Crane Production & Delivery Lead

Konecranes; New York (NY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Dental

Vision

401k Plan

Identity Theft Protection

Accident Insurance

Travel Insurance

Job summary

Konecranes is seeking a Product Delivery Manager to orchestrate end-to-end crane fabrication across North America. You will own scheduling, coordinate internal teams and fabricators, and drive recovery plans to protect on-time delivery and budget adherence.

This role requires strategic planning, leadership, and exceptional communication to enhance the customer purchasing experience and support business objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in manufacturing production planning.
• Ability to build and control a manufacturing production schedule across multiple concurrent orders.
• Practical knowledge of manufacturing operations, capacity planning, material readiness, production sequencing, milestone management and schedule recovery.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, bills of material and quality documentation.
• Strong proficiency with SAP and Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the production schedule for assigned crane fabrication orders, integrating customer requirements, engineering release dates, material and component availability and fabrication capacity.
• Translate the backlog into practical production plans, identifying capacity gaps, sequencing conflicts and schedule risks early.
• Chair regular production planning and schedule review meetings with fabrication facilities.
• Coordinate the timely delivery of drawings, steel, components and other inputs to fabricators.
• Escalate shortages or late releases and drive recovery plans to protect the build sequence.
• Negotiate fabrication costs and change impacts in the best interest of Konecranes while protecting quality, schedule performance and the customer relationship.
• Oversee builder deliverables, including ITPs, FAT requirements, square and span reports, inspection records and closeout documentation.
• Drive non-conformance resolution before shipment and confirm that completed work complies with drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and customer commitments.
• Develop schedule recovery options when delays occur, clearly communicate impacts, and secure timely decisions from the appropriate stakeholders.
• Naturally take a collaborative approach, building effective working relationships while maintaining clear ownership, deadlines and escalation paths.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Negotiation

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Konecranes is seeking a Product Delivery Manager to orchestrate end-to-end crane fabrication across North America. You will own scheduling, coordinate internal teams and fabricators, and drive recovery plans to protect on-time delivery and budget adherence.

This role requires strategic planning, leadership, and exceptional communication to enhance the customer purchasing experience and support business objectives.