Outside Sales - Trench

Sunstate; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company truck

Cell phone

Laptop provided

Bonus plan

Boot allowance

PPE provided

My Holiday benefit

Job summary

Sunstate Equipment Co. is seeking an Outside Sales Representative – Trench Shoring in the Houston area. The role focuses on securing orders, locating new customers, and presenting trench safety solutions.

You will build lasting relationships with customers and provide engineered systems for site-specific applications. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in outside sales within construction, 2–3 years in trench shoring preferred, and solid knowledge of OSHA standards.

Qualifications

• 3 years Outside Sales experience in the construction industry required.
• 2-3 years experience in the Trench Shoring industry is highly preferred.
• High quality control. Respect your work and make it known.
• Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office Suite and CRM programs.
• Be an efficient and effective communicator and hold yourself to the Sunstate standard of excellence.
• Knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P as it pertains to excavation safety is preferred.
• Knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 as it pertains to confined space entry is preferred.
• Basic computer skills including average typing skills.

Responsibilities

• Secure orders, locates new customers, plans sales calls, and makes presentations demonstrating the advantages of dealing with Sunstate Equipment.
• Build strong business relationships through respect for the customer and a sincere desire to service his needs.
• Establish and maintain personal relations with customers.
• Solve customer’s problems and provide assistance to product application.
• Provide trench safety and confined space specific solutions, including engineered systems for site specific applications.
• Provide on-site system install assistance when needed.
• Engage in the early stages of project bids.
• Instruct competent person training classes for excavation safety and confined space entry as needed.
• Keep customers up to date on new products in Sunstate fleet.

Skills

Outside sales

Communication

Quality control

Efficient communicator

Typing skills

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

CRM software

Job description

Outside Sales Representative – Trench Shoring

Sunstate Equipment Co.: Where Safety and People are Core Values

We care about our People and it shows!

Hiring Immediately

Schedule: Monday - Friday 7 am -5 pm (55-60 Hrs./Wk.)

Weekly Pay

Territory: Houston

Sunstate Advantages

• Company truck, cell phone, and laptop provided
• Bonus Plan
• Pay based on salary NOT commission
• $200 annual work boot allowance and all PPE provided
• Unique "My Holiday" benefit lets you celebrate any holiday without taking personal time!

Position Requirements

• 3 years Outside Sales experience in the construction industry required
• 2-3 years experience in the Trench Shoring industry is highly preferred.
• High quality control. Respect your work and make it known.
• Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office Suite and CRM programs
• Be an efficient and effective communicator and hold yourself to the Sunstate standard of excellence
• Knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P as it pertains to excavation safety is preferred
• Knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 as it pertains to confined space entry is preferred
• Basic computer skills including average typing skills

What you will enjoy doing

• Secure orders, locates new customers, plans sales calls, and makes presentations demonstrating the advantages of dealing with Sunstate Equipment.
• Build strong business relationships through respect for the customer and a sincere desire to service his needs.
• Establish and maintain personal relations with customers
• Solve customer’s problems and provide assistance to product application
• Provide trench safety and confined space specific solutions, including engineered systems for site specific applications
• Provide on-site system install assistance when needed
• Engage in the early stages of project bids
• Instruct competent person training classes for excavation safety and confined space entry as needed
• Keep customers up to date on new products in Sunstate fleet

Why Choose Us?

At Sunstate, every employee is valued, respected, and fairly compensated. More importantly, every employee has a voice that deserves to be heard. We are working hard to challenge the typical ways of business and develop an environment where our employees feel safe, comfortable, and look forward to coming to work. No matter which location you visit, you can’t help but feel the close-knit work-family environment.

We have strategically and organically grown our company from within, promoting from the ground up and providing employees with opportunities to explore their different passions within our own walls. This culture allows our people to develop valuable, marketable skills they can use throughout their career. Plus, with benefits like Baby Bonding, My Holiday vacation time, and discounts on everything from movie tickets to cell phone bills, we’re constantly evolving our resources to provide our people with tools to make their lives easier!

Be YOU at Sunstate

At Sunstate Equipment, we are actively fostering a workplace culture where individuals of all identities and life experiences feel genuinely valued, respected, and appreciated. As a proud equal-opportunity employer, we wholeheartedly welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and cultures. We recognize and celebrate the unique perspectives they bring, with the understanding that they are the fuel for the innovative ideas that drive the evolution of our industry

Sunstate Equipment Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

A Drug Free Workplace and Participates in E-Verify