Technical Sales Trainee - Lehigh Hanson

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Technical Sales Trainee to join our team in Nazareth, PA. This is an excellent opportunity to join an industry leader in a sustainable business and apply the skills you have learned in the classroom to a heavy manufacturing environment.

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

We have a long-standing program for recent college graduates that will build the foundation for your career in our organization.

WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO:

• Provide laboratory technical and engineering support to customers, sales representatives, contractors, and architects
• Run regular and advanced tests on concrete.
• Learn to run tests on Iso thermal calorimeter and Thermogravimetric analyzer
• Learn concrete petrography
• Provide support and laboratory assistance with customer complaint investigations and the development of new or improved products
• Actively participates in projects related to cement production and cement plant QC, raw materials, intermediate products, alternative materials, fuels, and additives - including plan of action development, execution, and report generation. Focus areas will be sustainable technology and plant optimization.
• Support customers in the development and optimization of mix designs
• Ownership of the competitive cement testing activities. Report results of competitive cement testing program to all stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental regulations, and with company policies and procedure
• Oversee lab maintenance and upkeep. Schedule equipment calibration.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of concrete products and design knowledge of cement-based products.
• Knowledge of civil engineering.
• Demonstrated experience in customer relations.
• Solid computer skills including MS Office products.
• Ability to think analytically and solid math skills to perform the analysis
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• This job requires individual to walk distances, lift up to 94 pounds, walking on rough surfaces, sitting and standing on a regular basis
• Proven communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

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