Company Presentation
We strive to make cities the best ever places to live, by advancing an industry that moves over 1 billion people each day. We are transforming our business by driving the industry norm and challenging ourselves, fostering a culture of internal and external collaboration, and building on our unique engineering capabilities to optimize existing and create new products and solutions for our customers that cater to real mobility needs. thyssenkrupp Elevator brings together the Group's global activities in passenger transportation systems. With sales of 7.7 billion euros in fiscal 2016/2017 and customers in 150 countries, thyssenkrupp Elevator built its position as one of the world's leading elevator companies from scratch in a mere 40 years' time applying thyssenkrupp unique engineering capabilities. With more than 50,000 highly skilled employees, the company offers smart and innovative products and services designed to meet customers' individual requirements. The portfolio includes passenger and freight elevators, escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts as well as tailored service solutions for all products. Over 1000 locations around the world provide an extensive sales and service network to guarantee closeness to customers.

thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas is the largest producer of elevators in the Americas, with more than 15,500 employees, in over 230 branch and service locations. thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas oversees all business for the operations in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. It is a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Elevator AG.

Safety is a core value of our business and our commitment to YOU! It is woven into our culture each and every day.
Your new responsibilities
The first 3 letters in workplace safety are Y-O-U!

thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas is currently seeking an experienced Superintendent - Repair in Seattle, WA.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Ensures that the branch's daily repair operations run efficiently and cost effectively. Includes reviewing and performing repair survey requests, ensuring repair booked status, scheduling repairs, completing requisitions for materials, and reviewing manpower needs


• Fosters a culture of safety. Administers company safety program and training. Includes performing safety audits when necessary and stressing the importance of safety to all employees


• Participates in weekly repair backlog meetings with Regional repair coordinators to update schedules and system data


• Supervises repair mechanics and apprentices, and performs job site audits. Includes direct involvement in performance management and progressive discipline


• Uses system reports to monitor repair job status, efficiencies and completion. Reviews repair billable and non-billable reports on a weekly basis


• Reviews TK Trip reports with mechanics and sales personnel


• Maintains a strong working knowledge of the overall market area, including sales backlog, service and repair volume and market penetration


• Maintains strong familiarity of company products by attending company training classes, and reviewing factory equipment updates and supplier goods. Maintains a strong understanding of thyssenkrupp Elevator, and its regional and company mission and objectives, ethical standards and code of conduct


• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of all federal, state and local elevator industry code requirements


• Assists accounts receivable with information regarding the collection of problem accounts


• Performs other duties as may be assigned

• Thorough knowledge of the construction industry and general management skills; or general business knowledge normally acquired though a Bachelor's degree; or 3-5+ years experience managing on a branch departmental level; or equivalent combination of education and experience


• Ability to write reports, contract proposals and business correspondence


• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management and customers


• Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions


• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables


• This position requires up to 15% travel


• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions