Technical Sales Engineer – Pumps / Fans / Industrial Services

Location: Chester, Cheshire (with UK travel)

Salary: £38,000 basic + commission (realistic OTE £50,000 per annum)

Benefits: Company Combi-Van or car allowance, pension, laptop, mobile phone and expenses

About Us

At Salvtech Ltd we supply and service industrial pumps, fans and rotating equipment across a wide range of industries including paper manufacturing and energy from waste customers.

Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Technical Sales Engineer to help us expand our customer base and support our existing clients throughout the UK.

This role involves travel across the UK for approximately 2 – 4 days per week, with the remaining time spent planning visits, preparing quotations and supporting customers from our office near Deeside, North Wales.

The Role

You will be responsible for:

• A £1.75M sales target selling industrial pumps, fans, spare parts and engineering services.
• Visiting customer sites and recommending technical solutions.
• Preparing quotations and following opportunities through to order.
• Identifying and winning new business opportunities. 
• Working with the Marketing Manager to keep our customers up to date.
• Maintaining accurate sales records and managing your pipeline.
• Working closely with our service and engineering teams to ensure excellent delivery.

What You'll Be Selling:

• Industrial Centrifugal pumps and pumps spare parts.
• Industrial Progressive Cavity pumps spare parts.
• Industrial fan Servicing and fan spare parts.
• Paper Manufacturing Stock preparation machinery and spare parts.

About You

We're looking for someone with:

• A mechanical engineering background, ideally in rotating equipment. 
• Experience in maintenance, service engineering or technical sales. 
• The ability to build strong customer relationships. 
• A practical approach to problem solving. 
• Good commercial awareness. 
• A full UK driving licence. 

Experience within the paper, power generation, energy-from-waste or general process industries would be advantageous.

Package

• £38,000 basic salary 
• Commission scheme (OTE commission earnings of £1k per month, capped at £8k per qtr.) 
• Company estate car or combi van suitable for carrying parts and equipment 
• Laptop and mobile phone 
• Company pension 
• Expenses paid 
• Training and career development opportunities 

This role would particularly suit a Technical Sales Engineer who enjoys solving customer problems and building long-term relationships rather than chasing cold call type orders.

If you have a strong engineering background and enjoy dealing with customers, we'd love to hear from you.