Category:  Kalmar
Facility:  Service
Location: 

Elizabeth, NJ, US

Site Manager- Port of NJ

Kalmar is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services.

Compensation Data

 

Salary:  Starting @ $95-$100k per year
              Eligible for Annual Bonus
 

Purpose of the position

 

Responsible for the successful site management of assigned location.  The full responsibilities will include developing cost, timeline, schedule proposals on received RFP/RFQ from port customers, day-to-day Management of Project activities onsite including but not limited to day-to-day office management, project schedule, ordering ILA labor, interacting with port managers, solving scheduling problems, cost control, daily and weekly reporting 

Main tasks and responsibilities

 

  • Clear communication to customers and management of current project status and progress  
  • Coordination of schedules of workforce and customer requirements 
  • Prepare estimates and proposals for service needs to satisfy customer requirements
  • Understand project scope and objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member in order to effectively coordinate the activities of the team
  • Deliver project tasks and assure that projects are progressing as planned
  • Responsible for basic project design and delivery according to the service contract
  • Complete administrative tasks to include, invoice submission, company truck documentation, maintaining job files 
  • Submit time sheets, vacation requests and order labor for overtime as needed
  • Local travel between ports
     

What you’ll need to succeed

 

Education:

 

  • University (Bachelor's degree) level or vocational qualification / relevant working experience

 

Experience:

 

  • 5+ years hands on experience with service, repair and maintenance of terminal cranes and container handling equipment
  • 3+ years of experience in project coordination/project management
  • Driver’s License and have or ability to obtain a TWIC card    

 

Competencies:

 

  • In depth knowledge of container terminal operations and container handling equipment
  • Ability to work in a fast pace environment, evaluate situations and make solid business decisions 
  • Reading and fully interpreting blueprints and schematics including but not limited to: structural, electrical, mechanical and hydraulic
  • A working knowledge of electricity, mechanics, hydraulics, rigging and lift plans
  • Safety focused
  • Working knowledge of Google Suite
     

You will be part of

 

Kalmar is a global company, and we have operations in 35 countries.


At the end of 2023, around 5200 people worked at Kalmar. We offer a variety of different career possibilities for different backgrounds and ambitions, so whatever your passion is, we may just have the job for you! We want to bring in new expertise and fresh ideas, while providing our existing employees with new and interesting career opportunities.
 

Interested to join?

 

Please submit your resume/CV to be considered!  
 

Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,000 people. In 2023, the company's sales on a carve-out basis totalled approximately EUR 2.0 billion.
www.kalmarglobal.com


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