Metalworking Field Application Specialist

Fastenal•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

Fastenal is hiring a full-time Metalworking Field Application Specialist. The position location is flexible, with the employee able to work from a branch within Northern Texas. The role focuses on managing projects involving implementation, productivity improvement, supply chain efficiencies, and profit gains for Fastenal and its end users. The specialist provides advanced technical support to customers with established needs and expectations, including running testing processes, identifying parts, and leveraging partnerships to ensure supply chain continuity. The specialist works with other members of the metalworking team on vetted projects at customer sites and is expected to travel 50% or more, including overnight travel. Fastenal is an industrial and construction supplies distributor that has grown from a single branch to a Fortune 500 company with more than 3,000 servicing locations since 1967. The company describes its culture as entrepreneurial and emphasizes employee training, promotion from within, and opportunities for advancement.

Requirements

Hold a degree, certificate, or diploma in CNC, Machining, Business, Operations, or a related field of study, or have at least 2 years of industry-related work experience.
Possess a current, full, valid driver's license issued in the country where the job is located, including completion of any applicable graduated license program, and meet the driving record requirements to use a company vehicle as needed.
Have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
Demonstrate strong technical aptitude in machining and tooling.
Be highly motivated, self-directed, and customer-service-oriented.
Be able to work independently and as part of a team.
Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and prioritizing abilities.
Be willing to travel 50% or more, including overnight travel.
Demonstrate Fastenal's core values of ambition, innovation, integrity, and teamwork.
Be able to lift, slide, carry, and lower packages typically weighing 25–50 pounds and potentially up to 75 pounds.
Pass the required drug screen where applicable in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of experience with metal cutting tooling.
At least 5 years of experience with CNC programming.

Responsibilities

Support customer implementation programs, focusing on onsite locations, to increase speed to revenue.
Create supply chain efficiencies, reduce overall operating costs, and document cost savings.
Drive margin improvement through conversions, with a focus on increasing profit dollars.
Work toward customer productivity improvement goals focused on metal removal operations.