Technical Sales Representative Ready to take your mechanical engineering career in a more commercial direction?

An opportunity has become available with a specialist Australian industrial engineering business supplying and servicing critical bearing solutions across some of Australia's most important industrial sectors.

Working with customers across power generation, mining, oil & gas, rail, marine and chemical processing, the business provides specialist bearing refurbishment, replacement and new equipment solutions.

Essentially, they help keep major industrial machinery operating by restoring worn bearings to as-new condition or supplying new equipment where required.

They're now looking for a technically minded individual to join their Brisbane team in a customer-facing sales role.

The opportunity

This is a technical, solution-based sales position focused on developing relationships with end-user customers, understanding their engineering and maintenance requirements, and identifying opportunities to provide the right bearing solutions.

You'll work with customers across a range of industrial environments, building relationships with engineering teams, maintenance managers and other key decision-makers.

The role will involve

- Developing and maintaining relationships with end-user customers across Brisbane and surrounding regions.
- Identifying opportunities for bearing refurbishment, replacement and new equipment supply.
- Understanding customer applications and technical requirements before recommending solutions.
- Developing new business opportunities while growing existing accounts.
- Working closely with internal engineering and operational teams to deliver solutions.




- Building a strong understanding of the product range and the applications they support.

Who are we looking for? There are two backgrounds that could be particularly well suited to this opportunity.

Option 1 – Mechanical Engineer / Project Engineer looking to move into sales

Perhaps you've spent the last few years working in mechanical engineering, project engineering or applications engineering and are now looking for a more commercially focused, customer-facing career.

You understand mechanical equipment, engineering principles and industrial applications, but would like to develop your skills in business development, account management and technical sales.

This business is open to training the right person and doesn't necessarily expect you to arrive with an established sales track record.

Option 2 – Experienced Technical Salesperson

Alternatively, you may already be working in technical sales within an industrial environment and be looking for your next opportunity.

Relevant backgrounds could include

- Bearings and power transmission.
- Pumps, valves and rotating equipment.
- Mining and mineral processing equipment.
- Industrial machinery and mechanical engineering.
- Power generation and heavy industrial equipment.
- Oil & gas and associated engineering solutions.





Regardless of your background, you'll ideally bring:
- A mechanical engineering qualification, mechanical trade background or relevant industrial experience.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- A genuine interest in understanding technical products and solving customer problems.
- A proactive approach to developing customer relationships.
- A grounded, humble personality and willingness to learn.

The business You'll be joining a specialist, privately owned engineering business with a long-standing reputation in the industrial bearing market.

It's a smaller, close-knit team where people genuinely value doing good work, looking after customers and treating others well.

This isn't a corporate environment full of egos or unnecessary layers of management. They're looking for someone genuine, technically capable, and keen to contribute to the business over the long term.

What's on offer?

- $100,000–$130,000 base salary Super.
- Fully maintained company vehicle.
- Bonus structure.
- Technical product training and ongoing development.
- Opportunity to transition from engineering into a commercial sales career.
- A supportive, close-knit working environment.
- Prospect to develop relationships across some of Australia's largest industrial sectors.

Interested? If you're a mechanically minded engineer looking to take the next step into sales, or an existing technical salesperson with experience in industrial markets, I'd be keen to have a confidential conversation.

Apply now or contact Joe Cutler at Talent Forge to find out more ***@talentforge.com.au

📌 Technical Sales Rep (Brisbane)
🏢 Talent Forge
📍 Brisbane