Meet Our Specialist: Mark Hiltgen

In the one hundred years since Baldwin Supply started out in a one-room storefront, serving the needs of the flour mills of Minneapolis, to where we are today, offering a wide array of products and services to an incredible diversity of industries, we’ve come to understand that digging deeper and going the extra mile to solve problems for our customers is more than a matter of “value-added”—it’s a matter of staying true to the values that have led to our success as a company.

We, at Baldwin Supply, are not out to reinvent the wheel - or the conveyor belt. We just want to continue to do what we do best: provide our services to our customers so that they can succeed in doing what they do best, which is something our team, including Specialist Mark Hiltgen, does everyday!

Q: What unique role do you fill at Baldwin? What is your area of expertise?

A: I am the VP of Lightweight Belting Sales (AKA Belt Nerd) and my area of expertise is Conveyor Belting!

Q: When did you join the Baldwin Supply team? How many years of experience do you have?

A:I joined the Baldwin team in 2005 and I currently have 15 years of experience.

Q: What types of relevant training have you completed to further help you in your current role?

A: I have 3 Conveyor Belt Manufacturer trainings and NIBA trainings under my belt (no pun intended!)

Q: What led you to this career?

A: A hockey game, and looking for a job out of college!

Q: Who influenced you most when it comes to how you approach your work?

A: My Dad's influence to always strive to improve and work at personal development

Q:What personality trait do you most attribute your success to and why?

A: Never ever give up. There is always path to achieve whatever you set your mind on achieving. If people understood how power thoughts and your mind is, they would only feed their minds positive thoughts and ideas. (And never the opposite)

Q: What is one thing that surprised you about working at Baldwin?

A: How entrepreneurial the Baldwin culture is!

Q: What do you enjoy most about working at Baldwin Supply?

A: Helping. Helping problem solve, helping invent solutions, helping others develop, helping clients succeed in their goals, helping Baldwin win.

Q: What is a work-related accomplishment that you are really proud of?

A: The team we have built and continue to build.