| Job Description |
Our client is currently seeking an Application Engineer for Concord, Ontario.
Engineering Duties:
- Defining customer requirements (delivery, product prices, etc.)
- Communicate with customers to ensure that all relevant information is on hand to develop comprehensive solutions
- Be involved in preliminary design with conceptual ideas and design principles, developing optimum solutions to the customer’s technical problems
- Create solution/Sales Layouts based on the generated Ideas
- Develop budgets and Sales Proposals based on templates and prior experience.
- Travel as necessary to visit prospects and clients throughout Canada and internationally to validate technical challenges, site assessment and gather other necessary information
Administrative Support Duties:
- Following-up, maintaining, and updating sales quotation logs
- Keeping customers informed of the status of orders, inquiries, shipments, problems, etc.
- Promoting and expanding product lines by helping define developing trends.
- Identifying leads / opportunities
- Attending International Trade Shows for exhibition as well as analyzing market trends
- On receipt of orders issue order confirmation and register new jobs in the company’s job log
- Liaise between engineering and customers
- Assist in developing of sales tools such as web site, brochures and videos
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| Requirements |
The qualified candidate would have Mechanical or Industrial Engineering background, with experience in capital equipment layouts in related fields, listed below in the order of preference:
- Bakery Equipment Manufacturing
- Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing
- Custom Conveyor Manufacturing
- Packaging Equipment Manufacturing
- Meat Processing Equipment Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical Equipment Manufacturing
Candidate must be proficient with AutoCAD and one of the following parametric engineering design programs in order of preference:
- Autodesk Inventor
- Solid Works
- Solid Edge
- Pro-Engineering
The successful candidate must:
- Be fluent in English, both spoken and written
- Be thorough and attentive
- Be able to effectively communicate with the Management, Customers and Design Team.
- Work flexible hours
- Travel as necessary
- Deal with frequent change, delay, or unexpected events
- Work well in a group or independently
- Effectively communicate your thoughts
- Hold a College or University degree or equivalent in either sales administration or engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical)
- Post-secondary education with mechanical aptitude
- 3-5 years of Application Engineering experience
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle (M1 is an asset)
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Service-oriented mindset and proven customer service skills and experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong computer skills, including MS Office applications
- Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task
- Ability to work in a team setting and/or independently
- Fast learner, self-motivator, "can-do" attitude, and team player
- Excellent time management
- Valid driver’s license
If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for to be successful in this role please submit your resume to theeben@winterstaffing.com or fax to 905-231-3860
We are an equal opportunity employer
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