Technical Support Specialist (Mechanical)

Intralox L.L.C., the world leader in conveyor equipment solutions utilizing modular plastic conveyor belts, has a position available for a Technical Support Specialist (Mechanical) for our Hanover, MD or New Orleans, LA location.

Intralox is a division of Laitram, L.L.C., with an extensive portfolio of innovative conveyance solutions and services that improve lives and optimize businessesworldwide. Our global workforceof over 3,000 employees in 20+ countriesconsist of reliable problem solvers, continuously developing and directly delivering solutions that have driven our customers' growth worldwide for more than 50 years.

Intralox was founded on the principle of doing the right thing, by treating customers, employees, and suppliers with honesty, fairness, and respect. We invest heavily in these values and aim to practice our business philosophy principles every day, which is why we have been consistently recognized for innovation and workplace excellence. We believe in the power of a good idea no matter where it comes from, using trust as the foundation to how we work, and that self-managed people are our greatest asset.

We listen objectively, think creatively, and deliver results. To learn more about our company culture, philosophy, and benefits, please visit our company page.

Responsibilities:

• The position is responsible for ensuring that our customers can reach a qualified resource to answer questions and help solve problems whenever needed. Responsibilities will also include making recommendations to customers to resolve issues and to manage the resolution of any issues that require input from additional team members or determine if they require a longer-term path to resolution.
• Provide technical assistance to Customer Service, Account Managers and Customers remotely by phone, written correspondence and/or via web-conferencing.
• Problem/ complaint resolution: handle customer problems by finding causes and recommending solutions on specific applications or equipment.
• Demonstrate ownership of after-sales issues, ensuring resolution for customers. This may involve successfully managing the internal workload to ensure proper completion while keeping the customer informed of progress/status.
• Identifying any recurring issues, communicating these to the relevant product/design and project management groups.
• Team player, well integrated with customer service, account managers, field service technicians, project managers, and other Intralox design and testing teams.

Position Requirements:

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least two (2) years industry experience.
• Able to analyze and solve technical problems over the phone
• Service minded; self-managed mentality with a sense of ownership and commitment to a high-quality customer experience
• Good questioning skills to understand customer needs and requirements and then to communicate to other team members when required
• Ability to understand and manage customer expectations while maintaining a service oriented mindset
• Commercial affinity - ability and experience to communicate effectively and directly with customers
• Experience in mechanical drawing/ design work, AutoCAD (2D and 3D) design software skills
• Computer systems knowledge/ skills (e.g. order entry, data bases, excel, etc.).
• Willingness to travel; < 25% for continuous improvement after onboarding, possibly more during initial training period
• Fluent in English (written and verbal). Spanish speaking is desired.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with problem/complaint resolution: handling customer problems by finding causes and recommending solutions.
• An associates degree in engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in relevant customer-facing roles is a plus
• Packaging equipment and/or Material Handling equipment and systems experience a plus.
• Project Management experience a plus.
• Prior PLC/controls experience a plus.

Intralox's benefit program is a major part of an employee's total compensation from the company. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, and disability insurance, paid time off, 401K, flexible spending account, life and AD&D insurance, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and additional voluntary benefits.

The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Intralox considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training and key skills. Therefore, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their salary expectations.

The position is eligible for one of the following: commissions, discretionary incentives, or production incentives according to the terms of those plans.