Job title: Technical Sales Engineer
Department: Sales Office
Reporting to: Sales Manager
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm
Salary: £23k to £35k+ (dependant on experience, open to negotiation)

The Candidate

The successful candidate/s will be responsible for and tasked with growing their customer account base and increasing sales within it, as well as having a proactive approach to generating new business customers. 

They will be expected to converse politely and efficiently with customers ensuring high expectations are met and will be responsible for taking a lead or enquiry through from point of sale to delivery. 

The ability to work well in a team is essential, but candidates must also be confident to work from their own initiative to handle enquiries and manage their own customer base effectively. 

This requires b interpersonal and organisational skills with an attention to detail, interacting with both customers directly and all teams internally, such as CAD Drawing, Production and Accounts. 

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have good Maths and English skills, be computer literate with experience with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word & Outlook etc). 

CAD experience and the ability to read technical drawings is necessary and a reasonable knowledge of metal specifications would also be useful, together with any knowledge of our cutting methods and previous sales experience preferred.    

Responsibilities

The main role is to grow sales through direct interaction with existing customers and equally seeking out new business opportunities.  The successful candidate will be responsible for their own account base and customers, building b relationships within them, and ensuring every order placed is to the highest standard.  This will include:

• Answer incoming sales calls
• Monitor and respond to customer email enquiries
• Support and problem solve customer queries/challenges at every opportunity
• Build quotes and progress orders dependent on customer requirements
• Maintain a high level of service and reliability throughout all customer contact
• Maintain and grow current customer relationships
• Proactively seek out new business opportunities and convert into orders

Ultimately, a willingness to learn new skills is required as full training will be given to suitable candidates.  We hire for attitude. 

Working Location

Sheffield – near Meadowhall and M1
Commutable from: Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and surrounding areas.

Company Benefits

32 days holiday inc bank holiday
Free car parking
Full training available

How to apply

If you have an interest in manufacturing and engineering and would like to apply, please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected] or by post to:

Recruitment,
Charles Day (Steels) Ltd
6 Downgate Drive
Sheffield
S4 8BT

Job title: Operator Assistant and Labourer
Department: Production
Reporting to: Foreman and Production Manager
Hours of work: 2 Shift pattern (6am-6pm and 6pm-6am)
The Candidate: The successful candidate will be a proactive individual with an eagerness to help and learn the various processes carried out throughout the shop floor.  They will be in direct contact with customer orders and will contribute to the high level of quality and service we provide. 

General Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Loading material onto machines
• Unloading cut parts and scrap material
• Marking up parts
• Grinding/Cleaning up of parts
• General house keeping and some heavy lifting required.
• Assisting operators with the cutting and management of customer orders.

Experience a preference but not essential, ideally the candidate will possess a valid Fork Lift Truck licence with Overhead Crane experience but again not essential. Pending a successful initial period, we will provide training and licencing for both. 

If successful in the role there will be opportunity to progress to various machine operating roles with all necessary training provided by the company.