Applications Engineer - Lubrications (EE), East Rand

SUMMARY:
Formal Engineering qualification - BSc. Eng., B.Eng., B.Tech. Eng. or NHD Eng. Preferably in Mechanical, Structural, Electrical or Electronical Project Management qualification preferably

POSITION INFO:

Our client currently has an opportunity for an Applications Engineer in their Lubrications division.

In your role will be responsible for the following:-

Based on customer’s needs, promote and support the Company know-how and value proposition in line with strategy.
Propose technical solutions in cooperation with the sales force.
Manage technical relationships with customers, including responding to enquiries, handling complaints and evaluating technical risks.
Bring a strong technical expertise into the market and be involved in internal and external technical trainings.
Design, manage and deliver Bearing arrangements, Lubrication systems, Condition Monitoring Systems, Sealing solutions and bundled offerings according to customer requirements.
Manage technical projects in direct contact with customer or as support for local units and brings wide and deep knowledge acquired on one or several industries/ business areas.
Assure the project is delivered in due time, with right cost and quality.

The successful incumbent will hold a formal Engineering qualification together with 2-3 years in a technical support role at customer facing level as well as 2-3 years of product engineering.

Position details:

Travel requirements: Travelling to clients

Primary functional objectives of the role
Support all Company''s products and services.
Increase and support sales of Company''s products and services by providing technical assistance.
Design and improve equipment to extend service life.
Deliver Company products, services or bundled solutions that were sold.
Perform cost estimates and calculations on solutions offered as part of the quotation process.
Accountable for delivery results and performance.
Actively determine and pursue profitable business opportunities for Company products and services by analysing customer and market needs.
Increase sales of Company products and services by providing technical assistance to key customers and establishing and maintaining good relationships with Engineering and other technical personnel at these customers.
Support sales by providing technical assistance with regards to the selection, application and proper use of Company''s full range of products.
Re-design equipment where the customer has experienced problems with the existing Company''s product based arrangement or where new Company technology can be incorporated to improve production efficiency and lead to cost reductions.
Design or develop new solutions for customers.
Deliver Company products, services or bundled solutions sold to customers by providing effictive engineering, project management or other professional services.
Manage, measure and interact with suppliers of engineered products.
Generate General Assembly, layout and concept drawings for quotation purposes which could be developed into final solutions by the inhouse draughting resource.
Keep up to date with latest product knowledge and developments.
Perform training on Company''s products and services for inhouse, distributor, branch and customer personnel.
Continuously develop and improve capabilities for integrated services delivery.
Plan effective and optimised resource utilisation and allocation against service delivery and project requirements, including cost control programs on engineered products and project deliveries.
Adhere to all applicable company policies and procedures.
Encourage and implement process improvements.
Ensure effective teamwork and working in a seamless manner with all service delivery, customer services and sales functions.

Communication
Continuous communication with customers and distributors.
Responsible for continuous communication with the sales teams regarding projects under development, delivery progress and availability of resources.
Perform presentations/ training at customers, external training seminars, colleges and tertiary institutions.

Market Intelligence
Actively visits customers to understand the market trends and needs, to support in projects and to be able to develop further the Company portfolio.
Contribute to market intelligence by maintaining a broad and up to date knowledge on competitor activities, market drivers and external influences on the distributors and Company business.
Contribute to market intelligence by maintaining and growing a network within the global Application Engineering community.
Uses Siebel, REP centre database and other internal tools to expand the understanding of the business and its opportunities.
Team up with local sales team and global Application Engineering network to develop business opportunities locally working globally, supporting each other and making them to work together and collaborate to achieve successful and quick results.
Demonstrate the Company Values of high ethics, empowerment, teamwork and openness and Company behaviours (outside-in thinking, purposeful action taking, empowerment, accountability and volition, and encourage the behaviours in others.

People
Foster a positive high-performance working climate with strong teamwork, constructive feedback and cross-skilling learning opportunities.
Actively focus on offering assistance, guidance and load sharing within the Application Engineering team.

Assets
Responsible for the equipment used within the work environment.

Decision making
Expected to utilise analytical & engineering skills as part of the day to day decision making process.
Expected to communicate and escalate where appropriate any businesscritical information gleaned from customers and the distribution network.
Required at all times to follow limits of authority.
Analysis of data in order to make day-to-day job-related decision and to prioritise work in line with operational requirements.
Required to be involved in the decision-making process of cross functional colleagues and distributors.
Required to make quick decisions and anticipate needs and can react to operational situations in a timely and appropriate manner.

Communication
Excellent presentation skills are essential as the job holder will be required to present technical solutions to distributors and customers.
Excellent communication skills are required as the person will be expected to negotiate and influence at all levels within customer and distributor organisations and the wider internal organisation.
Communications extend further than routine exchanges of data and statistical information. Must understand and then deliver the key message effectively and competently to influence others.
Significant responsibility for the maintenance of stakeholder relationships.

Location (country, city): East Rand

Job Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

Qualifications
Formal Engineering qualification - BSc. Eng., B.Eng., B.Tech. Eng. or
NHD Eng. Preferably in Mechanical, Structural, Electrical or Electronical
Project Management qualification preferably

Experience and knowledge
A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in technical support at customer facing level.
A minimum of 2-3 years of product engineering; either Application, Project or Design experience.
Knowledge of engineering draughting and associated management systems.
A systematic, logical and analytical approach to problem solving and decision making.
Ability to present findings and recommendations to management via reports and presentations.
Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills.
Excellent communication and presentation skills – English.
Sound interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with customers at all levels.

Desirable
Experience working across technologies, i.e. bearings, seals, tribology, CoMo, lubrication systems, etc. with technical, engineering and commercial knowledge of these fields.
Professional associations and memberships.
Strong relationships with supply chain up and downstream.

Company Description:

For over a century, our client has been developing an unparalleled experience in serving local customers with solutions for African conditions. The company services its customers through a significant investment in central stock holding as well as stock strategically located at any one of their 40 distributors throughout the region.

Their unique supply chain system connects local distributors directly to the Company’s European Distribution Centre and to their factories abroad, through the global supply chain system.

The brand is synonymous with quality (ISO 9001:2008 certified) and committed to environmentally responsible growth as well as health and safety management.

They combine unique bearing technologies, lubrication systems, sealing solutions and a wide range of mechanical engineering and asset management services to solve problems, enhance machine reliability and lower total cost of ownership.

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