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What you will do 

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Team as we are actively recruiting for an Application Engineer. This position reports to the President of 

Pro West Machinery. The hourly rate for this position at Pro West Machinery will generally fall between $30-$45 hourly. Pro West Machinery will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location. We are looking for an Application Engineer who will join our Pro West Machinery team in Temecula, CA.

Our Company

Pro West Machinery is a team of seasoned industrial professionals from the machinery sales and service serving the plastic industry on the Pacific Coast of the USA. Our primary emphasis has been supplying the plastics industry with the highest quality of injection machines and auxiliary equipment. Our mission is to provide a customer-focused service, developing individual responses to your company’s unique needs through an understanding of your product and manufacturing. Our organization is growing and offers additional career opportunities as you develop skills and gain experience.

Commitment to our People

You belong here. You will gain extensive process and product experience to expand your knowledge and personal development in a family-oriented culture that promotes engagement and work/life balance.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the bidding/quoting and negotiation processes, purchase orders, order acknowledgment, delivery, and onsite logistics for continuous improvement opportunities.
• Review blueprints, plans, and other customer documents to develop and prepare cost estimates or projected increases in production from the client’s use of proposed equipment or services.
• Develop and manage customer relationships at key accounts and support the successful execution of sales activity.
• Provides technical services to clients relating to the use, operation, and maintenance of equipment.
• Enter and track all projects and update projects to reflect an accurate status and to deal with conversions of projects.
• Assist in account planning and forecasting to help set and achieve annual sales, revenue growth targets and profitability goals.
• Accountable for the setup of sale proposals including technical description, project conditions and terms, scheduling, acceptance criteria, and costs.
• Perform other duties outside the normal scope of the job description at the discretion of management.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• 2-5 years in B2B  sales/Business Development.
• CAD design/drawing experience with Solidworks, CAD, and/or CATIA V5.
• Proficient in blueprint reading, understanding Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and interpreting 2D & 3D engineering models.
• Effective communication with excellent verbal skills. Ability to prepare concepts in written and pictorial format.
• Experience in proposal generation in contract acceptance criteria.
• Required  (5-10) years in application engineering.
• Advanced  Engineering understanding of plastic injection molding process, peripheral equipment, and Plastic Industry standards.
• Good understanding of automation and plastic machinery.

What we do for you: 

· Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, holidays, vacation, and sick time benefits available within a month of your start date 

· Healthcare navigation, advocacy and support 

· 401(k) company match up to 6% with immediate participation and vesting 

Pro West Machinery is committed to having a workforce that is reflective of diversity, equity, and inclusion and strongly encourages applications from qualified individuals from the designated groups.