Sales Engineer (Ref. Position ID: #20220628)

Ludman Industries is looking to add a Sales Engineer / Program Manager at our Milwaukee Headquarters. We may require a technical degree, preferably a Mechanical Engineering degree. This position is an in-person position at the Ludman Industries headquarters located in Milwaukee, WI. If you have the desire to travel, work hard and be rewarded, please contact Ken Skarlupka, Vice President & General Manager. kskarlupka@ludman.net
www.ludman.net
We are an EOE.

LUDMAN.NET
Ludman Industries - OEM Agglomeration & Size Reduction Equipment
Ludman Industries builds complete solutions for turnkey plants, compactors, briquetters, crushers, granulators, flake breakers, flaking & shredding mills.

Job Duties: Sales Engineer / Program Manager

• The Sales Engineer / Program Manager will oversee pricing, scheduling, and technical performance of the organization’s programs and orders. The incumbent will manage the proposal development; assist in the contract negotiations and contract compliance. The proposal preparation will include assisting with the design, review and manufacture specifications and financial terms of the contract. The incumbent will also work with the Sales Team in business development initiatives.
• The Sales Engineer / Program Manager will ensure that the master plans and schedules will be followed and will assist in developing solutions to program challenges, directing, and working with the engineering, manufacturing, and sales teams to ensure the project to completion on time and within the budget set forth.
• The job responsibilities will include overall management of multiple projects. This will include finance, governance, creating a positive cash-flow charts, PFD’s to P&ID’s, tracking of outside and inside manufactured goods to marry with the final product. Planning is key to the success of this position.
• The incumbent must be able to communicate well with our inside teams, customers, and vendor network. A technical degree is recommended, Mechanical Engineering preferred, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience. An advanced degree is a plus. An understanding of metallurgy is a definite plus.
• This position is an extremely important position within our organization and is a very visible position. This position enables the incumbent to get to know our industry and some minimal travel is required.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Experience: Adobe Acrobat/Microsoft Office/Microsoft Project/Excel/SolidWorks
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• A self-starter who can develop and implement sales strategies, business plans, as well as set and achieve goals.
• Must be detail oriented and self- motivated.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects is essential and see the order through from start-to-finish.
• Knowledge of industrial equipment and applications.
• Minimum of 2+ years in product and/or equipment sales engineer experience / program management.
• Engineer with a Mechanical Engineering Degree is desired.
• Travel required. (Domestic & International during project kickoffs)
• Helpful: Background *Electrical *Hydraulics
• MBA Degree is desired (Masters of Business Administration)

Project Manager (Ref. Position ID: #20220427)

Ludman Industries is looking to add a Project Manager at our Milwaukee Headquarters. We require a technical degree, preferably a Mechanical Engineering degree. This position is an in-person position at the Ludman Industries headquarters located in Milwaukee, WI. If you have the desire to travel, work hard and be rewarded, please contact Ken Skarlupka, Vice President & General Manager. kskarlupka@ludman.net
www.ludman.net
We are an EOE.

LUDMAN.NET
Ludman Industries - OEM Agglomeration & Size Reduction Equipment
Ludman Industries builds complete solutions for turnkey plants, compactors, briquetters, crushers, granulators, flake breakers, flaking & shredding mills.

Job Duties: Project Manager

• The Project Manager will oversee pricing, scheduling, and technical performance of the organization’s programs and orders. The incumbent will manage the proposal development; assist in the contract negotiations and contract compliance. The proposal preparation will include assisting with the design, review and manufacture specifications and financial terms of the contract. The incumbent will also work with the Sales Team in business development initiatives.
• The Project Manager will ensure that the master plans and schedules will be followed and will assist in developing solutions to program challenges, directing, and working with the engineering, manufacturing, and sales teams to ensure the project to completion on time and within the budget set forth.
• The job responsibilities will include overall management of multiple projects. This will include finance, governance, creating a positive cash-flow charts, PFD’s to P&ID’s, tracking of outside and inside manufactured goods to marry with the final product. Planning is key to the success of this position.
• The incumbent must be able to communicate well with our inside teams, customers, and vendor network. A technical degree is required, Mechanical Engineering preferred, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience. An advanced degree is a plus. An understanding of metallurgy is a definite plus.
• This position is an extremely important position within our organization and is a very visible position. This position enables the incumbent to get to know our industry and some minimal travel is required.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Experience: Adobe Acrobat/Microsoft Office/Microsoft Project/Excel/SolidWorks
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• A self-starter who can develop and implement sales strategies, business plans, as well as set and achieve goals.
• Must be detail oriented and self- motivated.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects is essential and see the order through from start-to-finish.
• Knowledge of industrial equipment and applications.
• Minimum of 5+ years in product and or equipment project management.
• Engineer with a Mechanical Engineering Degree is desired.
• Travel required. (Domestic & International during project kickoffs)
• Helpful: Background *Electrical *Hydraulics
• MBA Degree is desired (Masters of Business Administration)

