Director of Field Installations & Operations

W3Global; Livonia (MI); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

401(k) with employer matching

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Cell phone reimbursement

Fuel card

Career advancement opportunities

Résumé du poste

W3Global is seeking a hands-on Director of Installation & Field Operations in Livonia, MI to lead mechanical and field teams responsible for rigging, installation, welding oversight, and commissioning of automated equipment at customer facilities.

You will coordinate projects with shop and field personnel, align with design and controls engineering, manage staffing and safety, and drive execution from quoting to customer sign-off while partnering with ownership to improve performance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading installation or field service teams working with automated equipment, robotic cells, or industrial machinery.
• Strong knowledge of weldments and fabrication; read engineering drawings and welding symbols.
• Understanding of installation fundamentals: floor conditions, anchoring, leveling, grouting, machine guarding, LOTO.
• Experience coordinating with millwrights, electricians, fabrication shops, and plant maintenance teams.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on in shop and customer plant environments.
• Excellent communication and customer relationship management skills.
• Experience with industrial robotics (FANUC, ABB, Yaskawa, or KUKA) preferred.
• AWS welding certification preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage installation crews responsible for rigging, setting, anchoring, leveling, and commissioning automated equipment at customer facilities.
• Plan and coordinate installations around plant shutdown schedules, site conditions, and safety requirements.
• Ensure projects are completed successfully, with proper documentation and customer sign-off.
• Review and oversee weldments, including fixtures, risers, bases, and tooling.
• Interpret engineering drawings and weld symbols, with understanding distortion control, stress relief, and post-weld machining.
• Collaborate with design and controls engineering teams to ensure equipment is designed for effective installation, operation, and maintenance.
• Recruit, hire, train, and manage shop and field personnel.
• Participate in project quoting, customer meetings, and operational decision-making.
• Work closely with company ownership to improve project execution, staffing, and overall business performance.

Connaissances

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Customer relations

Hands-on operations

Formation

AWS welding certification

Outils

FANUC robotics

Description du poste

W3Global is seeking a hands-on Director of Installation & Field Operations in Livonia, MI to lead mechanical and field teams responsible for rigging, installation, welding oversight, and commissioning of automated equipment at customer facilities.

You will coordinate projects with shop and field personnel, align with design and controls engineering, manage staffing and safety, and drive execution from quoting to customer sign-off while partnering with ownership to improve performance.