Welding Application Specialist

Wire Sandviken is a product unit in the product area Wire and Heating Technology, and belongs to the business unit Sandvik Materials Technology located in Sandviken. We are a world-leading player in the development, production and sales of stainless and special alloy wire products. The products are important components for manufacturing in, for example, the automotive, processing, oil and gas industries, as well as in electronics, medicine and precision tooling.

Technical support for global customers is a key focus for BU Welding, in order to grow in targeted niches within the energy sector. The Marketing department is responsible for technical support and development of the product portfolio.

We can offer you a challenging role in a department that is a niche player in the welding industry. We develop our products in cooperation with our customers.

Key performance areas
The main challenge is to coordinate a large amount of technical information with customers, especially around enquiry and order processes for major global contracts. Your job is to deliver excellent technical service to the chosen industries, as well as being part of a team of welding engineers acting on a global basis. As a Specialist within Welding Application you will be involved in major contracts and will have responsibility for technical support for customers from enquiry to installation. Furthermore, you will identify customer value from solutions provided and translate these into profitable business for SMT and the customer.

Your profile
We are looking for a trained International Welding Engineer (IWE) or someone with a Master's in Engineering with a focus on welding. You have at least five years' experience from manufacturing, and practical experience of welding is advantageous. We expect that you have good English skills, both written and verbal, and good knowledge of Swedish is an advantage.

You are a mentally agile, curious and technical problem solver with a structured and analytical working style. You have the ability to initiate and spur the development of the product portfolio based on application and customer needs. You also have the ability to analyze the performance of SMT welding products in specific applications and in comparison with competing solutions, as well as to analyze technical and commercial risks and to take actions to optimize risk management.

You are a good relationship builder, with the ability to establish, develop and maintain long-term customer and industry relationships. You are business-like and behave professionally, as a good representative of the company.

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
James Shipley, recruiting manager, +46 (0)26 263 231
Per Brykt, HR Manager, +46 (0)26 266 825

Union contacts
Mikael Larsson, Unionen, +46 (0)26 263 166
Mona Davik, Sveriges Ingenjörer, +46 (0)26 265 028

Send your application no later than August 11, 2013. Read more about Sandvik and apply at www.sandvik.com/career, Job ID: 323985.

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HRdirect, +46 (0)20 261 444.

Recruiter
Maria von Matérn

Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading positions in selected areas - tools for metal cutting, equipment and tools for the mining and construction industries, stainless materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials as well as process systems.