Area Manager

Area Manager

Division: ESCO

Location:
282 Rutland Avenue, Welshpool, WA, 6106

Onsite

Purpose of Role:
To ensure our high standards of customer-facing/sales team are maintained, we are looking for highly motivated Area Manager to join the Western Australia team based in Welshpool, WA.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge - but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:
Focus Area:

- Provide world class customer and product support in capital products and aftermarket wear solutions with a high level of professionalism.
- Develop strategies to penetrate assigned accounts, initiate new business and grow existing business through team and individual selling efforts.
- Identify new marketing opportunities and develop strategies to convert these into actions.
- Perform onsite and workshop-based inspections and providing technical advice to optimize ESCO product performance.
- Provide equal attention to established customers as to growing new business.
- Demonstrate a strong degree of mechanical aptitude.
- Prepare high level correspondence and quality tender responses and manage contractual processes as per company policy.
- Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
- Some exposure and experience to heavy industry operations or mining (preferred).
- Have an excellent customer service approach.
- You will be a self-starter that takes pride for the quality of work you deliver with excellent time management, solid communication and negotiation skills.
- You will also have a commitment to ensuring the highest levels of safety and ethical standards.
- You will be equally comfortable working autonomously as well as with a team.
- Computer literacy is required along with some data entry skills.
- Working Environment: Open Cut Surface Mines, Welding and Fabrication Shops
- Physical Demands: Ability to access and board mining and construction equipment; climb ladder; lift products within OH&S of Australia requirements.
- Travel Requirements: Air and Car to mine sites in local and remote areas (>50% of the month)
- Key Relationships: Customers, Sales employees, CSR’s and Warehouse Supervisor

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
- Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status._

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