Estimator

Overview

The estimator is to develop quotes for finished products and provide customer satisfaction. Work with supply chain, engineering, operations and production control to ensure profitability. Work with customers daily to resolve issues and ensure customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Requires ability to analyze drawings, routers and parts lists or any other technical documents.
• Requires verification on the computer of existing inventory and current quotes.   
• Requires the ability to obtain quotes from customers and vendors. 
• Requires ability to analyze engineering and production data.
• Requires expert knowledge of manufacturing or machining processes.
• Requires ability to determine priority of RFQs.
• Requires ability to keep and maintain a working relationship with customers.
• Requires ability to use CATIA or other industry standard modeling software for drafting purposes.

Additions Abilities and Skills:

• Authority to stop any production order for quality concerns.
• Perform other similar or related duties as necessary.
• May be required to act as a purchasing agent on supply chains behalf.
• Maintain records of previous quotes and win/loss records.
• Work with Contract Specialist to ensure accuracy and validity of contracts and purchase orders against quote information.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Language Ability:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

 

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, and use hands. The employee is frequently required to walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision, and depth perception.

 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.