Careers
We are a global bulk material handling equipment and systems provider headquartered in Lino Lakes, Minnesota with a branch facility in Shanghai, China. We specialize in dense and dilute phase pneumatic conveying, weighing & batching, pneumatic blending, storage & unloading, and automation & controls integration. We are recognized as an industry leader who recruits and retains top talent in every department from engineering to sales.
Company Culture
We are passionate problem-solvers driven by curiosity and our commitment to technical excellence. We have collaborative, intelligent people in every department who value integrity, inclusion, and innovation. We appreciate and develop the unique skills, talents, and qualities of each team member from industry leaders to young professionals. We are looking for people who love what they do and want to make an impact for their clients, colleagues, and communities.
Let’s Build Your Career Together
Competitive Compensation & Benefits
We offer competitive compensation and benefits because our people are the foundation of Nol-Tec. We know that if we take care of our people they will provide an unmatched experience for our clients leading to positive outcomes for all stakeholders.
Growth & Development Opportunities
We foster a highly collaborative, hands-on learning environment across every department within Nol-Tec. We know that personal and professional development opportunities are important so we make them a priority. We encourage our people to take every opportunity to better themselves in turn influencing change and growth within Nol-Tec.
Diversity & Inclusion Commitments
We integrate diversity and inclusion strategies into recruitment, retention, performance management, leadership assessment, and training. We appreciate that diversity and inclusion are core to our business strategy and not simply another human resources program.
Available Positions
Job Summary:
Provides project leadership on part of a major project or whole projects of moderate to broad complexity. Involved from the beginning of the project through startup and installation, in a manner which results in obtaining the desired quality by the required delivery date within project budget.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design electrical and control systems based on sales quotations and customer specifications.
- Coordinate and schedule assigned projects with all internal departments of company.
- Communicate the project specifications and deadlines with external parties (suppliers, assemblers, installation contractors, engineering firms, and freight forwarders).
- Communicate directly with customer to coordinate design or delivery.
- Develop and designs custom electrical equipment.
- Create and/or revise drawings and documentation of electrical, automation and process disciplines.
- Write PLC Code according project specifications and internal standards.
- Develop HMI and SCADA solutions utilizing various software packages such as Rockwell or Wonderware.
- Documents the Sequence of Operations.
- Develop installation and purchasing specifications and create bills of material.
- Select and purchase capital equipment.
- Conducts quality control for conformance to design, equipment and software specifications, and operational and safety standards.
- Maintain project costs within the project budget.
- Executes and overseas onsite commissioning, installation supervision and customer training.
- Inspects completed installations and observes operations for conformance to design, equipment and software specifications, and operational and safety standards.
- Diagnoses equipment, software, or materials for root cause analysis of problems or defects.
- Evaluates alternative solutions. In conjunction with customer and Nol-Tec Systems staff, selects and implements solutions beneficial to both customer and Nol-Tec Systems.
- Participates in continual quality improvement of department work activities.
- Complies with company safety regulations.
- Complete other assignments and special projects as requested.
Job Requirements:
Education
- Engineering degree from ABET accredited program preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years training in engineering technology or other technical degree.
Experience
3-5 years in these related areas:
- Experienced in the application of electrical control and automation systems.
- Experienced in the application of electrical design and drafting techniques.
- Expertise of programming knowledge of PLCs and HMIs.
- Experienced in commissioning and troubleshooting.
Knowledge
- Experienced with electrical and automation design concepts.
- Experienced with PLC and HMI programming software.
- Experienced with digital and analog instrumentation.
- Experienced knowledge of electrical motors and power distribution.
- Working knowledge with the NEC code.
- Experienced with technical drawing development and practices.
- Working knowledge of material handling processes as related to Nol-Tec Systems.
- Experienced with pneumatic devices and circuitry.
