem solving of daily issues.
• Completes ADP updates and approvals by regular deadlines.
• Drive your team to identify and resolve problems during the change management process.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
• Manage and lead advanced design projects.
• Design mechanical components of elevator systems including but not limited to control systems.
• Read sales documents and specifications to fully understand the systems required for the components being used.
• Use computer-assisted engineering and design software/equipment to perform assignments.
• Generate designs per abstracts, layouts and approved established or customized design drawings.
• Assess, plan and produce documentation for Modernization, New Sales Hydraulic and traction elevators.
• Update designs per abstracts, layouts and approved established or customized design drawings.
• Think creatively to find unique solutions to product application issues with moderate complexity.
• Efficiently design jobs of moderate difficulty.
• Perform mid-year and year end performance reviews

Who we are looking for

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Mechanical Engineering.
• Three years of supervisory/management experience preferred
• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
• Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently.
• Possess ability to work with all levels within the organization, as well as customers and vendors.
• Demonstrated team leading, problem solving and project management skills.
• Lean or six-sigma experience preferred
• Possess strong leadership skills including ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must have excellent ability to analyze and organize daily activities to support the organization in a timely and efficient manner
• Requires good understanding of the elevator industry and our products.
• Demonstrated ability to understand extremely complex verbal and/or written instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to understand data processing applications.
• Demonstrated strength in statistical analysis and technical writing a plus.
• Possess the ability to read, interpret and comprehend and organize technical drawings, specifications and procedure manuals is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook) required.

Contact

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What we offer

Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Supplemental medical plans
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid basic life insurance and AD&D
• Optional life and AD&D coverage
• Optional spouse and dependent life insurance
• Identity theft monitoring
• Pet insurance
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match: Employees can contribute a portion of their pay on a pre-tax or Roth basis. The company provides a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% contributed.

Additional benefits include:

• 15 days of vacation per year
• 11 paid holidays each calendar year (10 fixed, 1 floating)
• Paid sick leave, per company policy
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave (available after successful completion of 90 days of full-time employment)

Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.

Additional information

TK Elevator is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.

Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation in connection with the application process are encouraged to email us directly at ElevatorJobs.ams@tkelevator.com or call 1-844-427-5461.

Job Reference: US_901745_ET_TKELECP12717