Site Supervisor

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries GmbH seeks an on-site Site Supervisor to oversee installation and logistics for projects in Spain, with a focus on safety, quality, and schedule adherence.

You will coordinate teams, supervise contractors, and ensure proper handover to commissioning while maintaining profitability across international projects.

Qualifications

• Must have training/certification and present it.
• No criminal record for project location.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Oversee on-site installation activities on regular projects or parts of bigger projects.
• Prepare and participate in the project installation plan.
• Organize equipment logistics on site.
• Coordinate unloading and site logistics.
• Instruct installation team on project requirements.
• Delegate installation tasks to suppliers/partners.
• Prepare start-up of installation of equipment.
• Provide feedback on progress and status.
• Perform quality checks on installations and processes.
• Support handover to commissioning with high quality.
• Support commissioning during testing phase.
• Organize all site activities until handover to costumer.
• Ensure health and safety requirements.
• Create a safe working environment during installation phases.
• Monitor project costs, ensure budget compliance, and report variances to maintain profitability.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Autonomy

Delegation

Planning

Organization

Stress resilience

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Cultural awareness

Customer orientation

Flexibility

Education

Electrical/Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

General Description

The Site Supervisor prepares and oversees on-site installation and logistics activities, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and project requirements. Key responsibilities include coordinating daily operations, managing teams, and supervising contractors. This role promotes a strong culture of safety and quality leadership while ensuring adherence to schedules and process maps. As seniority increases, the complexity of tasks, autonomy, and leadership responsibilities also grow.

Description Functions

• Responsible for on-site installation activities on regular projects or parts of bigger projects
• Participation and preparation of the project installation plan.
• Logistical organization of the equipment on site.
• Organize proper unloading and site logistics
• Instruct the installation team about installation requirements on a project
• Delegate installation responsibility to suppliers / partners.
• Proper preparation of the start-up of the installation of the equipment
• Provide proper feedback about progress and status
• Perform quality checks on installation and the processes
• Create and support a high-quality hand over to commissioning
• Support commissioning during the testing phase
• Organize all site related activities for the project until handover to costumer
• Ensure Health and Safety requirements.
• Create a safe working environment during the project installation phases
• Monitor and manage project costs under his responsibility, ensure budget compliance, validate expenses, and report variances to maintain profitability.

Relevant technical aspects

• Degree in electrical/mechanical engineering or intermediate/higher studies in industrial mechatronics/electronics/electricity/mechanics

Profile Requirements

• Must have the training or ability certificate, as well as present it.
• Not have criminal or police record due to the location of the project.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience in team management.
• Leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and motivational skills
• Dynamic problem solver
• Strong analytical skills
• Taking the initiative, work autonomously
• Delegating
• Customer orientation
• Cooperating
• Flexibility
• Planning and organization
• Stress resistance
• Safety awareness
• Ability to work within an international work environment, especially working within a project organization
• International and multicultural awareness

Level/years of experience

• 2 years’ experience.

% Trips

• Willingness to travel on site (90%).

Other requirements (license, etc.)

• Driving license

Languages (level)

• Spanish: native or advanced level
• Fluent English (minimum B2 level)
• Knowledge of other languages such as French, Italian, and German will be an asset