Technical Recruiter Since 1981 Positions Available as of:  February 3, 2010

  PRODUCT MANAGER- Boilers Northeast
Like to be a key individual in an organization with long-term vision and plenty of new products? This expanding, highly profitable manufacturer of steam boilers and hydronic systems in the rural Northeast seeks a Product Manager with extensive steam industry experience. The company has been aggressively investing in new product development, having rolled out three new products in the past year. Sales have exceeded expectations on one of these new lines. In addition, there are nine more products in the research and development pipeline. Due to the resulting increase in business, a 130,000 square foot addition is being built for their beautiful facility. Management here offers a healthy bonus plan to employees to help stimulate success. For the past five years, bonuses have ranged from 15% to 25%, based on company profitability. Their atmosphere is friendly and team oriented, and they pride themselves in having many long-term professional employees. Reporting to the Vice President, the Product Manager will assume responsibility for an entire line of products. Some of the major duties are marketing—differentiating company products from the competition, meeting with customers to uncover new areas of development and to read where the market is headed, driving new product development and engineering enhancements, appearing at trade shows, establishing quality, sales, and profit goals, forecasting, advising on applications, arranging advertising, and more. The base salary ranges from $85,000 to $100,000, depending on level of experience, and with a 15% bonus, those numbers become $97,750 to $115,000. At a 25% bonus, this range is $106,250 to $125,000. Affordable housing here can run from $80,000 for a “fixer-upper” to $175,000 for a four-bedroom house. Superior benefits include 100% company paid profit sharing plan, 401 (k) 100% company matched to the first 4 % of salary, $25.00 weekly contribution for medical, relocation expenses, and a safe, rural location to raise a family. Position requires a four-year technical degree, BS Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferred, at least five years of Product Management or Engineering Management experience with a manufacturer of boiler/hydronic systems, good familiarity with ASME codes, and a customer-driven ideology. Advanced education in Marketing is strongly preferred. Senior Product Engineers with industry background, and candidates from the nuclear steam industry will also be considered. A psychological assessment is part of the interview process.
 

  PRODUCT MANAGER – Hydronics/Boilers Northern New England
Do you see your career headed more to the Marketing Management side, vs. straight engineering? This newly created position could be the ticket. A rapidly growing, classy division of an aggressive $2 Billion global corporation, this manufacturer is moving to grab a much larger share of the higher end U.S. oil and gas fired hydronic systems market. They offer a reputation for fine products, a beautiful facility, and a state-of-the-art Training Center. You’ll be handling a family of hydronic products, working closely with sales, engineering and management. Duties will include looking at the competition, calculating the potential for new products, improving existing products maintaining an edge on the competition, selling ideas to management, leading the brand and channel goals for sales, coordinating marketing analysis, engage in market research, lead new product and commercialization processes, create and manage schedules and milestones, coordinate rollouts with sales groups, and much more. The salary is stated to be $80,000 to $90,000 base + bonus, which should bring it to the $100,000 area. I will present people with higher salary requirements. They offer excellent benefits, which include tuition aid and relocation expenses. Requires a BS degree in Engineering, MBA strongly preferred, seven or more years of product development or product engineering experience with a hydronic or boiler systems manufacturer, some background in leading new product launches, and solid project management and communication skills. This position could lead to Manager of Marketing in the future. Housing costs for a four-bedroom house in this community can range from $250,000 to $350,000. Permanent U.S. residency is mandatory.  

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