Liquid Process Equipment ("LPE"), is a fast-growing, value-added distributor of sanitary process equipment - think pumps and valves used in making milk, cheese, ice cream, chocolate, and more. We're proud to serve major Fortune 500 customers, and with our service and rebuild facility in Kaukauna, WI, we're more than just a distributor - we're a trusted partner for our Customer's processing needs.
We're coming off our best year ever in 2024, and with continued growth ahead - including moving into a brand-new office building in Summer 2025. We're looking for a proactive, detail-oriented
Applications Engineer to support outside sales engineers in solution selling, specifying product, and meeting customer expectations.
Why This Role Right Now? - High-Growth Environment: With 2024 being our best year ever and a brand-new office opening in 2025, you'll be joining at the perfect moment to help us shape what comes next.
- Trusted by Industry Leaders: We serve Fortune 500 food and beverage companies with quality
- Career Growth: Solve interesting problems for our customers multi-industry applications and build an expertise in fluid solutions
- Culture of Trust: We're family-owned and long-term focused. We reward results - not reports. Enjoy profit sharing, fast decision-making, and zero corporate bureaucracy.
- Stability: We serve markets that people depend on in good times and bad - people eat and drink in all economic scenarios.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities - Provide frontline technical support to LPE's customers and outside sales team
- Respond to and provide technical expertise to quote requests from our outside sales team and customers directly.
- Understand and master LPE's product and equipment technology
- Analyze and review customer specifications both from a technical and industrial perspective to support product selection and specification.
- Generate pricing quotations on behalf of customers for parts supplied by LPE's key vendors and our in-house value-add capabilities.
- Review margins through the quoting process and are in line with company targets and guidelines.
- Develop relationships with key customers through collaboration with LPE's outside sales team and other members of the customer support team.
- Attend company and factory training sessions as required.
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Education and Experience Profile - Professional verbal and written communication skills
- Computer proficiency with the ability to use Microsoft Office applications, including SharePoint, Word, Excel, and Process Applications Software.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational and follow up skills
- Proactive, high energy and entrepreneurial mindset
- Flexible and solutions-oriented
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at once and prioritize accordingly.
- Ability to develop thorough understanding of primary product offerings.
- Four Year Degree in Engineering, Business or Related Field
Candidate Attributes - Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Team-oriented with a proactive mindset
- Thrives in a fast-paced, growing company
- Eagerness to learn and take ownership
Benefits - Competitive Base Salary and Annual Bonus
- Company-subsidized Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life/Disability Insurance, HSA/FSA
- Retirement plan (401k) with net 4% employer match, plus 5% discretionary profit share plan
About Holland Group LPE is part of Holland Group, a private, family-owned group of businesses with locations in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Massachusetts, & Pennsylvania. We're building businesses and relationships to last. We're nimble, entrepreneurial, and growing fast - without the burdens of big-company bureaucracy. The ideal candidate is excited about the role sought, but excited at the potential for future growth opportunities throughout Holland Group. The company deploys a best-in-class profit share program. We invest in our people, share our success, and are always on the lookout for future leaders. If you're ambitious, collaborative, and ready to grow your career, this is the place for you.
Current Holland Group Businesses: Holland Applied Technologies, Liquid Process Equipment, Bio Fab Technologies, W.A. Tompkins