Why Turtle?
Are you looking to join a growing team of dedicated, driven, and passionate people who emphasize a work environment based on respect, collaboration, and diversity?

At Turtle, you will play a key role in our goal to listen, learn, and be helpful to every customer in need. With over 900 employees, spanning across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, you believe that our people are our most valuable assets. Through our culture of innovation, education, and accountability, you ensure to create a space where Everyone Matters. We believe that EVERYONE can do extraordinary things and our mission is to create workplace that empowers our employees to be successful. It explains why our history spans 100 years and has led our standing as one of the nation’s largest independent electrical industrial distributors. You believe that by making the right choices, you can find the right solutions. That’s how we built our past. That’s how we’ll build our future.

About the Role

This is a hybrid Automation Specialist position in which you will be providing customer business outcomes and solutions to internal and external customers on automation applications and related services. This position involves working closely with end-users, system integrators, OEM's, engineering consulting firms, and electrical contractors at local high-tech customers to get our products specified for use. We will provide extensive training opportunities on ail products and applications.

What You'll Do

• This is a Technical Specialist position focused on all Rockwell Automation / Allen Bradley Products and related services.


• Perform as Marketing/Product Manager for Smart Components (Small Controllers, Industrial Control, Sensors, Safety, Distributed I/O, and condition based monitoring) products and related services, as a single point of contact for the Rockwell Business Unit


• Develop marketing and business plans, technical, promotional activities, and support market objectives. Understand the existing market, trends, and competitive landscape.


• Customer business outcome-driven and a total solution resource


• Work with both internal and external customers on technical and product training, product selection, and pre/post-sales support.


• Quotation preparation, including the development of material for Smart Components (Small Controllers, Industrial Control, Sensors, Safety, Distributed I/O, and conditioned based monitoring) and related services as needed for customer.


• Work closely with manufacturing sales engineers and engineering consultants to get Rockwell Automation products and services specified.


• Play an active role with your customer's buying behavior, becoming an intrinsic part of a customer's future manufacturing designs.

What You'll Bring

• Experience with automation Smart Components (Small Controllers, Industrial Control, Sensors, Safety, Distributed I/O, and conditioned based monitoring) and related services.


• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and TEAMS


• Self-driven, active desire to develop a stronger understanding of all Rockwell Automation/Alien-Bradley products and service offerings.


• College degree preferred or equal experience and expertise in this area

• Hybrid work environment with frequent computer use


• Local (NY & NJ) travel (customers, vendors, job site, etc.) and occasional out of area travel (training)


• Lifting to 30 lbs.


• Good driving record

We offer a competitive benefits package. Some of which include:

• 401(k) plan


• Health Insurance


• Dental Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Paid Holidays


• Vacation


• Employee Negotiated Discounts.

Founded in 1923, Turtle is a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation’s largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Headquartered in Clark, NJ, our Electrical Distribution division operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast. It is a significant force in the engineering and procurement of power distribution, automation, lighting, and energy projects, offering integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Turtle Integrated division provides on-site MRO procurement, cost-saving, and spend analytics across the US and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Turtle is proud to be recognized by NJBiz as one of New Jersey's Best Places to Work in New Jersey in 2023, and ranked third amongst NJ's Top Privately Held, Women-Owned Companies.

What To Do Next

You can begin by filling out our application online. If you want to learn more about Turtle, please visit our website www.turtle.com or our social medias! LinkedIn: @Turtle Instagram: @TurtleandHughes Facebook: @Turtle and Hughes Twitter: @turtleandhughes YouTube: @TurtleandHughes

Turtle is proud to be is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.