Who We Are
At KNAPP (pronounced K-NAP, not Nap!), we “Make Complexity Simple” by offering intelligent solutions for digitizing and automating everything from production and distribution to the last mile and stores. We are the customer’s value tech chain partner, which means partnering with the customer to create the most value within each link in their supply chain. Leveraging the latest software, AI and Robotics technology, we continue to disrupt the logistics automation industry for the world’s industry leaders in grocery, healthcare, retail, e-commerce, apparel & manufacturing.
We are a global company with our US headquarters located just North of Atlanta in Kennesaw, GA. KNAPP specializes in automated solutions for both WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) and WCS (Warehouse Control Systems) for B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Consumer) customers. We are a growing company of over 7,200 employees worldwide and in over 50 countries that is privately held, with 7% of our revenue reinvested in R&D, ensuring a strong and vibrant future! Join us and see how you can help change the world! For more information, visit www.knapp.com. .
What You Get To Do
Job Summary:
- Ensure that team members follow processes and instructions accordingly to implement assigned projects successfully. Success is measured based on project quality, duration, and costs.
- Implement projects and take on the role of direct reports on certain projects.
- Recruit new, adequate, team members based on budget and headcount guidelines of senior management.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Utilize subject matter expertise and lead functional interviews to screen candidates for technical skills
- Continuously support and develop team members by identifying team members' potential, encouraging them to improve their technical knowledge and skills and teaching them how to actively solve problems on their own
- Manage tasks and responsibilities within their team and projects
- Review planning documents
- Select and assign team members based on skill set and project needs to optimize project success.
- Continuously monitor project progress and escalate deviations
- Communicate frequently with team members on customer sites and in-house
- Provide regular status updates to project and department management
- Review project reports from team members for technical and qualitative aspects and forward them to department management
- Monitor and ensure compliance of safety guidelines at customer sites
- Initiate and check actions to achieve project goals
- Oversee completion of project finalization tasks
- Rate projects
- Ensure compliance with processes
- Organize and check trainings for team members
- Write and maintain commissioning/startup documents
- Assist with managing internal projects
- Check open points and tasks as assigned
- Interface with different departments
- Manage projects by due dates, costs, and quality
- Oversee installation, configuration, and commissioning of systems on site if required and in collaboration with department management
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Economical thinking/ Resourcefulness
- Demonstrate responsible management of resources
- Motivation and attitude
- Maintain positive, constructive, and confident attitude about the company and position (act as a role model of the company)
- Reliability and ability to work under pressure
- Able to complete tasks in high quality and timely manner under tight deadlines
- Able to form independent opinions and implement them when under pressure
- Handle failures and challenges
- Focus on goals when faced with obstacles or challenges
- Travel and flexibility
- Willing to travel often and work flexible hours based on the project (e.g., night shift or weekends)
- Willingness to learn
- Willing and capable to improve skills and learn new ways to meet objectives and acquire necessary expertise to be up to par with current demands
- Ability to take criticism and use it in a constructive way
- Constructive feedback
- Recognizing and understanding tension, communicate openly to find sustainable solutions
- Ability to lead, motivate and encourage team members to reach defined goals
- Perception/ Critical thinking
- Ability to recognize, analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve system failures and problems
What You Have
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Internal transfers must be a Level II engineer at Knapp to be considered
- Deep knowledge of variety of Knapp products
- Basic knowledge of electrical systems
- Knowledge of computer systems and Windows
- Knowledge of Knapp procedures and processes
- Knowledge of the company structure and organization
- Experienced with project procedures
Working Conditions and Environment:
- Overtime as required by work
- Authorization to work in the U.S.
- Valid passport or ability to obtain passport
- Travel required, up to 30%
- Professional office etiquette is required at all times
- Physical requirement may include: sitting, stooping, bending, visual acuity, finger dexterity, walking, lifting to 50 pounds
What You Will Get
- 2 remote days per week when in office
- Half day Fridays when in office
- A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
- Industry competitive compensation
- Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
- 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Parental Leave
- Subsidized Daycare
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Pet Insurance
- Subsidized food delivery
- Monthly celebrations
- Quarterly employee events
- Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering
KNAPP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other basis protected by law.
Due to the safety-sensitive nature of this position, strict adherence to KNAPP’s drug-free workplace policy is required. All candidates will be subject to drug-screening in accordance with the policy and will be expected to remain drug-free during their employment. There will be no exception if recreational or medical use of marijuana is permitted in the location of employment and/or residence or if use of marijuana is only during “off-hours.”
