The Engineering Manager will take a management and lead role for all aspects of engineering related issues covering the Nuclear industry bolting products including design, development and technical support. They are responsible for the management of multiple projects and co-ordination of the mixed discipline design engineering team to ensure product delivery within agreed timescales, progressing research concepts to development phase, and interfacing with the commercial side of the business to ensure customer goals/product specifications are achieved on time, within cost and to specification.

Key Responsibilities:
* Team leader of the Nuclear product engineering team. The team is responsible for taking new and specialist products within the nuclear support business from concept through to completion and providing all necessary documentation to enable product launch.
* Lead the nuclear team engineering resource to achieve departmental & project goals.
* Take an active role along with Product Management in developing and implementing departmental procedures.
* Take a pro-active involvement in customer application evaluations including customer visits and liaison with commercial colleagues.
* Responsible for allocating day to day workload to the Nuclear team engineers and ensuring deliverables are met.
* Responsible for conducting weekly update meetings involving all Nuclear team engineers and updating Product Management accordingly.
* Responsible for filtering information from engineering pool to allow swift actions to be taken to maximize project deliverables
* Responsible for assessing the training needs of the Nuclear engineering team.
* Responsible to the Product Management in assessing new product viability, this includes conceptual evaluations and assessments.
* Assisting other internal engineering teams with best practice solutions.
* To have final sign off on non-standard calculations and, when deemed necessary, liaise with other technical resource internally and externally to ensure solutions are properly engineered.
* To ensure that Nuclear and specialist products are properly documented, rationalized and updated as required.
* Responsible for allocating adequate time to ensure that engineers also update commercial documents generated by the Nuclear team.
* Be actively involved in the promotion of company design process and procedures for global consistency.

Required Capabilities:
* Bachelors Degree or equivalent in electrical & mechanical or mechanical engineering with, or be working toward, member grade registration of a recognized professional body.
* Understanding of electrical circuitry and wiring diagrams, if only mechanically qualified.
* Experience in the design and design management of safety critical, PLC controlled hydraulic equipment preferably in the bolting products/tensioning industry.
* Understanding of hydraulic stud tensioning principles.
* Troubleshooting skills and leadership of team, including field service reps, in troubleshooting during critical field events.
* Familiar with and capable of preparing formal Root Cause Analyses.
* Strong presentation skills.
* Leadership, interpersonal, planning/organizing, analytical and influencing talent required.
* Proficient in the use of Solid Works and Pro/Engineer 3D computer aided design.
* Working knowledge of AutoCAD 2D computer aided design preferred.
* Working knowledge of Structural Analysis using first principles and FEA packages preferably Pro/Mechanica, COSMOS & ANSYS.
* Proficient with MS office applications, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook and Project.

Send your resume to Kyle T. Mosley at kmosley@kamcon.com.

Engineering Manager

Provide key financial and business support to the Americas Finance Leader and the USA/?Canada Business Leader.? The controller provides key financial and business support to the Americas Financial Leader.?  This position is responsible for the daily financial activities of our Gulf of Mexico operations and provides assistance and support for Global operations.

Essential Functions

Responsible for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial results.
Responsible for coordination and preparation of forecasts and budgets.
Responsible for internal control implementation, evaluation, and documentation that is compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation and regulation.
Recommend and implement appropriate inventory policies and procedures that are consistent across the Americas.? Maintain a product costing environment that is compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation and regulation.
Manage the monthly closing process, financial analysis, and the preparation of related management reports.
Analyze product cost and margin variances and work cross functionally to address any significant differences.
Assist the Americas Finance Leader and other Leadership Team members with assigned projects
Responsible for the completion of formal and informal information requests from parent company.

Qualifications – Education, Experience, and/?or Training

Bachelor’s degree in Business with specialization in Accounting is required.
CPA and /?or MBA preferred.
Eight plus years of related experience, preferably in a manufacturing/?equipment rental environment.
Demonstrated record of performance in working in both financial and operational business areas is required.
Demonstrated effective supervisory background, with at least five years of experience in directing multi-person staffs is required.

