MetFab Productivity Specialist - Technical Sales Representative

MetFab Productivity Specialist - Technical Sales Representative

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Cudahy, CA, United States

What you will enjoy doing:

• Conduct detailed on-site assessments of customer fabrication processes, welding procedures, consumable usage, and workflow efficiency
• Identify productivity improvements through optimized gases, consumables, welding parameters, automation readiness, and process standardization
• Deliver technical product demonstrations, performance evaluations, and competitive comparisons
• Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and customer needs to support territory strategy
• Develop value-based proposals that quantify cost savings, throughput gains, and quality improvements
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, and operations teams to align solutions with customer requirements
• Support additional technical and commercial initiatives as needed
• Lead the full sales cycle for automated capital equipment including robotics, welding automation, CNC automation, and material-handling systems
• Perform on-site evaluations to identify production bottlenecks and automation opportunities
• Create ROI models, cost-benefit analyses, and productivity improvement justifications for capital investments
• Provide system walk-throughs, automation demonstrations, and technical evaluations
• Work with engineering teams to design system configurations, layouts, and integration plans

What makes you great:

• Associate degree in welding technology or similar; Bachelor's degree in Engineering is preferred
• More than seven (7+) years of outside sales experience, ideally in welding, fabrication, or industrial equipment
• Strong technical understanding of welding processes (GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, SAW), shielding gases, consumables, and fabrication workflows
• Prior industry experience is required
• Welding Inspector or Welding Educator certification is preferred
• Proven negotiation and value-selling skills, as well as a high integrity and a strong commitment to safety
• Ability to build trust, influence decisions, and collaborate across teams
• Results-driven mindset with strong accountability

Why you will love working with us:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level.

Pay range: $108,225 - $128,730

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.