Application Specialist at Spartan Controls Ltd.

Spartan Controls is an employee-owned company and leading provider of data management, industrial automation, valves, measurement and control solutions for process industries in Western Canada and beyond. We are dedicated to providing exceptional sales, support and service experiences for our diverse customer base in industries such as mining, power, oil & gas, municipal, pulp & paper, and chemical.

Spartan is committed to creating a sustainable modern world with innovative automation. Our focus is Customer Outcomes. By leveraging applied automation we assist customers improving their Safety, Reliability, Operations and Productivity.

Our employee ownership model creates a unique culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. Spartan Controls provides an environment that not only encourages you to do your best, but also empowers you to do what it takes to create a solution, address a need, or respond to an issue.

Summary

We are recruiting for an Application Engineer (EIT)/Technologist to work in Edmonton, for our Protection team. The successful candidate will report to the Manager, Application Specialists.

This Application Engineer (EIT)/Technologist role includes the sizing and selection of equipment to meet customer specifications and requirements. Excellent written and oral communication skills will create opportunities for the successful candidate to create a preference for Spartan solutions through the presentation of technical proposals. A positive, outgoing personality, combined with strong communication and relationship building skills, will allow for successful and extensive customer service contact work.

Role and Responsibilities

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  Provide day-to-day solutions and customer service to a variety of customers and industries throughout Alberta
• Determine customer requirements and provide specification/technical application solutions for pressure relief and pressure safety equipment
• Provide troubleshooting assistance of pressure relief and pressure safety equipment, or refer to appropriate internal expertise
• Collaborate with customers to develop solutions, as required
• Produce quotations, bid proposals, document packages, and order pressure relief and pressure safety equipment
• Ensure maintenance/servicing of existing company products and propose replacement/adjustment
• Monitor and maintain awareness of product line modifications and technical specifications
• Presentation development and delivery
• Support formal and informal customer training

Qualifications and Skills

• Post-Secondary degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or Petroleum Engineering or equivalent or
• Instrumentation Technology Diploma or a related Technical trade with 5+ years of Industry related experience
• A strong application understanding and technical problem-solving skills to ensure customer support can be provided over the telephone and using other communications tools
• Demonstrate passion for providing excellent customer service
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills (working well with internal and external customers)
• Strong team player and able to establish effective relationships
• Detail oriented and strong time management, and computer skills
• Highly motivated and innovative
• Ability to appropriately identify the problem, effectively use resources and select and implement a solution
• Entrepreneurial work ethic
• SAP experience would be an asset
• Pressure Relief Valve experience would be an asset

Spartan recognizes that there are many ways in which candidates develop knowledge, abilities, and competencies throughout their careers. We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds and we do consider qualifications and competencies that are equivalent to those specifically mentioned above.

Close Date: November 21, 2025 (11:59 pm MST)

Requisition ID: 1683

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