Weld Process Specialist- Sales

Airgas; Elk Grove Village (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base pay 90k-100k annually

Auto allowance

Mile reimbursement

Comprehensive family benefits

Job summary

Airgas seeks an Operations & Welding Process Specialist to align welding engineering with operations. You will visit field plants and client sites to analyze welding processes, suggest safer techniques, and propose advanced technologies to boost efficiency and safety. The role blends technical support with sales, focusing on capital equipment, robotics, and automation solutions. A path to leadership within the Welding Specialist team is available.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience within welding or industrial industry.
• Welding Engineering Degree is a valuable asset.
• CWI certification and professional AWS/ASM/ASNT/ASME/SME affiliations are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer welding/cutting practices and conduct Weld Surveys and Efficiency Analyses.
• Visit internal field plants and client sites to assess welding processes.
• Mentor the Welding Specialist team and provide onsite training.
• Coordinate installation and servicing of fixed and robotic automation projects.

Skills

Welding experience

Technical sales exposure

Mentoring others

Education

Welding Engineering Degree

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)

Tools

CNC cutting systems

Robotic welding systems

Plasma/laser integration

Job description

# **Airgas is Hiring for a Welding Process Specialist in Milwaukee, WI or Elk Grove Village, IL!** # **We are looking for you!** * **Base Pay: 90k-100k****,** plus bonus* **Auto allowance** and **Mile reimbursement*** Based out of **Milwaukee, WI or Chicagoland*** **Comprehensive Family Benefits:** Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.* **Support for Parents:** We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.* **Future Security:** 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.* **Early Access:** Your benefits start after just 30 days of employmen**t**At Airgas, we aren't just looking for a technician; we are looking for a **contributor to process innovation**. As an **Operations & Welding Process Specialist**, you act as a **Subject Matter Specialist** who **aligns** high-level welding engineering with operational excellence. You will visit our internal field plants and external client sites to evaluate existing welding processes. Your **primary focus** is to look through an **\"operational lens\"** to identify bottlenecks, suggest safer techniques, and **propose advanced technologies** that enhance efficiency and safety. This is an advanced technical support and sales role designed to **streamline the partnership process** by providing **compelling technical value** and evidence-based solutions. * **Evaluate** customer welding/cutting practices and conduct \"Weld Surveys\" and \"Efficiency Analyses\" to recommend meaningful improvements.* Advance the Airgas Advanced Fabrication Sales Methodology to **contribute to the growth of capital equipment**, robotics, and automation solutions.* **Provide knowledgeable support** and sharing of expertise on CNC cutting systems, robotic welding systems, and plasma/laser integration* **Act as a mentor to the wider Welding Specialist team**; provide onsite product and application training for customers to help upskill their workforce and foster development.* **Coordinate** the installation and servicing of fixed and robotic automation projects, ensuring alignment across all stakeholders.* **Collect and report on market trends**, industry activities, and customer needs to keep Airgas as a trusted reference and leader in the industry.## \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_## ## Are you a MATCH?**Required Qualifications:*** **Reliable transportatio**n, current driver's license, minimum liability insurance as required by state of vehicle registration.* **Evaluate customer welding/cutting practices** and conduct \"Weld Surveys\" and \"Efficiency Analyses\" to recommend meaningful improvements.* Advance the Airgas Advanced Fabrication Sales Methodology to **contribute to the growth** of capital equipment, robotics, and automation solutions.* **Provide knowledgeable support** and sharing of expertise on CNC cutting systems, robotic welding systems, and plasma/laser integration* **Act as a mentor to the wider Welding Specialist team**; provide onsite product and application training for customers to help **upskill** their workforce and foster development.* **Coordinate the installation** and servicing of fixed and robotic automation projects, ensuring alignment across all stakeholders.* **Collect and report on market trends**, industry activities, and customer needs to keep Airgas as a trusted reference and leader in the industry.**Preferred Qualifications:*** Welding Engineering Degree is a valuable asset. However, we also highly **value diverse technical backgrounds** and encourage you to apply if you have Military Welding training, a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or **equivalent years of formalized welding experience.*** Exposure to technical sales or a consultative background is welcomed.* **4+ years of experience within the welding or industrial industry**, or a similar background where you have developed a deep understanding of the field.**Preferred Education and Certifications*** Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)* Membership within the American Welding Society (AWS), American Society for Materials (ASM), American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), American Society for Quality (ASQ), American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and/or Society for Mechanical Engineering (SME) highly desirable.