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Outside Technical Sales Representative – CNC Tooling & Accessories

Dallas–Fort Worth, TX

Are you the person everyone in the shop comes to when it's time to improve cycle times, solve tooling problems, or optimize a machining process?

We're looking for an experienced machining professional to join our outside sales team. This is an opportunity for someone with a strong technical background in CNC machining who enjoys working directly with customers to improve productivity and manufacturing performance.

Whether you're already in technical sales or you're a machinist, programmer, applications engineer, or manufacturing engineer looking to leverage your expertise in a customer-facing role, we'd like to talk with you.

What You'll Do

• Develop and grow relationships with manufacturers throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth market.
• Help customers select the right cutting tools, workholding, and machining accessories for their applications.
• Analyze machining processes and recommend tooling improvements that reduce cycle times, improve tool life, and increase profitability.
• Work alongside customers on the shop floor to troubleshoot machining challenges and implement process improvements.
• Generate new business while maintaining and expanding existing customer relationships.
• Partner with leading tooling manufacturers to deliver technical solutions that create measurable value.

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on CNC machining experience in a production or job shop environment.
• Strong knowledge of carbide cutting tools, indexable tooling, workholding, and machining processes.
• Experience selecting tooling, feeds and speeds, and optimizing machining operations.
• Ability to confidently discuss machining applications with programmers, engineers, shop owners, and production managers.
• Self-motivated with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Sales experience is a plus but not required—we value technical credibility first.

Ideal Background

You may currently be a:

• CNC Machinist
• Lead Machinist
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Applications Engineer
• CNC Programmer
• Tooling Specialist
• Technical Sales Representative for another tooling distributor or manufacturer

If you've helped shops improve productivity through better tooling and machining strategies, you'll likely be a great fit.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary, $80k - $85k plus commission – eventually moving to full commission – on-target earnings of $110k - $150k
• Vehicle allowance and business expense reimbursement.
• Comprehensive benefits – health, dental, vision – day-1 of employment
• 401k with match
• Ongoing product and technical training.
• The opportunity to represent industry-leading tooling brands while helping customers become more profitable.

If you're passionate about machining and enjoy solving manufacturing challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

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