Controller

Overall function of the Inside Sales position is receiving incoming customer inquiries via phone and walk-in business and to provide overall service and support direct to the customers and the outside sales and rep staff.  To be proactive in all sales related duties to initiate action by customers, reps, and internal staff.

Essential Functions

§     Taking incoming phone inquiries direct from customers, area representatives, field personnel and internal offices.

§     Problem solving customers needs during rentals, trouble-shooting inoperable tools, and solving inventory/tool shortages to meet the customer’s needs.

§     Order entry into mainframe computer system.

§     Prepare and issue formal quotations following format designed including utilizing quote logging system (Quick base).

§     Interface with multiple departments to gather critical information for quotes.

§     Liaise with shop supervisor or appropriate product sale personnel on specific order requirements to insure customer’s needs are met.

§     Follow-up on all rental orders on a weekly basis to insure customer’s satisfaction and tool utilization.

§     Liaise with shop/plant supervisor on inventory control issues

§     Follow-up on all open quotations to secure orders and close sales.

§     Keep thorough notes and records of each conversation with customers, sales personnel, and internal contacts to insure a valid paper trail is kept.

§     Maintain accessibility on weekends and holidays to assist customers after hours.

§     Backup on phone system to insure calls are answered efficiently and rotate during lunch periods, or when shorthanded because of vacation or sick leave.

§     Coordinate shipping of equipment and negotiate logistics with freight companies to insure shipping arrangements.

§     Provide ample notice to shop/plant personnel of order requirements to insure most economical shipping method is used.

§     Follow and implement all ISO procedures and paperwork.

§     Support outside sales staff through literature requests, maintaining rep equipment orders, preparing all quotes generated through outside sales

§     Gather and complete credit applications for new customers

§     Assist A/R with collections by calling our customer contacts

§     Prepare shop work orders for equipment sales, rentals and service.

§     Maintain contract negotiations with customers

§     Reconcile negotiations when a project/order has performance discrepancies

§     Offer inside support, maintenance and management of offshore and subsea customer base.

§     Work with Engineering Dept to assist in customer “specials” and to create new products for fleet

§     Work closely with production to establish lead times and prioritize orders

§     Prepare calculation spreadsheets for equipment “buyouts”

§     Issue and catalog Certificates of Insurance (required by customers’ site specifications)

§     Monitor Industrial Alerts program and maintain as needed: forward outage leads to offshore/subsea rep, make cold calls directly to plants customers within offshore/subsea market, track and catalog orders coming in using that program

§     Work with purchasing for sourcing customer requested items

§     Work with outside vendors for site specific requirements (radios, nomex, monitors, etc.)

§     Work closely with Field Service Department: to coordinate projects, communicate job scopes and under certain circumstances staff projects when necessary.

§     Issue Field Service work orders for new projects

§     Assist operations with logistics for Field Service projects (freight, airfare, charter flights, hotel, rental car, etc.)

§     Reconcile time sheets, expense reports, receipts at completion of Field Service project and calculate for invoicing

§     Discovery work of new and potential offshore/subsea customers.

§     Prepare all weekly / monthly reports ({wk = sales figures} {mth = hyperion, sale backlog, labor and rental accruals, warehouse backlog})

§     Provide technical and joint integrity solutions including calculations, procedures, company policies and operating  guidelines to customers

Qualifications – Education, Experience, and/or Training

§     3+ years technical sales experience working in a fast paced office environment or

College degree in Business, Marketing or related field, preferred

§     Experience working with the Petrochemical/Refining, or Offshore or Subsea market, preferred.

§     Will have strong mechanical aptitude and math skills.

§     Computer experience working with Microsoft programs and database software management programs.

§     Must be a strong problem solver with closing skills.

§     Will pay attention to detail and have the ability to follow up with potential clients, reps, and existing customers.  Must have ability to handle many tasks at one time and be extremely organized person.

§     Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and written skills with the ability to work as a team member.

§     Will have a positive attitude with a customer-oriented personality.

Send resumes to Kyle Mosley at kmosley@kamcon.com for immediate consideration.  Interviewing this week.