Job Summary:
Perform engineering duties related to the design and manufacture of bulk material handling systems. Responsible for system integration including pneumatic conveying, dust collection, bag handling, line switching/diverters, storage, batching, blending, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Supports project team in delivery of turnkey, automated system. Involved from the beginning of the project through startup and installation, in a manner which results in obtaining the desired quality by the required delivery date within project budget.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design pneumatic conveying systems based on sales quotation and customer contract specifications. May be required to take field dimensions.
- Support Project Managers in coordination and scheduling of assigned projects.
- Communicate the project specifications and deadlines with external parties (fabricators, suppliers, assemblers, installation contractors, engineering firms, and freight forwarders).
- Communicate directly with customer to resolve issues with design or delivery.
- Identify out of scope change requests and assist PM’s with development of scope change proposals.
- Assist PM’s with selection of qualified installation contractors or suppliers when not specified by sales, purchasing, or customer.
- Create customized bills of material used for purchasing and production assembly.
- Direct the development of system and part drawings, may utilize internal or external resources.
- Conduct quality control inspections of finished equipment and manuals.
- Maintain project costs within the project budget.
- May travel to customer or vendor site to assist with system start-up, troubleshooting and customer training as required
- Participates in continual quality improvement of department work activities.
- Complies with company safety regulations.
- Complete other assignments and special projects as requested.
Qualifications:
Education
- Engineering degree from ABET accredited program preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years training in engineering technology or other technical degree.
Experience
- Typically, 3+ years of experience or a master’s degree and 2+ years of experience.
Job Summary:
Assist Electrical Engineer(s) in project tasks related to electrical and automation design. The internship also provides opportunities for exposure to software written for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and data collection systems. Work schedule is flexible with anticipated weekly time commitment being approximately 30-40 hours.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists engineers in electrical/electronic design of power and control systems.
- Participates in instrumentation evaluation and selection.
- Assists engineers in creating or updating engineering documentation.
- May assist in coordinating project correspondence with customers and vendors.
- Hands on experience testing electrical panels and assemblies.
- Observes, learns, and participates in application of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and data collection systems.
- Participates in continual Quality improvement of department work activities.
- Complies with company safety regulations.
- Assists supervisor and/or other department engineers with project work as needed.
Job Requirements:
Education
- Student in electrical engineering, electronics, or computer control systems disciplines.
Experience
- Engineering student.
Knowledge
- Knowledge and/or interest in process controls and computer programming.
- Systematic approach to problem solving and troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with personal PC’s and Microsoft operating systems.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, primarily Word and Excel.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to read, comprehend and follow complicated instructions.
- Effective verbal and written business communications.
- Electrical and mechanical aptitude.
- Good judgement to maintain confidentiality of company and customer information.
Job Summary:
Assists Mechanical Engineer(s) and Project Manager(s) to meet project deadlines by helping manage engineering documentation, develop mechanical engineering manuals, and coordinate project correspondence. Internship also provides opportunities for exposure to mechanical engineering. Work schedule is flexible with anticipated weekly time commitment being approximately 15-40 hours.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists supervisor, engineers, and project managers in creating or updating engineering documentation and/or engineering manuals. May also assist in coordinating project correspondence.
- Observes, learns, and participates in designing pneumatic conveying systems based on sales quotation and customer contract specifications
- Assists with quality control inspections of finished equipment and manuals.
- Participates in continual quality improvement of department work activities.
- Complies with company safety regulations.
- Complete other assignments and special projects as requested.
Job Requirements:
Education
- Student in mechanical engineering.
Experience
- Junior or Senior Engineering student.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of metal fabrication, construction, and design.
- Knowledge of pneumatic conveying concepts.
Skills and Abilities
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Organization skills to manage projects.
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to read, comprehends, and follows complicated instructions.
- Ability to perform a variety of mathematical calculations using standard procedures.
- Ability to use word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and design software on a personal computer.
- Good judgement to maintain confidentiality of company and customer product and equipment and personnel information.
How can we help?
Maybe you need a new system, an upgrade to an existing system, or a retrofit. Regardless of size, industry, or material, we are here to help you get your project and product moving.