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Daifuku Automotive America Corporation is a leader in Design, Manufacturing, Installation and Support of automotive automation/material handling systems in North America. The company is currently seeking an experienced Regional Sales Support for the facility in Novi, MI.
Daifuku Automotive America Corporation promotes and supports both individual and team success by providing opportunities to expand your skills and build on your capabilities. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to a culturally rich workforce and proud of our diversity in background, experience and origin. Safety is part of our core values; we stress the importance to our employees by enforcing 5S and daily safety audits.
Daifuku Benefits
• Medical, Dental, and Vision available day one
• Optional Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• FSA/ HSA
• Company provided life and disability plans
• 401K: Fidelity
• 7 Paid sick days (prorated according to start date)
• 13 paid vacation days (prorated according to start date)
• 11 paid holidays
• Yearly performance bonuses
• PPE Reimbursement
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
This position provides technical support for Regional Sales Managers, Distributors, Inside Support Staff and Customers on chain conveyor products and applications. This position reports to the Manager of Product Sales as part of the sales team that contributes to the success of the department and Company.
Other responsibilities
• Review, validate and improve monorail and P&F chain conveyor system layouts
• Perform component take-offs, prepare estimates and quantify material requirements for P&F and monorail chain conveyor systems
• Provide support / assistance on technical issues including problem solving
• Assist in the preparation of proposal documentation including: Scope-of-Work documents, RFQ’s, Sequence-of-Operations, proposal clarifications, etc.
• Prepare chain pull calculation using manual methods and CP-Plus
• Interface with clients to collect the necessary data/information for system development
• Assist in the management of high-level project orders
Qualifications
• Multi-Tasking – Managing through multiple tasks/demands at one time
• Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others
• Service Orientation – Actively looking for ways to help people
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Judgment and Decision Making – Evaluating the relative costs/benefits of potential actions to determine the most appropriate choice
• Monitoring – Assessing performance of organizations, to make improvements or take corrective action
• Verbal and Written Expression and Recognition – The ability to listen to, understand and communicate information and ideas presented through spoken or written words and sentences
• Information Ordering – The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations)
• Problem Sensitivity – The ability to recognizing when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• Overtime if necessary
• Above average communication skills are required
• This position includes periods of telephone-intensive work and may require sitting for long periods of time.
• When required, this position could include outside travel to customers’ premises (this can be auto or air travel).
• All prospective employees must pass a background check.
Education and Experience
• The candidate needs, at minimum, an associate degree in a technical field. A Mechanical or Industrial Engineering degree is preferred. Related work experience will be considered.
• Additional experience to include three (3) years of experience with chain conveyor products, and a minimum of one (1) year system estimating experience.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.
• AutoCAD – Navigational knowledge in AutoCAD preferred.
• Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Math skills – High school algebra, trigonometry, and geometry
Daifuku offers an excellent compensation package including great benefits such as excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid vacation time, paid sick time, and paid holidays, 401K, Flexible Spending Programs, and more.
Daifuku is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status or medical condition.
If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email amus-hr@daifukuna.com.
If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail amus-hr@daifukuna.com.
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