Estimator

Estimator

Come work for a premier Fabrication shop within driving distance of 3 beaches! Our current client has over 10 years of contracts ready for fulfillment, join this winning team today!

Summary
Prepares the estimated costs to process laser cut parts, forming and fabrication so that sales and management can make business decisions on what the product should be sold for as well as evaluate capacity and capital constraints when the business is awarded.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Evaluate product to be cost assessed with sales, engineering and design for feasibility to process parts and how the product is to be quoted to the customer.
• Work with Draftsmen, AutoCad, JobBoss, Inventor and Solidworks to develop cost estimates
• Works with the management team to develop process flow, manning and cycle times, as required to prepare the quotation for Sales.
• Calculates the material weights and usages utilizing metric conversions for all the required processes.
• Determines and develops packaging and shipping costs as required.
• Prepares and qualifies the required capital, costs and amortization.
• Maintain on going costs for formulations and correlates data in the system.
• Assists plants with data entry from quotes into the system setting up BOMS and routers.
• Work in preparing costs and “what if cost” evaluations.
• Continuously evaluating cost estimating data and work sheet forms and make necessary changes as required.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Must have a minimum 7 years related working experience required
• Experience in steel fabrication is required
• Experience with AutoCAD, nesting, ERP JobBoss software programs or similar preferred.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related major from a four-year college or university; and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of seven years of education and experience.

TRAVEL
Ability to travel out of state as needed