Position Summary:
Leading national manufacturer and installer of conveyors and dairy processing equipment is expanding and is currently seeking a Senior Level Sales Engineer. This position will be responsible for field sales, design layout and engineering support of packaging and material handling equipment. This individual will be working closely with customers, and engineers, to design new packaging equipment as well as making specific modifications to existing designs to conform to customer requirements.
The Company is a mid-sized, privately owned company that has been in business for over sixty years with a very dedicated long-term workforce. This position offers a competitive salary based on experience and a very generous benefits package.
This is a fast pace work environment.
Duties and responsibilities
Design cost effective packaging machinery to fulfill customer requirements
Communicate and collaborate with customers and engineers
Responsible for more than one project at a time
Perform calculation, select mechanical and drive components
Review proposal drawings for accuracy and completeness
Communicate project status updates to customers
Applied problem solving techniques to resolve design issues
Qualifications
BS as a minimum
10+ years experience with machine design in a production environment
Food industry experience a plus
Excellent organization and communication skills
Must be hands on and have to ability to solve problems quickly and effectively
Ability to work with people at various levels at both the customer and the Company
Project management experience a plus
Microsoft Word and Excel
AutoCAD is a plus
Extensive travel is required
This person will ideally be located in California, but can be based anywhere in the country provided they have easy access to an airport.