Benefits Include:

• Excellent compensation including base salary, laptop, and cell phone.
• Generous benefits including insurance options, PTO, holiday, 401(k), Long- & Short-Term Disability.

Plant Manager (Ref. Position ID: #20220503)

Ludman Industries is looking for a highly qualified plant manager. This person must be well rounded in the machining areas of manual / CNC machines and mechanical. This candidate will be on the production machining floor more than performing office clerical and administrative duties. This position is an in-person position at the Ludman Industries headquarters located in Milwaukee, WI.

As a boutique manufacturing firm, Ludman values a candidate with years of machining experience in fixture and setup of machines with mechanical. The plant manager position needs to be recognized as a working plant manager. At times, this person will be in an office, but more so, on the floor or on a machine working with other employees, becoming part of the team to gain respect but mostly for each other. If you have the desire to travel, work hard and be rewarded, please contact Ken Skarlupka, Vice President & General Manager.
www.ludman.net
We are an EOE.

LUDMAN.NET
Ludman Industries - OEM Agglomeration & Size Reduction Equipment
Ludman Industries builds complete solutions for turnkey plants, compactors, briquetters, crushers, granulators, flake breakers, flaking & shredding mills.

Job Duties: Plant Manager

Job Description:

Qualities of an effective plant manager:

• Shows up at least one half hour before start of shift and stays for at least one half hour after conclusion of shift (Monday-Thursday 5:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.); oversees any overtime or make-up time on Fridays; ability to attend to clerical, administrative duties on Fridays or Saturdays
• Steady attendance, performance and reliable worker
• Set the tone for the team and lead by example
• Motivated and driven
• Attentive to accuracy and efficiency in job duties
• Strong communication and training skills
• 10+ years of machining experience
• 5+ years of management experience
• Assertive style, but not aggressive

Job duties:

• Enforces company policies
• Balances upper/lower-level responsibilities with production employees
• Reports directly to the General Manager
• Implements successful apprenticeship program
• Develops a maintenance schedule on all equipment
• Ensures shop operations are running to company standard
• Trains and develops staff
• Ensures the production team meets goals
• Performs chat-in and chat-outs with team
• Oversees all aspects of the manufacturing/assembly/shop floor
• Provides training and development opportunities
• Handles issues brought to attention by production employees
• Performs walk-throughs of shop and each job
• Follows up with staff
• Responsible for overall operations of the Ludman shop
• Provides assistance when a department is in need of help
• Work with our CNC Software Programmer in applying the programming software to all CNC equipment
• Works from a shop office that also hosts Master Cam programming software and programmer
• Fills in, when CNC, lathe or assembly department does not have an operator or technician. Responsible for stepping in to get the job done.
• Makes sure jobs are in dedicated areas and have schedules and drawings in-place so next jobs can be started

Machinist – 1st Shift (Ref. Position ID: #20210721)

Purchasing Agent (Ref. Position ID: #20220428)

Ludman Industries is looking to add a Purchasing Manager at our Milwaukee Headquarters. The ideal candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least 7 years of experience in Purchasing and Supply Chain in Manufacturing. This position is an in-person position at the Ludman Industries headquarters located in Milwaukee, WI. If you have the desire to travel, work hard and be rewarded, please contact Ken Skarlupka, Vice President & General Manager. kskarlupka@ludman.net
www.ludman.net
We are an EOE.

LUDMAN.NET
Ludman Industries - OEM Agglomeration & Size Reduction Equipment
Ludman Industries builds complete solutions for turnkey plants, compactors, briquetters, crushers, granulators, flake breakers, flaking & shredding mills.

