Full Time
$4 - $8 per hour based on experience
40
Mar 9, 2026
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Company: FSW Group (Welsford and ValveMan)
Hours: Full-time, aligned with 8:00am - 5:00pm Eastern Time
Reports to: Sales / Technical Leadership
Compensation: $4-$8 per hour (based on experience)
-About Us
The FSW Group that is inclusive of Welsford and Valveman, is a family-owned, solution-focused distributor of valves and instrumentation with over 60 years of experience in the industrial, sanitary, and high-purity markets. We pride ourselves on expert service, high responsiveness, and a collaborative, supportive team culture.
-Position Summary
Our sales teams win by being fast, accurate, and consultative. The Applications Engineer is the technical backbone - you’ll collect the right process data, size/select/specify the right product, and help our team deliver the best customer experience in the valve and instrumentation space.
-Key Responsibilities
Technical intake: Receive information from the sales engineer around application details. (fluid, pressure/temperature, Cv/flow, materials, end connections, shutoff class, actuation, codes/standards, cleanliness requirements, etc.)
Product selection & specification: Recommend and specify the right solution across:
control valves, regulators, actuated valves, ball/butterfly/diaphragm valves
sanitary/high-purity valves and components
steam specialties (traps, PRVs, condensate) and safety relief (as applicable)
instrumentation tied to the application (basic accessories, gauges/transmitters where relevant)
Sizing & documentation: Perform or support sizing (as applicable), build clean submittals, and document assumptions clearly.
Expert for a few selected manufacturers (e.g. Jordan Valves, Steriflow)
Customer coordination: Work with customers as needed for technical specifications
Vendor coordination: Work with manufacturers/factories for technical confirmations, lead times, and quote support.
Sales enablement: Provide short, confident technical recommendations that help sales move faster
Quality & high accuracy: Maintain clean records in our systems and to avoid doing re-quotes (product notes, selections, revisions, and key application data).
To generate quotes within the Prophet21 system for the outside sales team
Continuous learning: Become fluent in our line card and standard selection approach; build repeatable “playbooks” for common applications.
- Success Metrics
Strong product knowledge and selection skills across the FSW Group offering - especially control valves and regulators, with the ability to size, specify, and select the correct solution for the application.
Fast cycle time from inquiry ? recommended solution, with quick action and responsiveness to customer requests.
High accuracy (fewer re-quotes/returns/technical corrections) driven by clear, complete application data captured up front.
Strong vendor responsiveness, including timely follow-up and documented technical confirmations.
Consistent, professional write-ups the sales team can send directly to customers.
Team-first mindset - collaborative, reliable, and consistently living the company’s core values in a way that makes the sales team’s job easier.
- Required qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Chemical/Industrial) or equivalent technical experience with strong valve/process aptitude
3+ years in valves/instrumentation/process equipment or proven applications/technical sales support experience
Ability to read/interpret P&IDs, datasheets, specifications, IOMs
Strong written English - able to produce clean, customer-ready summaries
Highly organized: you follow a process, document assumptions, and close the loop
- Nice to have
Control valve/regulator sizing familiarity (or eagerness to learn quickly)
Experience supporting pharma, food & beverage, OEM skids, utilities, or power
CRM/ERP experience (Pipedrive, QuickBooks, BigCommerce, or similar)
Familiarity with sanitary/high-purity standards and materials
- Tools & work style
Remote-first collaboration
Comfortable working with structured templates and SOPs
Security-minded: follows strong password/device hygiene and company data practices