10/12/2026
Career Opportunity!
B2B Manufacturer Sales Rep. – Machining/Metalworking
Dallas-Ft. Worth-Austin, Texas
About the Job
Want to carve out a new career in metalworking and leave the noisy grind of the machine shop behind? This is a golden opportunity to become a member of an outstanding small company and learn from the best!
The Tom Paine Group is seeking to hire and mentor a bright, eager person with some machining experience/knowledge for an Outside Sales position in the Dallas-Ft. Worth-Austin area in Texas.
About the Role
• Base salary + commission
• Vehicle and cellphone allowance
• Mix of customer visits, calls to existing and potential customers, factory training
• Strong long-term earning potential
• True territory ownership (not inheriting a saturated area)
Responsibilities
• Develop and manage a successful sales territory
• Maintain and grow existing customer accounts through regular on-site visits
• Schedule and perform product demonstrations for customers
• Negotiate pricing and close sales while maintaining company margins
• Work with vendors to offer the best solutions for customers
• Attend and work trade shows with/without client companies as needed
About the Company
“Excellence is our bottom line, pure and simple.” Tom Paine
The Tom Paine Group is a small privately held manufacturers’ representative firm known for its integrity in the machining and metalworking space. They represent the most respected and innovative manufacturers of cutting tools, tool-holding and work-holding equipment, coolants and related items in the industry for 25 years.
Tom and Lou Anne Paine build strong, loyal relationships with the companies they represent while forming rewarding, warm bonds with employees.
Qualifications
• 2 to 5 years’ experience in machining-related and metalworking-related work
• High school diploma and some college and/or technical training
• Must have valid driver’s license and good driving record
Desired candidates will be:
• Eager to learn and work under Tom Paine’s mentorship
• Self-starter, responsible and accountable
• Client-focused, solution-focused, responsive and flexible
• Easygoing and friendly with staff and customers
• Skilled in time management
• Mechanically inclined
• Ready for this immediate opportunity See less
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