Summary:

The Applications Manager leads and oversees the Applications Department, ensuring efficient workflow, project coordination, and high-quality support for internal and external customers. This role supervises team members, assigns work, supports sales with technical expertise and custom designs, and drives continuous improvement through communication, reporting, and team development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties may include the following. Other duties may be assigned as deemed necessary to support quality goals and objectives.

• Coordination of schedule and assignment of responsibilities to Applications Engineers
• Manage total work flow within department to ensure all internal and external customers get appropriate attention as is expected from established bench marks.
• Determine specific team assignments for work activities as well as special projects.
• Effectively communicate with the Applications department as well as other departments, managers, co-workers and customers to coordinate needs, assist with issues and find resolutions.
• Provide updated information to the Applications Department concerning the company, products, design, procedures, and more.
• Accountability for on-going individual and team development plans.
• Creation and analysis of reports on department criteria, monthly production and others as requested.
• Assist sales with technical issues and designs for custom products.
• Ability to manage as well as carry out departmental job specific duties and responsibilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Supervision of the Applications Department.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Associate degree or higher in business-related discipline or equivalent of 3-5 years' industry experience.
• 1-2 years of supervisory experience.
• A firm understanding of Halton's products and processes along with an understanding of the Foodservice Industry.
• Clear understanding of computers and ability to navigate various software packages including Outlook, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, and Halton HELP. Ability to use Revit is a plus.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and speak English
• Possess both written and oral communication skills appropriate to a workplace environment
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from subordinates, groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as length proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

Other Skills

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to communicate both written and orally in a professional manor with customers and colleagues.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, Misc.

None

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing this role an employee may be expected to do, but not limited to, the following:

• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle and feel
• Regularly stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms
• Regularly Talk and hear
• Maintain awareness
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10lbs
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75lbs
• Maintain vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing this duty an employee may be exposed to, but not limited to, the following:

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• Moving mechanical parts
• Forklift and skid traffic
• Sharp edges
• Welding Flash
• Hot surfaces
• Heated and cooled work area