Inside Sales Representative (Houston)

Key Responsibilities:
• Execution of timely and accurate US month end closing, reporting and analysis versus
forecast
• Preparation of quarterly, monthly and weekly forecast information working in close
collaboration with the Americas leadership team
• Design, implementation and monitoring of internal control processes for both finance and
non-finance business processes and rapid communication and action to address areas of
weakness, including balance sheet verification; SOD; Sox process documentation and
execution; budgetary controls; IT system controls; and safeguarding of company assets
• Assessment and planning for the development of the finance organization to
align with business strategy and growth and in a cost effective way
• Identify/initiate/drive/police cost reduction and cash improvement projects to improve the
financial performance of the region
• Ownership of regional cash, treasury, legal and insurance related matters working with
the corresponding corporate functions.
• Play a strong role in the global business transformation and ERP [Oracle] strategic
initiative to ensure that the commercial and regulatory requirements for the Americas are
understood and embraced
• Partner with the Regional Business Leader and management team to challenge and
contribute to operating plans and decisions, and provide financial guidance to the team.
• Preparation of statutory accounts and tax returns and other statutory filing requirements
for all legal entities and operations outside of the USA
• Involvement with future acquisitions including due diligence and integration activities

Key Relationships:
The Americas controller will be the go to person for all financial matters in the region – key
network will include :
• Business Leader and Leadership team
• Finance organization – both HT and sister businesses
• Finance Dept. and Financial Leadership Team
• Any corporate functions including treasury, tax, internal audit, external reporting
• External contacts including external auditors, bankers, insurance, tax advisors

Required Capabilities (describe scope of knowledge and ability of the position):
Qualified accountant with 10 years of relevant experience including :
• Management of a team with remote members
• Demonstrated ability to constructively challenge, influence and persuade commercial and
operations management
• Demonstrated ability to add value to commercial performance
• Demonstrated responsibility financial control and reporting for a complex organisation
including non-US subsidiaries
• Advanced system and analytical skills [Excel/Hyperion]. Oracle experience would be an
advantage.
Contact Kyle T. Mosley at kmosley@kamcon.com (email) to send your resume or questions regarding the position.

Finance Manager – Houston

KAM Consulting is seeking Pipeline and Subsea Engineers in Houston,TX. Contact Kyle at 713.341.1411 ph or email your resume to kmosley@kamcon.com.

Pipeline and Subsea Engineers

CNN.com and Careerbuilder has a great article for everyone that spends plenty of time each day updating your Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Ustream, Linkedin, MySpace, Jobster, Friendster, Ning or another social media page. If you know how to Podcast, Design and Develop Websites and Media, knowledge of RSS Feeds and there potential, get Twitter traffic and followers, then you may be the SOCIAL MEDIA GURU that some employers are in need. Social Media is a great way to locate jobs, but if you are a specialist, like I believe I’m starting to become, then here are some possible jobs that you can apply for:

Jobs for Facebook Addicts

If you’re a social media guru, here are five jobs to consider in your next job search:

1. Recruiter

Candidates have been on social networks for years now, and it’s about time recruiters joined them. Daniel says Dan Temps’ recruiters can find candidates faster, screen them better and reach out to individuals they wouldn’t see otherwise.

“Dan Temps believes that the environment candidates are accustomed to in a social network will keep the conversations and information real,” Daniel says. “Candidates don’t feel they are being pressured in that environment like they would in a more formal interview or screening process and are more likely to get real with our recruiters.”

2. Strategist

Many companies are seeking social media strategists to find the best way to interact within various social sites and online communities. In this role, you would be the face of social media for your company, creating and maintaining an effective social media strategy by interacting with users, growing brand awareness, creating buzz, increasing traffic and providing valuable information. To thrive in this position, Durbin says you must have a proven track record of achieving goals, or companies will be hesitant to hire you.

3. Enterprise architect

“This is the most exciting job in social media and requires someone with broad experience in networks, multiple platforms, development, security and political infighting,” Durbin says. “This is a very rare find. It’s for companies looking to completely revamp their content management strategy and internal networks. It could be the most important role in a company in the next five years.”

