Full-Time
Lead Belt Technician
Applied Fluid Power
1,001-5,000 employees
Compensation Overview
$34 - $38/hr
Stockton, CA, USA
In Person
Up to 20% travel away from home including overnight.
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- 5+ year proven experience in field service work, maintenance, or other hands on work
- Organization and prioritization skills; attention to detail
- Strong mechanical background
- Basic math skills and computer skills
- Strong communication skills written and verbal including use of proper English and grammar
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds, as well as ability to work at heights and tight spaces
- Overtime hours and weekend work may be required
- Up to 20% travel away from home including overnight
- High school diploma or equivalent education
- Build / repair belts and rubber components
- Install and vulcanize lightweight and heavyweight conveyor belting
- Receive and verify incoming parts, materials, and supplies; maintain stock area, prepare sales orders
- Pick up and deliver orders, stock, and supplies
- Perform duties to fabricate, install and repair conveyor belting, systems, and other rubber products
- Work in a manner that ensures the safety of everyone involved. Exercise proper care in the use of tools and equipment
- Detect and report defective equipment, material and any improper operations or unusual conditions
- Observe all prescribed safety rules and regulations; maintain work area in a neat and orderly condition
- Maintenance, belt tech experience preferred
- Ability and desire to quickly learn new processes and systems
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cleveland, Ohio
Founded
1923
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Power Systems, founded 1966, integrates hydraulic and electronic controls.
- Serves Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Delivers cutting-edge technology with personal touch in fluid power.
What critics are saying
- Applied Industrial Technologies erodes market share post-2018 acquisition.
- Website outage on May 16, 2025, disrupts customer access and trust.
- No active job listings accelerates brain drain to competitors.
What makes Applied Fluid Power unique
- Applied Fluid Power leads in mobile and stationary machine system design.
- Offers custom filtration systems, hydraulic hoses, and lube oil systems.
- Operates headquarters in Cleveland, OH, and Memphis, TN site.
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Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Health Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance
Paid Vacation
Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Paid Holidays
Professional Development Budget
Conference Attendance Budget
Wellness Program
Mental Health Support
Gym Membership
Phone/Internet Stipend
Home Office Stipend
Company News
Applied Industrial reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.16 billion, missing analyst estimates of $1.17 billion, whilst adjusted EBITDA of $140.4 million also fell short of expectations. The company cited seasonally weak December sales and higher-than-anticipated LIFO inventory expense as key factors. Despite the miss, CEO Neil Schrimsher highlighted strong order momentum in engineered solutions, particularly a 20% rise in automation orders driven by both catch-up projects and new customer investments. Operating margin held steady at 10.6% year-on-year. Full-year EPS guidance of $10.60 at midpoint aligned with analyst expectations. Management indicated that whilst most supplier price increases are now implemented, pricing contribution may moderate as prior increases roll off. The company expects expense growth to close the gap with sales as recent acquisitions integrate.
Applied Industrial Technologies reported Q4 revenue of $1.16 billion, up 8.4% year-on-year but missing analyst expectations of $1.17 billion. GAAP earnings of $2.51 per share slightly beat consensus estimates of $2.49. The industrial products distributor experienced seasonal weakness in December and higher-than-expected inventory costs. Organic revenue grew just 2.2% year-on-year, missing projections. However, CEO Neil Schrimsher noted strong momentum in engineered solutions, with orders growing over 10% year-on-year—the strongest rate in four years. Automation orders jumped 20%. Management attributed the mixed performance to seasonal softness and inventory timing issues rather than broader market weakness. Full-year EPS guidance of $10.60 remains roughly in line with analyst expectations. The company's market capitalisation stands at $9.89 billion.
