Allied Industrial Group Successfully Hires & Trains New Sales Engineer with Support from GSTMW

Allied Industrial Group is a company made up of several industrial tooling disciplines; manufacturing, fabrication, metal processing, paint, and powder coat, custom ergonomic solutions, and consulting, sale, service, and support of industrial fastening tooling. One of their long-time salesmen is retiring this year. This could have meant years of accumulated tooling knowledge leaving Allied, and as you can imagine, those skills are not something gained by taking a one-week course or even one year of coursework. 

Allied Industrial Group was able to find a solution to their problem. They wanted to add William to their team.  William came from a key customer of AIG’s who supported the move. It was a win-win situation as they could guarantee having someone to service their account who knew their operations and had their best interests in mind.  William came to AIG with a large pool of technical tooling knowledge.  However, he was moving into a position that was a mirror image of his old position, and he had no sales experience. AIG Office Coordinator Michel Reynolds then reached out to the Business Solutions Professional at the GST Michigan Works! Fenton Service Center to see if William would be eligible for the On-The-Job Training (OJT) Program. With William having no prior sales experience coming into this new role, BSP Roy saw that this could be a perfect fit for GST Michigan Works! “OJT” program. William began his OJT at AIG on January 2, 2024.

On March 11th William completed his OJT program with GST Michigan Works! and is excelling in his new role at AIG. On April 12th, Roy delivered a reimbursement check of $2,382.60 to Allied Industrial for their new Sales Engineer William’s training. This was a huge win for William and Allied Industrial Group! AIG has found a great new addition to their team and William was able to be trained for a new and exciting position within his industry.

Testimonial of AIG Office Coordinator Michele Reynolds

William was the perfect candidate for the GST Michigan Works! On-the-Job Training program. We were able to dedicate the time to have our retiring salesman work day-to-day and hand-in-hand with William doing the necessary knowledge transfer relating to the sales and service aspect of the position.

Over the years Allied Industrial Group has worked with GST Michigan Works! on and off to help find candidates to add to our team and take advantage of the On-the-Job Training program. During the last year, the strategic decision to work with Roy strengthened our partnership with GST Michigan Works! They are a knowledgeable team and have spent the time getting to know us and our business. Things have changed quite a bit since the pandemic and adding the resources at GSTMW to our asset pool has been a positive experience.”  

Testimonial from Sales Engineer William 

“During my training at Allied Industrial Tool Group for the Sales Engineering position I had to learn a whole new side of the industry that I was never exposed to in my previous employment. Not only did I need to learn about the new company I am working for, but also all the customers and vendors I’m working with daily. I’ve had to accurately create quotes for equipment, understand the differences in shipping methods and terms, deal with issues regarding importing and exporting equipment, and learn overall professionalism in sales. I’d like to thank Roy and GST Michigan Works! for their support during this transition period for me and Allied.”