4. User operations analyst

For any company with an online presence, user experience is one of the most vital parts of the business. The only way to monitor that is to have someone in charge of the experience themselves. No matter if the company is blogging, has a Web site or pages on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, user operations analysts interact with users, answer queries, investigate problems and keep track of user habits.

5. Director of social media

Similar to a strategist, companies need someone to organize company blogging, viral marketing, podcasting, etc. This person has a background in building teams and who really gets the promise and the purpose of social media, Durbin says. These folks should be wary of new technologies and be all over blogs, RSS, have Facebook and Twitter accounts, and know the difference between his or her employees playing and researching on MySpace and YouTube.

So if you can’t get a job in your “chosen” profession, it might be time for you apply your Social Media skills to “today’s hottest market”; therefore, rework your resume and APPLY, APPLY, and APPLY!

Searching for social media jobs

You might think that finding social media jobs is difficult but many of these positions under a variety of job titles that don’t include “social media.”

Try searching job boards and the Internet for “social media,” “interactive marketing,” “new media” or “branding manager” and you should get a good start in the right direction.

Remember, use your “Job Skills”, Luke!

Kyle T. Mosley – Consultant

Source: CNN.com

Five Jobs for Social Media Gurus – Like YOU!

Many Americans are seeking jobs after layoffs, downsizing, new graduates, or changing careers, here are some 2008′s recession proof jobs in America.

* Education. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has historically shown teaching to be relatively recession-proof. But demographics are important: High-growth areas like the Sun Belt offer much better prospects than the Rust Belt.

* Energy. “This is a major issue for the global economy, and jobs related to oil and gas, alternative energy and even nuclear are likely to see strong growth,” Challenger said.

* Health care. Almost half the 30 fastest growing occupations are concentrated in health services — including medical assistants, physical therapists, physician assistants, home health aides, and medical records and health information technicians — according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

* International business. “If you have a strong knowledge of other cultures, and an ability to work in another country, you’ll find plenty of opportunities,” according to John Challenger. “If you’re first generation Chinese, with business skills and Chinese language skills, you’re in good shape.

* Environmental sector. There is a huge and growing industry geared to combat global warming. “Not only will professionals with skills in sustainability issues be in demand through the end of the decade, we are likely to shortages of professionals with ‘green’ skills,” said Rona Fried, president of sustainablebusiness.com, a networking service for sustainable businesses.

* Security. “Crime doesn’t stop during a recession, and police officers, port security specialists and international security experts will continue to be in demand,” Challenger emphasized.

Source: Read the entire article

Forbes had an article in July of 2008. They advised job-seekers to consider, Nursing, Sales Representatives, Networking and Systems Administration, Accounting and others. Read the Forbes story here.

Recession Proof Jobs of 2008

n the midst of a recession, huge job losses are expected to continue for at least several more months. But what really worries economists is that the job market could be slow to recover even when the economy begins to improve.

In the recession that began in December 2007, the economy has shed more than 1.1 million jobs. Economists expect the Labor Department’s monthly employment report to show another 325,000 job losses for November when it is released Friday.

November’s job losses would represent the largest monthly drop in non-farm employment in seven years, if the report meets estimates. A larger decline could represent the biggest monthly drop in more than 26 years.

The unemployment rate is expected to reach 6.8%, which would be the highest since February 1993.

All indications suggest there’s little stopping jobs from continuing to plummet. ADP’s monthly employment report showed private sector payrolls fell in November by 250,000 jobs from the previous month. And according to a report by outsourcing agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas, planned job cut announcements by U.S. employers soared to 181,671 last month, the second-highest total on record.

A slew of large-scale job-cut announcements came Thursday, with AT&T (T, Fortune 500), DuPont (DD, Fortune 500), Viacom (VIA) and Credit Suisse announcing they would cut a total of nearly 21,000 jobs. All cited the weak economic conditions for the cuts.

Source: Read the entire article

Job recovery could be slow and weak

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The Inside Sales Representative for an industrial company in Houston, TX will receive incoming customer inquiries via phone and walk-in business and to provide overall customer service and support direct to the customers and the outside sales and rep staff. This position will be proactive in all sales related duties to initiate action by customers, reps, and internal staff.

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