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Business Manager - Mechanical Services

Gladstone Permanent AU$140,000 - AU$160,000 per year Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
This role is predominantly focused on business development, customer engagement and driving commercial growth across the Gladstone region. You will also oversee a small operational team to ensure smooth delivery, but the core of the position is hands‑on sales activity, technical customer support and expanding market presence.
  • Represent a respected global industrial brand with a strong technical legacy.
  • Be the primary growth driver in a supportive, culture‑led and high‑trust team.

About Our Client

Our client is a globally recognised engineering and industrial solutions organisation known for its high‑quality equipment, strong technical heritage and long‑standing customer partnerships. With a collaborative culture, values‑driven leadership and a reputation for excellence, they provide a stable and respected platform for a commercially minded professional to thrive.

Job Description

In this role, you will primarily:

  • Drive hands‑on business development across key industrial customers in the region.
  • Build strong, long‑term customer relationships through regular site visits, technical discussions and proactive engagement.
  • Identify new business opportunities, tendering prospects and growth pathways across existing and emerging clients.
  • Review pump specifications, provide technical support and prepare proposals tailored to customer needs.
  • Act as the technical and commercial face of the operation, representing the brand in the field.



You will also:

  • Oversee operational workflow to ensure orders, jobs and repairs are delivered on time, on spec and safely.
  • Support process improvements and ensure compliance with HSE requirements.
  • Provide daily guidance to a small operations‑focused team of technicians and support staff.
  • Manage backlog reporting, operational metrics and customer delivery performance.
  • Integrate operational activities with commercial goals to maximise customer outcomes and facility profitability.

The Successful Applicant

You will bring:

  • 10+ years' experience in pumps or closely related rotating/mechanical equipment.
  • Strong technical capability enabling credible, solutions‑driven conversations with industrial customers.
  • Demonstrated success in business development, field sales or customer‑facing technical roles.
  • The ability to independently plan and execute customer visits, growth strategies and pipeline activity.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship‑building skills.
  • Experience managing or coordinating small operational teams (advantageous but not the primary focus).
  • Tertiary qualifications in engineering, operations management or similar.
  • A proactive, driven, hands‑on approach with a passion for growing customer relationships.

What's on Offer

  • A commercially impactful role where you are the primary business development driver.
  • The chance to represent a global brand known for reliability, engineering quality and market leadership.
  • A supportive culture, strong internal backing and an engaged operational team.
  • Long‑term career development in a respected, stable and growth‑oriented industrial organisation.
  • Autonomy, influence and direct visibility of your impact on regional growth
Contact
Bez Tavassoli
Quote job ref
JN-042026-6986774
Phone number
+61 431 983 143

Job summary

Function
Sales
Specialisation
Business Development Manager
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Gladstone
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Bez Tavassoli
Consultant phone
+61 431 983 143
Job Reference
JN-042026-6986774
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

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