Field Trial Application Specialist

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Mobilize and Demobilize Flue Gas Treatment (FGT) and Water Trial Equipment in support of trials at customer sites.

• Assist with trial planning e.g. determine equipment requirements, positioning at customer sites, utility requirements etc.
• Plan mobilization of equipment for trials, including estimating & tracking trial costs, arranging equipment shipping to and from customer sites, liaising with rental providers if equipment needs to be rented.
• Set up equipment for trial at customer sites and ensure that Lhoist and Customer safety requirements are met. Demobilize equipment and make ready for return at trial conclusion.

• Run trial equipment collaborating with the customer and other Lhoist NBD and NBD Technical team members.
• Develop and maintain competence in running trial instruments/ measurement equipment.
• Troubleshoot/solve equipment problems during trials.
• Train and/or supervise either contract labor or customer site resources when this is necessary to execute trials.

• Develop, implement, and execute preventive maintenance plans for all trial equipment.
• Clean, repair equipment on return from trials to ensure that it is ready to mobilize.
• Ensure that equipment meets required OSHA and MSHA safety standards.

• Understand and follow the manufacturing process of the products being sold.
• Understand the nature and use of competitive products.
• Learn/develop the analytical procedures necessary to assess the products being sold.

• Work with fellow NBD Technical team members to develop new equipment/configurations to support new business development.

• Assist the lab team with analytical duties between trials, if time allows.

• Track record of being able to learn quickly and demonstrate proficiency based on either self-learning and/or formal training.
• Willingness to engage and collaborate with an internal team as well as with customers when needed.
• Willingness to ask for help / clarification when needed.
• Strong hands‑on expertise, for both operations and maintenance, with a range of equipment preferably including pumps, VFDs, compressors, blowers, various valves, tanks, mixers, etc.
• Specific knowledge and experience with dilute phase conveying, flue gas sampling, gas phase FTIR and/or pumping lime or other slurries is desirable but not a requirement.
• Resourceful, with strong hands‑on mechanical and basic electrical know‑how to understand, recommend and implement solutions to equipment related problems.
• Physically able to perform all trial tasks at both customer and Lhoist sites. Including lifting and carrying hoses, pumps, valves, and other heavy trial equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Able to work outside in a range of weather conditions, with exposure to heat and cold, noise, vibration, and other conditions typical of heavy industrial and mining sites.
• Willingness and ability to travel at least 50% of the time, and at busy times significantly more than this, with the potential need to work over weekend and or to work night shifts.
• Comfortable with straightforward arithmetic, with good written, reading, and verbal skills.

• Perform all job duties safely and in compliance with company policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Maintain…