Field Service Installation Lead

FlexLink, a Coesia company; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K offering 6% company match with no

Flexible remote work offering

8-weeks paid parental leave

Multiple health benefit & insurance

PTO, sick time, and 12 holidays

Short/long-term disability

HSA company contribution

Job summary

Flexlink in Allentown, PA is seeking a senior Installation Lead to oversee assembly, installation, and commissioning of automation systems for diverse industries. You will supervise a team of technicians, coordinate with service managers, ensure safety, and drive on-site execution to meet schedule and budget.

You will read engineering drawings and electrical schematics, troubleshoot both electrical and mechanical systems, and mentor onsite staff while maintaining high quality and customer

Qualifications

• Must read and interpret engineering drawings and electrical schematics.
• General knowledge of electrical voltage, wiring and conduit.
• Experience with Allen Bradley RSLogix and RC Link.
• Minimum five years of related service/installation experience.
• Ability to supervise onsite contractors and train resources.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Performing installation of and service on FlexLink production logistics solutions systems.
• Interfacing with FlexLink Service Manager/Project Engineer to ensure customer order deadlines and scope of work are met.
• Acting as site lead for team of Installation Technicians including contract personnel.
• Establishing and adjusting work procedures to meet customers’ expectations.
• Identifies process, efficiency, and cost improvements.
• Ensuring OSHA and customer site-specific safety requirements are followed.
• Working with customers’ quality, safety, management, and union representatives.
• Directs 3rd party resources, when necessary.
• Working within approved budgets, including budgeted hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Read drawings

Electrical schematics

RSLogix

RC Link

Team supervision

Budgeting

Onsite training

Electrical troubleshooting

Tools

Allen Bradley RSLogix

RC Link

Job description

Flexlink, located in Allentown, PA, is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of automated production and material flow solutions for the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, automotive, and electronic industries. There are over 1,000 employees across 26 operating units globally. Flexlink is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia has 141 operating units in 35 countries, a turnover of about 1.9 billion euros and over 8,000 employees.

About the Role

This lead role for Flexlink will be engaged in the assembly of parts or sub-assemblies into automation systems; installation, de-bug, runoff, training, project supervision and other support and service-related activities, as required.

Responsibilities include:

• Performing installation of and service on FlexLink production logistics solutions systems.
• Interfacing with FlexLink Service Manager/Project Engineer to ensure customer order deadlines and scope of work are met.
• Acting as site lead for team of Installation Technicians including contract personnel.
• Establishing and adjusting work procedures to meet customers’ expectations.
• Identifies process, efficiency, and cost improvements.
• Ensuring OSHA and customer site-specific safety requirements are followed.
• Working with customers’ quality, safety, management, and union representatives.
• Directs 3rd party resources, when necessary.
• Working within approved budgets, including budgeted hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skillset, & Education

• Must be able to read and interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals.
• General knowledge of electrical voltage, wiring and conduit.
• AC and DC voltage, 3 phase high and low AC voltage.
• Wireway installation for AC and DC voltage.
• Experience with Allen Bradley RS Logix and RC Link.
• Ability to perform preventative or corrective maintenance on components and pneumatic devices.
• Basic mathematical ability.
• Additional experience with preventative or corrective maintenance on robotics systems plus.
• Ability to teach and train onsite resources.
• Multiple skill sets of knowledge (electrical, mechanical, pneumatics).
• Understanding of “full turnkey installation”.
• Ability to start and finish the installation while dealing with adversity.
• Experience of supervising a team of onsite contractors.
• Ability to overcome issues onsite and offsite the project.
• Understanding and able to read drawings and teach others.
• Overcome bad/poor drawings or no drawings in a professional manner.
• Demonstrate strong administrative discipline by consistently submitting online reports, expenses, and managing timesheets accurately and within required deadlines.
• Basic knowledge of software operations and can assist onsite software engineers.
• Effectively manage workforce resources, including strategic reductions in staffing if required, to ensure project delivery remained on schedule and within budget.
• Effective communicator, problem solver while motivating the onsite crew.
• Demonstrates flexibility and embraces change when needed.
• Ability to implement customer decisions and works through them in a professional manner.
• Minimum five (5) years related service/installation experience and/or training in a manufacturing environment/company, focused on electrical and mechanical trouble shooting with experience dealing directly with the customer.

Our Offer

Coesia North America offers a competitive benefit package which includes, among other things:

• 401K offering 6% company match with no vesting period.
• Flexible remote work offering.
• 8-weeks paid parental leave.
• Multiple health benefit & insurance options.
• PTO, sick time, and 12 observed calendar holidays.
• Company paid short-term disability (80% wager placement) & long-term disability.
• HSA company contribution for individual & employer family coverage.

Coesia is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and inclusion.