Preferred Purchasing Manager Job Requirements:

• This candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least 7 years of experience in Purchasing and Supply Chain in Manufacturing.
• This candidate needs to create purchasing orders, for forecasting, managed inventory, and maintain a win-win relationships with vendors.
• Tracking inventory is done thru Excel, and purchasing is tracked thru QuickBooks.
• This candidate must also work with the engineering team to develop a bill of materials (workbooks) based on PDF/Solid drawings.
• This individual will be responsible to create a book to release manufacturing for build.
• Purchasing will work very close with Engineering, Manufacturing & Shipping/Receiving.
• Must have a professional approach to vendors and sales support at Ludman.
• Responsible for purchasing a variety of items, monitoring vendor metrics and updating company records, and ensuring optimal inventory levels.

Experience should include:

• Negotiating terms and pricing with vendors utilizing analysis of trends.
• Purchasing and maintaining inventory for spare parts, customer-owned inventory and OEM manufacturing.
• Procuring raw materials, components, and indirect services from international and domestic vendors.
• Maintain purchase orders, order confirmations, and expedite orders weekly.
• Including entering orders and processing them and communicating via phone and email.
• Experience using Excel, Word, and QuickBooks
• Must have the ability to read & understand engineering drawings.
• Work well with other team members.
• Understand the confidentiality of our products & customers.

Benefits Include:

Excellent compensation including base salary, including options for health/dental insurance, holiday pay, vacation and long & short term disability.

Certified Welding Inspector / Quality Control Specialist (Ref. Position ID: #20220504)

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Ludman Industries is looking to add a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) / Quality Control (Q/C) Specialist at our Milwaukee Headquarters. The ideal candidate should have a mechanical aptitude, ability to read engineering drawings and hold a CWI certification with 3-5 years of related experience. This position is an in-person position at the Ludman Industries headquarters located in Milwaukee, WI. If you have the desire to travel, work hard and be rewarded, please contact Ken Skarlupka, Vice President & General Manager. kskarlupka@ludman.net
www.ludman.net
We are an EOE.

LUDMAN.NET
Ludman Industries - OEM Agglomeration & Size Reduction Equipment
Ludman Industries builds complete solutions for turnkey plants, compactors, briquetters, crushers, granulators, flake breakers, flaking & shredding mills.

Job Duties: CWI/QC Job Description

▪ Track all incoming Forgings/Castings/Weldments.
▪ Document Certifications, Heat Numbers to the Inspection Test Plan (ITP) along with Ludman’s LF/LS numbering system for trackability.
▪ Perform dimensional checks on all first articles on the manufacturing floor, thus checking the machinist inspection reports & do random checks for identification.
▪ Travel to different subcontractors and do all first articles Q/C documents to ensure that subcontractors are meeting the Ludman requirements set forth in the ITPs.
▪ Oversee day-to-day welding, manufacturing, and painting, ensuring they meet Ludman’s ITP requirements.

Examples of Subcontractor checks:

Welders-CWI qualifications are met and up-to-date, tolerances are being held & documented (fabrications to Machining), paint overlays & mil thicknesses are being held to the ITP standards, travelers & schedules. Verify that instruments used are being calibrated.
Inspect first tack-ups for over-all dimensions, flatness, location, and orientation.
Review with the subcontractors the Q/C package that all critical reports are being followed and filled out and documented properly.

▪ Must ensure that all subcontractors meet the requirements set forth in the ITP and document the certifications.
▪ Perform all Level II NDT PT, (as required) along with making out reports and uploading to the ITP.

Ideal Qualifications:

▪ Experience: Adobe Acrobat/Microsoft Office/Microsoft Project/Microsoft Excel
▪ Must be detail oriented and self- motivated.
▪ Ability to effectively manage multiple projects is essential and see the order through from start-to-finish.
▪ Knowledge of industrial equipment and applications.
▪ Local travel required.
▪ Helpful: CWI certification 3-5 Years’ experience, Mechanical aptitude, and ability to read engineering drawings.

Benefits Include:

▪ Excellent compensation including base salary, company laptop for easy onsite documentation uploads, cell phone and use of company truck when travel takes place.
▪ Generous benefits including Health/Dental insurance options, holiday pay, vacation, Long- & Short-Term Disability.