♦ Develops and maintains labor and costing standards for various product lines, including overhead cranes, lifts and related equipment.

♦ Prepares and reviews proposals for various equipment product lines.

♦ Updates and expands costing and labor databases used as reference for estimating.

♦ Reviews customer supplied specifications and open vendor proposals.

♦ Provides technical support for the Sales team.

♦ Provides project management support during the product engineering/manufacturing/start-up process.

♦ Develops  equipment manuals.

♦ Works closely with other Product Group staff, salespeople, outside vendors, customers, and other departments.

♦ Supports customer service and warranty issues and related job duties.

♦ Supports overall company performance goals.

♦ 2-4 years of college with an associates or bachelors degree in ME, MET, EE, EET or equivalent related field experience required.

♦ Mechanical and electrical knowledge of various components required, experience with heavy equipment strongly preferred.

♦ Ability to size mechanical components, including electric motors, gearings, couplings and shafting, etc.  May perform equipment layout function as part of the application effort.

♦ Ability to read and understand machinery and structural drawings, customer supplied specifications, codes and industry standards.

♦ Ability to travel as needed, typically a partial day up to 3 days, 1-10 times/year.

♦ Occasional work in a manufacturing environment in a technical support role (ability to climb on heavy equipment that may be elevated 30-50 feet required).

♦ Ideal candidate must be a good communicator, both verbal and written.

♦ Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.