What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical & Application Support Scientist position at METTLER TOLEDO?
Our Opening and Your Responsibilities
METTLER TOLEDO is hiring a Technical Specialist for our Laboratory product line in the Columbus, Ohio area who will provide technical and application support for a specific discipline of the Laboratory group: Weighing and Analytical Instruments . This specialist will work primarily with customers, but also sales, service, and marketing colleagues, to support titration, density, refractive index meters, UV/Vis, pH meters, dropping point and melting point meters, and weighing devices. Within this role, you will:
- Provide primary phone support to end-users, sales personnel, and field service technicians on the instrument product lines.
- Perform, document, and report on experiments in the laboratory in support of end-users, sales personnel, and marketing.
- Provide training to customers, sales, service, and other lab colleagues.
- Travel with instrument sales specialists on difficult product installations, also to gain knowledge of the METTLER TOLEDO core markets.
- Work with instrument sales specialists on any repeatable product quality issues, including reporting to the PO, as well as follow-through to resolution and reporting back to the field.
- Perform remote product and application demonstrations via WebEx and recorded video sessions.
- Properly interact with SAP software and accurately record necessary contact, product, and sales information.
- Assist with development of marketing and technical materials.
- Travel opportunity up to 50% to conduct trainings at customer sites. Not required.
What You Need to Succeed
- A Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B.S.) in Chemistry, Biology, or Physical Sciences.
- Experience with UV/VIS preferred.
- Two years or more of technical support or technical training experience.
- Excellent customer service skills to interact with internal and external customers via phone, email and online chat.
- Must have solid written and verbal (English) communication skills to both present and write product-related documents and white papers.
- Skilled in M/S Office skills including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Our Offer to You
- Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire
- Tuition reimbursement, employee wellness programs, plus other perks and discounts
- Parental and caregiver leave policies
- All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
- Global market strength and worldwide leadership in weighing
- A brand name that is identified worldwide with precision, quality, and innovation
- Thousands of patents, design and innovation awards
- A commitment to extraordinary service on our state-of-the-art equipment
About Mettler Toledo
METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We give consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification. You can find more details in our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here.