Applied acquires former motion target in socal; posts 2Q results. AIT added a like distributor with about $20 million in annual revenue, while encouraging financials led to raising the lower end of the company's guidance. Fluid power, power transmission and automation products distributor Applied Industrial Technologies reported its 2026 fiscal second quarter financial results on Jan. 27 for the three months ended Dec. 31, alongside an acquisition in Southern California. On the latter front, AIT said it has acquired Thompson Industrial Supply - a like distributor of industrial bearings, power transmission, hydraulics, pneumatics, linear motion and lightweight belting products and related service solutions, based in Los Angeles. Thompson operates with a team of more than 40 employees between two locations and serves customers across a range of core verticals including food & beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, life sciences and others. Thompson will be integrated into Applied's U.S. Service Center operations and AIT expects it to generate annual sales of about $20 million in its first year of ownership. "We welcome Thompson to Applied as we continue to bolster our local service center position and provide our customers with leading aftermarket support of motion control solutions," AIT President and CEO Neil Schrimsher said in a news release. "Thompson is a nice bolt-on acquisition that will enhance our footprint in an important industrial market. They bring strong technical knowledge and aligned supplier relationships, as well as in-house belting and fabrication capabilities that will strengthen our value-added services and competitive position in the region. We look forward to seeing their capabilities support our collective efforts and value proposition moving forward." Applied's 2Q results. Cleveland-based AIT posted total 2Q sales of $1.163 billion that increased 8.4% year-over-year, powered by a 600-basis-point impact from acquisitions and 20 points from foreign currency. Excluding those factors, organic sales increased 2.2%, reflecting a 2.9% gain in the company's Service Center segment and a 0.5% uptick in Engineered Solutions. Applied said price contributed a nearly 250 bps impact to organic sales growth. The 2Q organic gain was a deceleration from 3.0% in 1Q, but a second straight quarter of low single-digit organic growth after seven straight quarters of between +0.7% to -3.4%. AIT's 2Q gross margin of 30.4% was down 20 bps year-over-year, and up 30 bps from 1Q. EBITDA of $140 million topped the $135 million of a year earlier, and net profit of $95 million improved from $93 million. Applied said that 15 of its top 13 industry verticals grew year-over-year in 2Q26, down one from 1Q. Strongest growth was in metals, aggregates, mining, utilities & energy, machinery, transportation and construction, offset by declines primarily in lumber & wood, chemicals, oil & gas, rubber & plastics and refining. Looking ahead, Applied raised the lower end of its previous guidance, now calling for 5.5%-7.0% annual sales growth in 2026, with 2.5%-4.0% organic growth. That's up from 4-7%/1-4% issued in AIT's 1Q report. Meanwhile, EBITDA margin guidance narrowed to 12.2%-12.4% from 12.2%-12.5%. On MDM's 2025 Top Distributors Lists, Applied ranked No. 7 for Industrial Supplies, No. 11 for MRO, No. 2 for Power Transmission/Bearings, No. 7 for Industrial PVF, No. 1 for Fluid Power and No. 10 for Fasteners.
Applied Industrial shares fell 7.8% after the company reported fourth-quarter results showing signs of slowing growth. The industrial products distributor posted revenue of $1.16 billion, up 8.4% year-over-year but missing Wall Street's $1.17 billion estimate. Whilst GAAP earnings per share of $2.51 narrowly beat expectations by $0.02, organic revenue grew just 2.2%, missing estimates and signalling weaker underlying demand. Adjusted EBITDA of $140.4 million also fell short of consensus forecasts. Despite full-year profit guidance aligning with analyst projections, investors focused on the revenue miss and sluggish organic growth. Applied Industrial's shares typically have low volatility, with only six moves exceeding 5% over the past year, suggesting markets view this news as particularly significant.
Applied Industrial Technologies reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $95.3 million, or $2.51 per share, surpassing Wall Street expectations of $2.48 per share. However, the Cleveland-based industrial products company's revenue of $1.16 billion fell short of analyst forecasts of $1.17 billion. The company has issued full-year earnings guidance ranging from $10.45 to $10.75 per share. Applied Industrial Technologies' shares have risen almost 10% since the beginning of the year and increased 8% over the past 12 months.