Elliott Tool Technologies, a client of Brixey and Meyer, is seeking an Applications Specialist to join their team! Full-Time | Onsite in Dayton, OH | Salary + Pay-for-Performance Incentive Join Us as a Technical Applications Specialist! Elliott Tool Technologies is looking for a hands-on technical professional to become the go-to application expert for our tube tool product line. In this customer-facing role, you'll help manufacturers solve complex challenges, support equipment installations, train users, and serve as a trusted resource for both customers and internal teams. If you enjoy troubleshooting industrial equipment, sharing your knowledge, and making a measurable impact, this is an opportunity to build a rewarding career with a stable and growing industry leader.

Your Responsibilities:

As a Technical Applications Specialist, you will:

Solve Customer Challenges:

Provide advanced product, application, and technical support by phone, Teams, email, and onsite visits to help customers improve performance and resolve operational issues. Commission Equipment in the

Field:

Travel to customer locations to install, commission, and validate equipment performance while ensuring successful startup and adoption.

Deliver Hands-On Training:

Teach customers and employees how to safely and effectively operate, maintain, and troubleshoot tube tooling equipment. Own Voice of the

Customer Cases:

Lead customer issue resolution efforts, identify root causes, and partner with internal teams to drive continuous improvement. Serve as the

Tube Tool Expert:

Act as the Tier II technical resource for product applications, equipment selection, and best practices across the organization.

Support Product Development:

Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, and Sales to evaluate new products, gather field feedback, and improve customer outcomes.

Manage Customer Trial Programs:

Coordinate beta sites, support product evaluations, and document results to accelerate successful product launches.

Enable Sales Success:

Partner with the sales team to recommend solutions, support customer demonstrations, and provide application expertise throughout the sales process.

Your Qualifications:

To excel in this role, you need:

Education:

Associate degree, technical certification, skilled trades training, military technical training, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred.

Certifications:

Relevant mechanical, manufacturing, machining, maintenance, or technical certifications are a plus.

Experience:

Proven hands-on experience with industrial tooling or equipment in applications engineering, field service, commissioning, machining, maintenance, or technical customer support.

Industry Knowledge:

Experience with tube expanding, heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, CNC machining, or related industrial equipment is highly preferred.

Technical Expertise:

Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to diagnose issues, understand equipment applications, and recommend practical solutions.

Training Ability:

Demonstrated success teaching customers, technicians, or coworkers how to operate and apply technical products.

Communication Skills:

Ability to explain technical concepts clearly, build credibility with customers, and collaborate across departments.

Results Orientation:

Self-motivated, accountable, and driven to achieve goals while continuously learning and improving.

Location Requirement:

Must be located within a reasonable commuting distance of Dayton, Ohio.

Travel Requirement:

Ability to travel approximately 30-35%, including occasional international travel, based on customer needs and project schedules.

Why You Should Join Us:

Meaningful Impact:

Become the go-to technical expert for a specialized product line, helping customers solve complex industrial challenges while directly influencing customer success, product improvements, and business growth.

Training & Development:

Expand your expertise through hands-on training, mentorship, and continuous development. If you have experience with the Sandler Sales System, you'll have opportunities to leverage and further develop those skills while partnering closely with our commercial teams.

Trusted Culture:

Join a company built on integrity, accountability, and mutual respect. We value collaboration, practical problem-solving, and people who are willing to share knowledge and help others succeed.

Stable Growth:

Build your career with a profitable manufacturer that has been innovating for more than 135 years and continues to invest in its products, customers, and employees.

Employee Loyalty:

Our long-tenured workforce reflects a culture where employees are supported, developed, and given opportunities to grow their careers over the long term.

Global Reach:

Work with customers around the world, collaborate across countries and cultures, and represent a respected brand known for solving critical challenges in the heat exchanger, boiler, condenser, and tube tooling industries.

Benefits & Perks:

Career Development:

Ongoing training, mentorship, professional development assistance, and tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive Benefits:

Company-paid medical coverage, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, life insurance, and 401(k)

Work-Life Balance:

PTO, parental leave, and paid holidays

Flexible Work Arrangement:

Primarily onsite with occasional remote flexibility for appointments and special circumstances

Global Exposure:

Opportunities for domestic and international travel

Additional Perks:

Employee referral program and long-term career growth opportunities Apply Now! If you're mechanically inclined, customer-focused, and passionate about helping others succeed, we'd love to hear from you. Apply to this post now! Elliott Tool Technologies is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Professional development assistance Referral program Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Application Question(s): Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)? (Yes/No) Customer Service?

Ideal Answer:

Minimum:

2 How many years of hands-on industrial equipment experience do you have (applications, field service, equipment commissioning, machining, maintenance, technical support, etc)? Are you willing and able to travel approximately 30-35%, including occasional international travel, based on customer needs?

Work Location:

In person