Essential functions:
- Performing calculations to meet design requirements as pertains to pressure, flow, heat removal, etc. to establish baseline system design parameters and material and labor cost estimates.
- Developing schematics, bills of material and layouts for both hydraulic and supporting electrical systems.
- Producing detailed drawings for vendor fabricated equipment such as reservoirs and other components.
- Providing customer instructional tools to include:
- Working schematics of hydraulic and electrical systems for fabrication and start up, as well as layouts and mounting instructions and dimensions.
- Various operating data such as oil pressure and flow settings, electrical point to point connections, etc.
- roviding technical guidance and assistance and working collaboratively with staff throughout the company including:
- Providing technical assistance to inside and outside salespersons, shop foreman and other shop personnel.
- Providing technical assistance to personnel as pertains to fitting and component selection, system layout, piping and other fabrication practices.
- Assisting parts coordinator with conversions of unavailable components to meet deliveries.
- Providing troubleshooting assistance and corrective action to fabricators during testing.
- Performing field service supervision and start up assistance as required to complete the overall project start up and operation requirements.
- Participating in the quality improvement process as warranted.
- Providing project management support to include:
- Monitoring, maintaining and revising project budgets to reflect the actual project costs.
- Suggesting technical improvements to projects and quote change-orders.
- Implementing, coordinating and completing change-order work.
- Communicating with multiple sub-contractors to coordinate work and maintain the overall project schedule.
- Providing on-site technical support / field supervision to ensure that work is performed properly and in a timely manner by the appropriate tradespersons.
- Maintaining project documentation and collecting sub-contractor field test data/reports in order to meet project submittal requirements.
- Attending weekly project status meetings in order to report current work process to the customer and coordinate upcoming work with all parties (i.e. customer, contractor, sub-contractors, and tradespersons).
- Responding to off-hour phone calls for technical support.
- Ability to develop PLC based control logic programming for various process control functions dictated by customer operating requirements a plus.
Education, Experience, Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Demonstrated experience working in a manufacturing environment (preferably with hydraulic systems).
- Ability to develop hydraulic schematics, select material and guide technicians in fabricating hydraulic systems.
- Understanding of relay logic industrial control panel design with ability to develop electrical schematics, select material and guide technicians in fabricating control panels.
- Proven attention to detail, excellent communicator and customer service oriented.
Top Skills
What We Do
SunSource, a leader in industrial and mobile fluid power distribution for over 85 years, provides customers with innovative solutions that help reduce maintenance costs, lower operating costs and increase productivity. The solutions are part of the SunSource Advantage: a comprehensive program offering design and engineering support; supply chain optimization; productivity solutions; value-added services; and repair capabilities.
As a national distributor with local presence, SunSource has a unique and dominant position as a full-service resource for the industrial, OEM, MRO and mobile industrial equipment industries. We distribute a broad range of components, but SunSource is much more than a distributor just supplying fluid power components or systems. Along with high-quality products, we provide a commitment to high-quality customer service and technically sound, cost-effective solutions.
SunSource’s history of accomplishment and continued growth means that we give the best condition to energetic, driven people to be effective in their role. We pride ourselves on a culture that provides opportunities for development and advancement of our associates. In addition, we build meaningful relations with our customers, suppliers and internal associates. We are all bound by a pledge to a common mission toward providing the highest quality products and services within our industry and achieving the company’s growth objectives
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