What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Application Engineer position at Hy-Tek?
Hy-Tek Material Handling
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Application Engineer
Department: Application Engineering
Supervisor: Director, Application Engineering
Job Purpose:
The Senior Application Engineer works with Members of the Sales and Design & Build Teams for the following:
- Site Visits to existing facilities to review current operations and evaluate existing assets for re-use
- Material Handling Systems (MHS) concept development and review with client for approval
- Pricing of MHS through use of existing cost database, working with existing partners or new potential suppliers to develop client turnkey pricing including, but not limited to:
- Mechanical equipment
- Electrical equipment
- Outside purchases for equipment or services
- Controls and Software equipment & engineering
- Mechanical, Electrical and Project Engineering
- Project Management
- Travel & Living Expenses
- Site Management & Mechanical Installation including demolition and modification of existing equipment when required
- Field Wiring & Air Piping Installation including demolition and modification of existing equipment when required
- Freight
- Taxes, Duties and Tariffs
- Other Expenses as defined by the project or client requirements
- Development of Proposal using defined templates and standards that best reflects our offering to the client to meet their needs
- Supporting the Sales Team in presenting our offering and proposal to the client
- Review and understand commercial terms & conditions to support our Sales Teams and Management
- Support the transition of awarded projects to the Delivery Teams and remain supportive until the project has been accepted by the client
- Lead and participate in multiple projects concurrently
Skills and Attributes:
- Demonstrates strong leadership
- Can lead a team and can also be a good team member
- Self-starter and able to work without direction
- Strong communication skills (verbal, written and digital)
- Takes ownership of assigned tasks and is driven and drives others to find the best solutions to solve problems and provide solutions
- Has strong knowledge of MHS and their applications including but not limited to:
- Carton Conveyor and Sortation
- Unit Conveyor and Sortation
- Static storage systems (Pallet Rack, Flow Racks, Shelving, Pick Modules, etc.)
- Dynamic storage systems (AS/RS, High-Rate Shuttles, VLM, Carousels, etc.)
- Ancillary equipment applied in Distribution Center operations
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Material Handling Industry
- Proficient in the current version of "AutoCAD" and able to learn to work with supplier drawing packages
- Overnight travel as required to support project or company needs
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products, particularly Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Ability to walk through and tolerate Distribution Center environments including spending time taking process and physical measurements
- Punctual, reliable and dependable
- Good meeting leadership skills
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