Teamleader Application Engineering

Dematic is a leading supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain. Dematic employs over 7,000 skilled logistics professionals to serve its customers globally, with engineering centers and manufacturing facilities located around the world. Dematic is one brand under the KION Group of companies and has implemented more than 6,000 integrated systems for a customer base that includes small, medium and large companies doing business in a variety of market sectors.
 
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Dematic is a member of KION Group, a global leader in industrial trucks, related services and supply chain solutions. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the KION Group designs, builds and supports logistics solutions that optimize material and information flow within factories, warehouses and distribution centers. The company is the largest manufacturer of industrial trucks in Europe, the second-largest producer of forklifts globally and a leading provider of warehouse automation.

As Team Manager Agv Application you lead a team of engineers responsible for the preparation and implementation of Agv installations all over Europe.

For this function you need to be passionate about and have a great interest/affinity in automating logistic processes/flows for material handling solutions.

You have to travel at least 20% of your time.

Typically within this role you frequently exchange thoughts with the other team managers from the Agv Project Engineering group (Technical Account Management, Agv IT)

• Within your team you are responsible for the organization and strategy. You provide a clear and strong communication in your team.
• You assist in the recruiting process and you organize the training plan of new team members
• You evaluate continuously the functioning of your team members (360° feedback)
• You strive towards an uniform way of work within your team by setting up procedures, example projects,…
• You participate in kick-off meetings to get a good idea about the project letting you select the right team member for the job.
• You organize and plan your team members in function of the project needs and/or inform the project managers in time in case of inconsistencies/lack of resources.
• You support our pre-sales departments in the office and abroad and advise them on conceptual solutions for Agv installations, you are familiar with making and validating calculations for new Agv installations.
• You guide and monitor together with the project manager that each Agv project has a feasible concept / functional description for the Agv application part
• You organize and/or provide excellent focus towards the global Agv Solutions software testing process by improving and applying the available processes ( emulation, simulation or specific testing guidelines in a project (Fat, Integration testing..) together with your team
• You follow up your team members to assure that the assigned functional or technical concepts are implemented and that all deliverables meet the assigned quality. You are responsible in the workflow to document the project according to team guidelines and provide a clear link with the technical writer(s) that assist in this process and support the teams.
• As a team manager you monitor that recurrent functionalities/issues on the projects are solved in the same way and you provide constructive feedback towards the other teams (Agv Production Team, Agv IT) about this to assure a permanent solution for the future.
• You organize team meetings with the goal to share knowledge and information
• You are actively involved in the operational meetings about Agv project execution.
• You keep learning and remain active and up to date in your domain expertise towards new technologies or developments. You love working in a team and learning from each other.
• The soft skills mentioned for Team Manager are highly recognizable during the daily execution of your job.

• You are familiar with using Jira as an issue tracker and familiar with configuring relevant dashboards to follow up your team’s work
• You are familiar with the way of work in Team Foundation Server
• You are familiar with AutoCAD as 2D Design Package
• An Agv is a mechatronic product: good knowledge about controls, hydraulics is necessary
• You are an expert towards the Egemin products and projects. You have a strong maturity in the business and obtain a wide knowledge towards the scope of handling installations.
• You have excellent communication skills including speaking Dutch and English and preferably also French and German