Application Specialist (Sales) Co-op Student (January 2026)
About the role
Spartan Controls provides an exciting culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. We support our students' education and growth through networking, job shadowing, student events, opportunities to work with our Senior Leaders, and more!
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.
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 Specialist (Sales) Co-op Student on our Valves & Actuation Inside Sales team in Burnaby, BC. Reporting to the Manager, Application Specialists, this is an excellent opportunity to hone your customer service skills and expand your knowledge of the process control industry.
Working alongside Application Specialists in this technical sales role, you will gain insight into a variety of industries (e.g., pulp & paper, mining, oil & gas) and their unique process control requirements. Our Application Specialist team consists of individuals who specialize in provide customers with application, instrumentation, and process solutions by way of sizing & selecting control valves, specifying measurement devices (e.g., pressure, temperature, flow, pH, etc.) and making recommendations for manual and automated on/off valves.
Role and Responsibilities
- Assist Application Specialist team in generating quotations and proposals for small pursuits and large-scale international projects
- Respond to incoming customer inquiries for technical information and quotations
- Evaluate process requirements and budgets to develop technical solutions
- Use Spartan’s business system to size and select equipment and generate quotations and proposals
Qualifications and Skills
- Enrollment in Post-Secondary education program in Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering
- Proficient with MS Office programs; Word, Power Point, Excel
- Strong technical problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated customer service and/or sales skills
- Ability to develop and foster relationships with coworkers and customers
- Customer-centric mindset and collaborative team player
- Excellent communication, planning, scheduling, prioritization, and time management skills
- High degree of dependability and reliability
- Detail oriented
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
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: October 5, 2025 (11:59 pm PT)
Requisition ID: 1639
About Spartan Controls
Spartan Controls is the leading provider of industrial automation, valves, measurement and process control technology and solutions in Western Canada. For over 60 years, Spartan has provided customers with high performance automation solutions, industry expertise, lifecycle support, and technical training – delivering value our customers want. Our automation solutions are used in all process industries including oil and gas, oil sands, mining, pulp and paper, power, pipeline, and municipal. With our expert resources living and working in 14 communities across Western Canada, we are dedicated to providing exceptional customer experiences where expertise and collaboration come together.
We are a Canadian, employee-owned company with project experience spanning multiple industries. Our single point of contact reduces cost, improves the customer experience and allows us to quickly apply solutions and services to meet our customer’s automation challenges head-on.
Our strategic partnership with Emerson and other leading solution providers empowers us to connect our customers with world-class technology, exceptional technical expertise, and comprehensive lifecycle services. As an Emerson Impact Partner, we serve as the local, dedicated point of contact for sales, service, and applied engineering for Emerson's automation solutions business.
What sets us apart is our unique employee ownership model, which fosters a culture of stability and continuity. This model enables us to retain our intellectual capital and uphold a highly skilled and competent workforce. At Spartan Controls, our team members are driven by a customer-focused and entrepreneurial spirit. They have invested in their skills, training, and development to ensure that they deliver the utmost level of service. Within our organization, those who thrive exhibit a strong team-oriented mindset and a dedicated work ethic, consistently going above and beyond to exceed customer expectations.
Application Specialist (Sales) Co-op Student (January 2026)
About the role
Spartan Controls provides an exciting culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. We support our students' education and growth through networking, job shadowing, student events, opportunities to work with our Senior Leaders, and more!
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.
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 Specialist (Sales) Co-op Student on our Valves & Actuation Inside Sales team in Burnaby, BC. Reporting to the Manager, Application Specialists, this is an excellent opportunity to hone your customer service skills and expand your knowledge of the process control industry.
Working alongside Application Specialists in this technical sales role, you will gain insight into a variety of industries (e.g., pulp & paper, mining, oil & gas) and their unique process control requirements. Our Application Specialist team consists of individuals who specialize in provide customers with application, instrumentation, and process solutions by way of sizing & selecting control valves, specifying measurement devices (e.g., pressure, temperature, flow, pH, etc.) and making recommendations for manual and automated on/off valves.
Role and Responsibilities
- Assist Application Specialist team in generating quotations and proposals for small pursuits and large-scale international projects
- Respond to incoming customer inquiries for technical information and quotations
- Evaluate process requirements and budgets to develop technical solutions
- Use Spartan’s business system to size and select equipment and generate quotations and proposals
Qualifications and Skills
- Enrollment in Post-Secondary education program in Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering
- Proficient with MS Office programs; Word, Power Point, Excel
- Strong technical problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated customer service and/or sales skills
- Ability to develop and foster relationships with coworkers and customers
- Customer-centric mindset and collaborative team player
- Excellent communication, planning, scheduling, prioritization, and time management skills
- High degree of dependability and reliability
- Detail oriented
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
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: October 5, 2025 (11:59 pm PT)
Requisition ID: 1639
About Spartan Controls
Spartan Controls is the leading provider of industrial automation, valves, measurement and process control technology and solutions in Western Canada. For over 60 years, Spartan has provided customers with high performance automation solutions, industry expertise, lifecycle support, and technical training – delivering value our customers want. Our automation solutions are used in all process industries including oil and gas, oil sands, mining, pulp and paper, power, pipeline, and municipal. With our expert resources living and working in 14 communities across Western Canada, we are dedicated to providing exceptional customer experiences where expertise and collaboration come together.
We are a Canadian, employee-owned company with project experience spanning multiple industries. Our single point of contact reduces cost, improves the customer experience and allows us to quickly apply solutions and services to meet our customer’s automation challenges head-on.
Our strategic partnership with Emerson and other leading solution providers empowers us to connect our customers with world-class technology, exceptional technical expertise, and comprehensive lifecycle services. As an Emerson Impact Partner, we serve as the local, dedicated point of contact for sales, service, and applied engineering for Emerson's automation solutions business.
What sets us apart is our unique employee ownership model, which fosters a culture of stability and continuity. This model enables us to retain our intellectual capital and uphold a highly skilled and competent workforce. At Spartan Controls, our team members are driven by a customer-focused and entrepreneurial spirit. They have invested in their skills, training, and development to ensure that they deliver the utmost level of service. Within our organization, those who thrive exhibit a strong team-oriented mindset and a dedicated work ethic, consistently going above and beyond to exceed customer expectations.