Job Summary
The Cement Technical Services Representative provides quality technical service functions to CalPortland's customer base in Northern California. This individual must be highly pro-active in order to maintain and/or create cement sales opportunities with contractors, state and county public works agencies, as well as customers.
Benefits
At CalPortland, were proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that provides health and financial support to our most important resources: our employees. Your benefits are an important part of your overall compensation at CalPortland. Thats why we give you a wide range of benefits to choose from. All regular full time employees may enroll in a variety of health and welfare plans including medical, dental and vision plans. Other benefits include life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and retirement program. The company also has a variety of voluntary benefits for employees to choose from.
Compensation
$90 - $120k+ DOE
Responsibilities
Strong technical interaction with customers and potential customers, intra-company personnel, sales, and promotional and technical associations
Become familiar with cement performance and quality, both chemically and physically at each location, where cement is produced or distributed
Communicate customer problems, needs, and future opportunities effectively with sales and operations personnel
Work with various agencies on specifications
Provide technical updates and/or training to sales and operations personnel as needed
Interact with the Central Laboratory personnel to perform customer service testing such as evaluation of their raw materials with our various cements or experimental testing of products
Interact with management regarding cement quality, new products, changes in specifications, product uses, etc.
Attend quality control meetings at cement plants and provide feedback to plant on customer quality needs/comments
Travel required as needed
Education
Bachelor's degree preferred
Requirements/Qualifications
3-5 years of technical services experience in the cement/concrete industry and/or construction materials industry
Ability to spontaneously discuss industry, market and product knowledge in a variety of audiences
Strong formal presentation skills
Strong organizational and time management skills
Self-motivated
Ability to influence and drive decision-making as appropriate
Strong analytical skills
Team-player both internally and externally
Mid-level skill level with Microsoft Office Software, i.e., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Clean driving record (for last five years)
Preferred:
Experience with public entities (state, county, city governments, etc.)
Background in construction and/or manufacturing of construction products
Conditions of Employment
Successful candidate must submit to post-offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen, and background check. Some positions require FMCSA regulated on-going drug and alcohol testing.
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