Careers
We are a global bulk material handling equipment and systems provider headquartered in Lino Lakes, Minnesota with a branch facility in Shanghai, China. We specialize in dense and dilute phase pneumatic conveying, weighing & batching, pneumatic blending, storage & unloading, and automation & controls integration. We are recognized as an industry leader who recruits and retains top talent in every department from engineering to sales.
Company Culture
We are passionate problem-solvers driven by curiosity and our commitment to technical excellence. We have collaborative, intelligent people in every department who value integrity, inclusion, and innovation. We appreciate and develop the unique skills, talents, and qualities of each team member from industry leaders to young professionals. We are looking for people who love what they do and want to make an impact for their clients, colleagues, and communities.
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Competitive Compensation & Benefits
We offer competitive compensation and benefits because our people are the foundation of Nol-Tec. We know that if we take care of our people they will provide an unmatched experience for our clients leading to positive outcomes for all stakeholders.
Growth & Development Opportunities
We foster a highly collaborative, hands-on learning environment across every department within Nol-Tec. We know that personal and professional development opportunities are important so we make them a priority. We encourage our people to take every opportunity to better themselves in turn influencing change and growth within Nol-Tec.
Diversity & Inclusion Commitments
We integrate diversity and inclusion strategies into recruitment, retention, performance management, leadership assessment, and training. We appreciate that diversity and inclusion are core to our business strategy and not simply another human resources program.
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Available Positions
Job Summary:
Provides project leadership on part of a major project or whole projects of moderate to broad complexity. Involved from the beginning of the project through startup and installation, in a manner which results in obtaining the desired quality by the required delivery date within project budget.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design electrical and control systems based on sales quotations and customer specifications.
- Coordinate and schedule assigned projects with all internal departments of company.
- Communicate the project specifications and deadlines with external parties (suppliers, assemblers, installation contractors, engineering firms, and freight forwarders).
- Communicate directly with customer to coordinate design or delivery.
- Develop and designs custom electrical equipment.
- Create and/or revise drawings and documentation of electrical, automation and process disciplines.
- Write PLC Code according project specifications and internal standards.
- Develop HMI and SCADA solutions utilizing various software packages such as Rockwell or Wonderware.
- Documents the Sequence of Operations.
- Develop installation and purchasing specifications and create bills of material.
- Select and purchase capital equipment.
- Conducts quality control for conformance to design, equipment and software specifications, and operational and safety standards.
- Maintain project costs within the project budget.
- Executes and overseas onsite commissioning, installation supervision and customer training.
- Inspects completed installations and observes operations for conformance to design, equipment and software specifications, and operational and safety standards.
- Diagnoses equipment, software, or materials for root cause analysis of problems or defects.
- Evaluates alternative solutions. In conjunction with customer and Nol-Tec Systems staff, selects and implements solutions beneficial to both customer and Nol-Tec Systems.
- Participates in continual quality improvement of department work activities.
- Complies with company safety regulations.
- Complete other assignments and special projects as requested.
Job Requirements:
Education
- Engineering degree from ABET accredited program preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years training in engineering technology or other technical degree.
Experience
3-5 years in these related areas:
- Experienced in the application of electrical control and automation systems.
- Experienced in the application of electrical design and drafting techniques.
- Expertise of programming knowledge of PLCs and HMIs.
- Experienced in commissioning and troubleshooting.
Knowledge
- Experienced with electrical and automation design concepts.
- Experienced with PLC and HMI programming software.
- Experienced with digital and analog instrumentation.
- Experienced knowledge of electrical motors and power distribution.
- Working knowledge with the NEC code.
- Experienced with technical drawing development and practices.
- Working knowledge of material handling processes as related to Nol-Tec Systems.
- Experienced with pneumatic devices and circuitry.
Job Summary:
Develops business in the assigned territory. Builds and manages customer network. Manages sales representatives within assigned territory.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordinate Sales Activities Within Assigned Territory
- Develops business in the assigned territory to meet sales targets
- Manage key client accounts and understands key stakeholders/decision makers
- Helps identify and select new sales representatives
- Maintains on-going contact with sales representatives and travels with them periodically.
- Follow-up on open proposals in assigned territory.
- Update CRM on leads, contacts, and opportunities.
Proposals Responsibilities
- Coordinates product testing in Nol-Tec Test Lab as required to meet customer requirements
- Review proposals developed by Application Engineering department
- Works with Application Engineering department on setting sales price for the system
- Works with Application Engineering department on providing information within proposals to assist with selling based on knowledge of the customer.
Contract Management
- Facilitates negotiation/approval of client contracts
- Assists with resolving disputes with customer to meet contract obligations and system performance expectations.
Customer Service
- Collaborate with existing customers on a regular basis to ensure Nol-Tec is given new client proposal opportunities.
- Visit as necessary to present proposals and maintain a healthy working relationship.
- Prepares and conducts training on Nol-Tec equipment and systems.
- Coordinate and host customer visits to Nol-Tec for product testing and meetings. Hosting may include arranging meals, lodging, and entertainment.
- Maintain sufficient communication with project delivery team during project assignments to ensure awareness of future customer opportunities.
Marketing Activities
- Attend trade shows, sales meetings and seminars as needed.
- Provide customer feedback to Marketing Department to help determine marketing effectiveness.
- Advise Marketing Department of any significant business activities of competition.
- Look for new markets in which to sell Nol-Tec products/systems.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Instructs, coaches, assigns, and evaluates work performance of independent sales representatives.
Job Requirements:
Education
- High School or equivalent
Experience
- Experience in direct customer communication
- Experience in mechanical or pneumatic systems design and dense phase pneumatic conveying
Knowledge
- Knowledge of mechanical or pneumatic systems design.
Skills and Abilities
- Computer skills in word processing and spreadsheet software
- Mechanical aptitude
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Strong logic and problem-solving skills
- Organizational skills required to store and quickly retrieve records
- Effective written and verbal business communication skills
- Ability to perform basic mathematical and algebraic calculations.
- Attention to detail
- Judgement to maintain confidentiality of employee, contractor, company, and customer information.
How can we help?
Maybe you need a new system, an upgrade to an existing system, or a retrofit. Regardless of size, industry, or material, we are here to help you get your project and product moving.