CNC Machinist - Application Engineer

at  Kennametal

ABOUT KENNAMETAL

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Application Engineer - Metalworking Tooling
Location - Chicago, IL, Rockford, IL, or the surrounding area
Kennametal is seeking individuals with knowledge and experience in the CNC Machiniing industry for an Applicatoin Engineer position. If you are currently working as a machinist or have previous hands-on machining and CNC programming experience, we would be very interested in speaking to you!
In this role you would support customer relationships by maintaining deep product technical knowledge and providing technical advice, support and expertise. You would help enable & foster expansion in the market and solve for customer inquiry, problems, and needs, enabling Kennametal to be the go-to supplier for the customers’ tooling application demands. Liaison with Sales Engineer, Productivity Engineer, and Inside Sales to support the customers’ technical needs.
We are seeking someone located in the Northern Chicago or Rockford area. The role will require regional travel to support customers in the territory. The role is field based, but when not calling on customers, you would work from home. Kennametal provides a company vehicle to facilitate the travel required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum Level of Education (for Job): Associates degree or Technical training
• 5-8 years of relevant work experience in machining

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Technical/Professional knowledge & skills, creating demand through insight, influencing, planning & organizing, decision making, account planning, active learning, advancing sales discussions, building customer loyalty, building trusting relationships.
• CNC Programming experience in the following platforms preferred: Mastercam, Esprit, Siemens NX, ProE, etc.

• Be an expert in the company’s products and applications across end-markets while being vigil of cost savings and expansion into untapped market applications.
• Understand the difference in the company’s products vs. competitor’s offerings and provide expert advice on the advantages of the company’s products in specific applications.
• Perform analysis of complex application needs and develop recommendations in support of customer balancing business need. Conduct tooling and application testing. Prepare and present progress, status and forecasting reports of assigned area of responsibility.
• Maintain expert knowledge on industry trends, training opportunities, and forecasts.
• Leverage CRM to track activities.
• Support sales growth in using the company’s products/technology to design and execute cost savings initiatives with customers.
• Active collaboration with internal customers such as Product Marketing, Mfg., Technology, etc., to ensure information share and goal alignments.
• Promote E-Commerce and other innovative revenue streams to support all customers and their buying habits.