Salvtech Ltd
Technical Sales Engineer – Pumps / Fans / Industrial Services
Location: Chester, Cheshire (with UK travel)
Salary: £38,000 basic + commission (realistic OTE £50,000 per annum)
Benefits: Company Combi-Van or car allowance, pension, laptop, mobile phone and expenses
About Us
At Salvtech Ltd we supply and service industrial pumps, fans and rotating equipment across a wide range of industries including paper manufacturing and energy from waste customers.
Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Technical Sales Engineer to help us expand our customer base and support our existing clients throughout the UK.
This role involves travel across the UK for approximately 2 – 4 days per week, with the remaining time spent planning visits, preparing quotations and supporting customers from our office near Deeside, North Wales.
The Role
You will be responsible for:
- A £1.75M sales target selling industrial pumps, fans, spare parts and engineering services.
- Visiting customer sites and recommending technical solutions.
- Preparing quotations and following opportunities through to order.
- Identifying and winning new business opportunities.
- Working with the Marketing Manager to keep our customers up to date.
- Maintaining accurate sales records and managing your pipeline.
- Working closely with our service and engineering teams to ensure excellent delivery.
What You'll Be Selling:
- Industrial Centrifugal pumps and pumps spare parts.
- Industrial Progressive Cavity pumps spare parts.
- Industrial fan Servicing and fan spare parts.
- Paper Manufacturing Stock preparation machinery and spare parts.
About You
We're looking for someone with:
- A mechanical engineering background, ideally in rotating equipment.
- Experience in maintenance, service engineering or technical sales.
- The ability to build strong customer relationships.
- A practical approach to problem solving.
- Good commercial awareness.
- A full UK driving licence.
Experience within the paper, power generation, energy-from-waste or general process industries would be advantageous.
Package
- £38,000 basic salary
- Commission scheme (OTE commission earnings of £1k per month, capped at £8k per qtr.)
- Company estate car or combi van suitable for carrying parts and equipment
- Laptop and mobile phone
- Company pension
- Expenses paid
- Training and career development opportunities
This role would particularly suit a Technical Sales Engineer who enjoys solving customer problems and building long-term relationships rather than chasing cold call type orders.
If you have a strong engineering background and enjoy dealing with customers, we'd love to hear from you.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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