Intallation Supervisor

gpac; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

gpac seeks an Installation Supervisor to lead onsite automation installations and coordinate project teams across engineers, managers, and contractors. You will ensure safety, efficiency, and adherence to schedules while maintaining professional customer relations.

The ideal candidate has a background in electrical or mechanical engineering with 2–5 years in control systems and at least 2 years in field service, plus installation experience in automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years in control systems or mechanical engineering preferred.
• 2+ years in a technical, customer-focused field service role.
• Installation experience in automation strongly desired; powertrain assembly a plus.
• Ability to read schematics, controls documents, and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Lead onsite safety, cleanliness, and professional conduct on the worksite.
• Facilitate daily onsite meetings covering targets, safety, priorities, and issues.
• Coordinate engineers, project managers, installers, contractors, customers, and internal teams.
• Monitor milestones and escalate schedule concerns as needed.
• Maintain safety logs, reports, issue lists, and meeting notes.
• Enforce safety procedures and appropriate PPE usage.
• Communicate customer, contractor, delay, and scope concerns to project leadership.
• Assist with tooling buy-off, runoffs, schedules, and site organization.
• Build productive partnerships with customers, contractors, and installation crews.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Customer focus

Documentation

Schematics reading

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Position Summary

The Installation Supervisor leads onsite automation installations, coordinates project teams, and helps ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

What You'll Do

• Safety: Maintain a safe, clean, and professional worksite.
• Daily coordination: Lead onsite meetings covering targets, safety, priorities, and open issues.
• Installation leadership: Coordinate engineers, project managers, installers, contractors, customers, and internal teams.
• Schedule oversight: Monitor milestones and elevate schedule concerns.
• Documentation: Maintain safety logs, reports, issue lists, and meeting notes.
• Compliance: Enforce safety procedures and required PPE use.
• Communication: Share customer, contractor, delay, and scope concerns with project leadership.
• Project support: Assist with tooling buy-off, runoffs, schedules, and site organization.
• Relationships: Build productive partnerships with customers, contractors, and installation crews.
• Professionalism: Represent the company with strong communication and customer focus.

What We're Looking For

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Engineering experience: 2-5 years in control systems or mechanical engineering preferred.
• Field service: 2+ years in a technical, customer-focused field service role.
• Automation background: Installation experience strongly desired; powertrain assembly is a plus.
• Technical skills: Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and decision-making abilities.
• Communication: Customer-focused with excellent attention to detail and professionalism.
• Documentation skills: Ability to read schematics, controls documents, and mechanical drawings.
• Software: Proficiency with Microsoft 365.
• Organization: Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Customer support: Ability to address questions, concerns, and complaints effectively.

Requirements

• Work authorization: Authorized to work in the U.S. without restriction and maintain required travel visas.
• Travel documents: Current driver's license and valid passport required.
• Travel: Willing to travel locally, domestically, and internationally.
• Remote work: Approximately 70% at remote locations, including possible short-notice, weekend, or holiday travel.
• Independence: Self-directed and able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Professional conduct: Honest, ethical, and customer-focused.
• Physical requirements: Able to stand, walk, climb, kneel, crouch, reach, use tools, and work in confined spaces.
• Lifting: Able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Vision: Close vision, color vision, and depth perception required.

Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive salary range of $95,000-$105,000.
• Benefits: Generous benefits package supporting employees and families.
• Projects: Challenging automation work with experienced technical teams.
• Exposure: Customer sites, suppliers, affiliates, and advanced manufacturing environments.
• Growth: Hands-on leadership, technical problem solving, and project coordination experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.