May - The Monty Heat Treat News

ecruiting firm in North America when it comes to the heat treating industry has
provided us with these thoughts. April 22/2013
OEM’s (Furnace and Oven Manufacturers): I did not include VP level and above
as those positions will vary widely depending upon the Company. Of course, the
positions described below are generic but this should be a fairly representative
view.
Project Engineers (Both Mechanical and Electrical): These are typically
degreed individuals although with enough experience, a degree may not be
required. Some of these folks do Project Management; some are only the Project
lead for design. Electrical engineers will generally not be the lead on a single project
but will spread themselves out over several projects. These folks can get anywhere
from 65K on the low side and into the 80’s on the high side. Typically, these
positions are exempt, ie. salaried positions with no overtime.
Designers, Draftsman, Detailers (Both Mechanical and Electrical): These are
typically non-degreed individuals who are the backbone of every Furnace/Oven
Manufacturer. They are typically non-exempt (Hourly) and can get anywhere
between $18/hour on up to $25+ per hour.
Application Engineers: These positions can also be called Proposal engineers,
Estimators, Inside Sales engineers, etc. What these folks do is put together the
quotes that go out to prospective customers. Granted, a lot of times the actual
Salesman do this but a wise Company will have this function done in-house and
allow the Sales Engineer to be out in the Field doing what they do best, SELLING.
Application engineers can make $65K on the low side while a seasoned Appl Eng
can end up well into the 80’s. Surprisingly, these are often the most highly sought
after people in our business and from a recruiting stand point, are very difficult to
source.
Field Service Engineers: I am not talking about people who work in the Shop; I
am talking about that rare and unusual breed of folks (sorry guys) who love to be
in the field installing and commissioning furnaces. Most of these gentleman (In
almost 20 years in this business, I have never run across a female FSE) are nonexempt
folks who get lots and lots of OT plus per diem and other perks for being on
the road. Good ones can often make over $100K in total compensation and usually
start out in the $25/hour range. Recently, we have seen some companies going to
a straight salary model…..the good news is no overtime; the bad news is that these
guys require a guaranteed 100K to go exempt. Recruiting-wise, if we run across a
good FSE who wants to make a change, they are literally a walking invoice for us.
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