Applications Engineer

Applications Engineer

Fives Group is seeking an Applications Engineer
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Fives Group, headquartered in Paris, France, is an industrial engineering group founded in 1812 that designs and supplies machines, process equipment, and production lines for the world's largest industrial groups including the aluminum, steel, tube and pipe, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement, and energy sectors. Fives has achieved sales of over $2 billion with a team of over 9,000 employees and a network of over 100 operational units in over 25 countries.

Fives Landis Corp (Gardner Abrasives) is actively seeking a Full‑time Applications Engineer to join its team in South Beloit, Illinois. The Application Engineer is a key role that supports customers by providing in‑depth technical advice and identifying customer hurdles while advocating a product solution. The Application Engineer will act as the relay between the outside sales force, manufacturing team, and customer service.

In this role, the Application Engineer will support the outside sales team by providing technical knowledge during the sales cycle for the Gardner Abrasives portfolio, enabling the company to gain market share growth. The Applications Engineer will directly support the customers' needs in terms of product information, price quotes, and product availability.

• Demonstrate added value of Gardner Abrasives products to improve customer processes and demonstrate cost savings.
• Support the sales team with identifying new business and market growth opportunities.
• Provide the customer with quotations; product descriptions, specifying materials, geometry, etc.
• Regularly interact with the manufacturing plant to learn, test, and improve product performance.

• Preferred areas of education, certifications, and skills: manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering.
• 5+ years of work experience preferred.
• Previous sales, application, or machining experience is a plus.
• Cutting tool, dressing tool, and/or grinding experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Self‑starter and relationship‑focused.
• Customer‑orientated and solution‑driven.

Hired employees will receive great benefits along with an extremely competitive compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Holidays, Personal Time Off, and 401(k) & IRA.