Full-Time

Installation & Field Enablement Specialist

Coates Group

Coates Group

201-500 employees

End-to-end digital signage for QSRs

Compensation Overview

$70.4k - $80k/yr

+ Bonus

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Willing to travel to various installation sites, including overnight installations.

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Computer Networking

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Requirements
  • Associate degree in Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of experience in field installation, preferably in digital signage, AV systems, or IT infrastructure.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in the field.
  • Proficiency in reading technical drawings, wiring schematics, and equipment specifications.
  • Willingness to travel to various installation sites as needed, including overnight install.
Responsibilities
  • Provide on-site and remote support during critical installations of digital signage equipment, including displays, media players, mounting hardware, and networking components, ensuring adherence to project specifications and installation.
  • Escalate complex issues to engineering or product support, documenting resolution steps for future reference..
  • Assess installer competency through practical demonstrations and provide ongoing coaching to reinforce best practices.
  • Collaborate with sourcing to identify and implement online portals and tools that automate the training and certification process, enabling real-time access to training modules and tracking completion and rates.
  • Develop and maintain a centralized training repository with on-demand content for installers, accessible via online platforms.
  • Analyze training completion rates, certification outcomes, and installer feedback to continuously improve training content and delivery methods.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline the training process, reduce onboarding time, and enhance field readiness.
  • Update training materials and manuals to reflect new products, procedures, and industry standards.
  • Conduct pre-installation site surveys to evaluate site readiness, verify infrastructure requirements, and identify potential installation challenges.
  • Communicate findings to Deployment Support, Deployment and project teams and recommend necessary adjustments to mitigate risks during installation.
  • Perform post-installation site audits to assess installation quality, verify equipment functionality, and ensure compliance with established standards.
  • Document findings, provide corrective actions, and follow up to confirm resolution of identified issues.
  • Implement a standardized audit checklist to drive consistency across all installation sites. guidelines.
  • Develop, maintain, and update comprehensive installation documentation, including BOMs, wiring diagrams, and configuration instructions.
  • Capture field insights and incorporate lessons learned into training materials and documentation updates.
  • Gather feedback from installers and field technicians to identify common challenges and potential areas for process improvement.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product development to integrate new digital signage products into field installation processes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in MS Office tools is highly preferred.

Coates Group provides digital signage and customer experience solutions for Quick Service Restaurants. It offers digital menu boards, self-service kiosks, and content management systems, along with hardware, software, installation, and ongoing support. The system combines displays and interactive kiosks with a central content platform to create, schedule, and push menus and messages across multiple locations, while technicians install and maintain the setup. Its goal is to help QSR brands improve the customer experience and drive sales by offering end-to-end, location-wide digital signage management for large chains and independents.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Newtown Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

2003

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Thousands of outdoor menu boards create a large installed base for upsells.
  • Switchboard CMS supports recurring revenue through real-time content management and analytics.
  • Drive-thru and kiosk deployments directly improve speed, personalization, and average check size.

What critics are saying

  • Toast, NCR Voyix, and Oracle bundle adjacent workflows into broader QSR contracts.
  • Hardware-heavy deployments face supply shocks, margin compression, and installation delays.
  • A single enterprise customer refresh can replace Coates across an entire chain.

What makes Coates Group unique

  • End-to-end QSR stack spans hardware, Switchboard CMS, installation, and support.
  • Global enterprise footprint includes McDonald's and over 40 countries.
  • Outdoor menu boards and kiosks are tightly integrated with dynamic merchandising workflows.

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Benefits

Performance Bonus

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Sick Leave

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