Technical Sales Engineer – Full Time – Shipley

Catering; Saltaire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 15%

BUPA private healthcare

Health cash plan

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Flexible start/finish times

33 days annual leave

Job summary

Shipley Engineering Ltd. is expanding its Sales Support team at the Shipley site.

The role involves preparing quotations for machine upgrades and spare parts, acting as a primary technical contact for customers, and coordinating with Engineering to ensure accurate, timely quotes. You’ll read engineering drawings to build quotations and support the spares overhaul database, with opportunities to travel internationally up to 50 days a year.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background across engineering disciplines; product training provided.
• Experience in technical sales is desirable, or engineering with commercial aspiration.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings to prepare quotations.
• Willingness to travel up to 50 days per year, sometimes with short notice.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely, accurate quotations for machine upgrades, conversions and spare parts.
• Act as technical point of contact for customers pre- and post-sale.
• Gather required technical information early and coordinate with Engineering to close gaps.
• Read and interpret drawings to support quotations.
• Maintain a spares overhaul database for the sales team.
• Identify upgrade opportunities as commercial products.
• Attend technical reviews, perform machine audits and organise post-sales visits.

Skills

Technical background

Technical sales

Drawing interpretation

Travel willingness

Job description

Our client is a long-established, globally respected engineering business that designs and manufactures high-speed machinery for the metal packaging industry. Operating from their Shipley site, they supply and support sophisticated equipment used by manufacturers across the world – and thanks to sustained demand, they’re now growing their Sales Support team.

This is a newly created role, born out of a genuine increase in workload – always a good sign of a business heading in the right direction. You’ll join a close-knit team of five, working at the point where engineering meets commercial: preparing quotations for machine upgrades and conversions, and supporting the spare parts quotation process that keeps their customers’ equipment running.

If you’re a technically-minded engineer who enjoys the variety of customer contact, problem-solving and quoting – and you like the idea of seeing where your work takes you (sometimes literally) – this could be a brilliant next step.

What you’ll be doing

• Preparing timely, accurate quotations for machine upgrades, conversions and spare parts
• Acting as a key technical point of contact for customers, both pre- and post-sale
• Gathering the right technical information early in the sales process and working with Engineering to close any gaps
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings to build and support quotations
• Helping maintain a spares overhaul database the sales team can package and sell
• Identifying upgrade and enhancement opportunities as commercial products
• Attending technical review meetings, carrying out machine audits and organising post-sales visits

What we’re looking for

• A strong technical background – the client is open to candidates from various engineering/technical subsectors – full product training will be provided
• Technical sales experience is desirable, though a solid grounding in engineering with the appetite to move into a commercial-facing role will be considered
• The confidence to communicate clearly and credibly at all levels, with customers and internal teams alike
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings to generate quotations
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a small team, with the discipline to prioritise your own workload
• Genuine flexibility around travel – this role involves up to 50 days of international travel a year, including some at short notice, so a willingness to be on the road (and in the air) is essential

The package

• Circa £55,000 basic salary
• Annual bonus of up to 15%
• BUPA private healthcare
• Health cash plan
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Flexible start and finish times
• 33 days’ annual leave

This is a rare chance to join a market-leading engineering business in a role you can shape, with real variety, international exposure and a package to match. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Salary: £55000/annum 15% bonus and benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Location: BD17, Shipley, Bradford