Application Engineering Manager

How You Will Make an Impact

The Application Engineering Manager will lead and develop the Application Engineering team along with Specials Estimating and Order Entry. This role is responsible for the on-time delivery of accurate custom application specifications, quotes and orders to meet customers’ needs.

The Nuts and Bolts

• Manage the daily workload of Application Engineers, Estimators and Order Entry team members
• Provide leadership and accountability for achieving engineering objectives in cost, quality, delivery, performance, and safety
• Maintain the process and standards for specifying and quoting customer needs
• Maintain quote accuracy and profitability standards
• Report on department KPI’s and project status
• Collaborate with customers and sales team members to ensure needs are met in a timely manner
• Responsible for the accuracy of information being provided to internal and external customers
• Responsible for leading the organization and success of pre-build and pre-inspection meetings with our operations facilities
• Manage the travel schedule for the Application Engineers
• Responsible for compliance and regulation adherence
• Determine staffing requirements, interview, hire, train, and develop new employees
• Ensure engineering staff provides customer support before, during, and after the sale
• Create and modify 3D models and AutoCAD drawings for assemblies, parts, schematics, etc.
• May perform structural analysis for new and existing engineered components
  
  

Required Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum five (5) years of engineering management experience required
• Project management experience preferred
• Experience with quotations and order entry preferred
• After-market automotive system design experience preferred
• Hydraulic and pneumatic system experience preferred
• Solidworks
• AutoCAD
• MS Officeand Excel
• Technical Writing
• Effective oral and written communication; excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• The ability to collaborate with a multi-department team
  
  

How We Make An Impact

At Reading Truck, we have more than 65 years of industry leadership in the manufacture, distribution, and enhancement of work truck bodies. As the world’s largest upfitter of work trucks, we continue to experience rapid growth through our expanding network of more than 20 locations across North America.

Take the next step in your career and come get paid to play with trucks!

Some of Our Total Rewards

We offer big company perks with small company culture:

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision and Life
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Footwear, Eyewear, and Safety Equipment Discount Program
• Paid Training and Development Programs
  
  

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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