PILOT RECRUIT
Want to work for southern Africa’s leading supplier of quarrying and mining equipment? Apply to join our team.
Pilot Recruit
Throughout Pilot Crushtec International’s 30-year existence we have achieved continuous long-term growth and sustainability in our business by providing our customers with the ultimate sales experience, high quality products and legendary after sales support. We employ more than 100 people at our head office and assembly factory in Jet Park. Pilot Crushtec International’s approach of continuous development is supported by its vision of added value services. It has an unlimited research and development budget.
Employment opportunities
We are continually looking for highly motivated and energetic people to join our team. Individuals can forward their CV’s to jobs@pilotcrushtec.com
In Service Practical Training
Pilot Crushtec International has earned an outstanding reputation at higher education institutions, as a facility that provides the opportunity for students to complete their practical training in engineering studies.
This initiative’s aim is not only to feed the industry skills pool but also to find the best possible recruits, to fill positions at Pilot Crushtec in the future and to promote social and community development.
We offer both P1 and P2 training, as well as field service experience. Students have to be consistently good performers and provide a letter of recommendation from their higher education facility to be considered for the program. Training requires time and effort on the part of our full-time employees who guide, teach and support these students, so competition to fill the various positions available is huge among engineering students.
To apply, students should forward the following documents to jobs@pilotcrushtec.com:
- Motivation letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Copy of identity document
- Copy of driver’s license (if applicable)
- Proof of qualifications and exam results
CURRENT VACANCY:
Position: Sales Engineer (Local)
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / KPA’S SALES
- Follow up on sales leads provided by Pilot Crushtec International
- Business development of new clients
- Cold canvassing in designated areas
- Liaising with new and existing clients
- Providing after sales services to new and existing clients
- Sales presentations to clients
- Cultivate spares sales with new and existing customers
- Building relationships with existing clients
- Weekly sales report
- Prepare quotations when required
- Provide customers with technical solutions
- Assist customers with process simulation using BRUNO
TECHNICAL
- Commissioning of new equipment when required
- Minor repairs on existing equipment where possible
- Ongoing assessment of existing machines and report back to customer
- Quotations according to the set standard to potential and existing clients
FINANCIAL/BUDGET
- Sales Targets
- Sales Budgets
INTERNAL PROCESSES/POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Adhere to all process, policies and procedures in line with ISO requirements
- Adhere to all processes, policies and procedures relevant to the company and your department
- Detailed knowledge of processes, policies and procedures.
- Follow-through and complete all corrective actions relating to processes, policies and procedures
PROBLEM SOLVING
- 100% of all problems to be resolved effectively, pushing upwards every 24 hours, if required to reach resolution
- Always present solutions rather than problems
- Implement preventative action to ensure a problem does not occur again
- Obtain information from other parties by being resourceful to assist in answering a problem before asking your manager
REPORTING
- Compilation of all ad-hoc reports as requested
- Compilation of all daily, weekly and monthly statistical information relating to the ambit of your job profile
- Daily activity reporting on CANVAS
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- At least 5 years in a relevant technical field
- Previous experience in sales, business development
- Commercial and financial understanding
- Computer literate, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project and other systems
PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES
- Strategic thinking ability
- Negotiation skills
- Communication skills – verbal and written
- Ability to plan and organise
- Assertiveness
- Presentation skills
- Tenacity
- Professional sales ethics – Sound judgement
- Innovative with an ability to act independently
- Customer service oriented
- Focused, self-starter, disciplined
- Goal oriented with high energy levels and commitment
- Creativity
- Ability to manage and reconcile budgets and variance reports
- Business acumen
- Interpersonal Skills
- Ability and willingness to travel
PREFERRED EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Relevant technical diploma or degree
- Sales degree or diploma