Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Machining Estimator

Location: Menomonee Falls, WI

Completed By: VP/General Manager; Human Resources

Position’s Basic Purpose:

Under the direction of the Sr. Contract Machining Project Manager, the Machining Estimator is responsible for quoting machined or fabricated components for various departments and industries. The Machining Estimator will use their past experience to estimate required processes, time, materials, subcontracting, and secondary services to manufacture a part and determine a profitable yet competitive price for manufacturing.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Review customer supplied drawings, gather information on requirements and scope of work to determine manufacturing costs.
• Calculate manufacturing costs using established labor and overhead rates, raw material, and secondary process requirements
• Support project management team to determine and develop processes, equipment requirements, programming and setup requirements, operations, material, labor and routing to perform the work.
• Communicate with customers on RFQ proposals
• Work with project management team to understand production schedules and lead times.
• Work with suppliers to research and attain pricing for materials and services.
• Assist in purchase order (PO) review and acceptance.
• Assist in purchasing, subcontracting, and preparation of work instructions for new projects.
• Ensure all customer requirements are defined and financially accounted for.
• Coordinate and implement cost saving measures attaining multiple bids per job for purchased material or services.
• Ensure the completion of all paperwork, records, documents, etc.
• Ability to multi-task several issues and jobs.
• Flexibility to work overtime when needed or requested to meet the needs of customer timelines.
• Comply with all quality, safety, and sanitation regulations.

• Recognize, report, and correct errors.
• Commits to the corporate goals, mission, and vision.
• Support the company's quality policy, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, 5S practices, LEAN and world class manufacturing initiatives.

• Provide support to manager.
• Commits to the corporate goals, mission, and vision.
• Regular physical attendance is required.
• Travel, as required.
• Other duties as assigned

Nature and Scope:

The company’s headquarters operate in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, with a remote satellite office in Indiana. The Menomonee Falls facility coordinates production for all customers; metal die stamping, CNC machining, Waterjet cutting and medical cleaning capabilities.

Competencies:

• Collaborates with others to reach goals.
• Knowledge of how industry / business works and knows the competition.
• Displays leadership qualifications and decision-making capabilities from past experience.
• Builds teams and trust through innovation and influence.
• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with employees, customers and vendors.
• Perform risk assessments related to new projects to ensure profitability

Qualifications:

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• High school education or GED.
• Immediate Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel; AutoCAD, Solidworks, and CAM software.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 3 years prior experience in machine shop estimating/quoting in a job shop environment, including knowledge of programming, setup, and operation of a diverse range of CNC equipment.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as technical specifications, technical procedures, bills of materials, quality requirements, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write standard documentation.
• Ability to effectively communicate with managers, vendors, customers, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as dimensions, tolerances, proportions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variable in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Preferred Requirements:

• Knowledge of estimating/quoting medium to high complexity parts
• Prior experience running CNC equipment- CNC Mills, CNC lathes, Wire EDM, Waterjet, etc.
• Experience with machining of different types of materials
• Engineering experience.
• Journeyman’s card – CNC or Tool & Die
• Supervisory; Management training certificate.
• Solidworks
• Basic business knowledge.

Major challenges:

• Job Profitability.
• Job Planning / Work Flow.
• Generate quotes in a timely manner.
• Work well with multiple personalities

Physical and Vision Requirements:

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 accommodations 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 sit, stand, walk, talk or hear, and reach with hands and arms, and climb or balance. The position requires a large portion of time on your feet and working with others. This accounts for approximately 10% standing, 40% walking and bending and 50 % sitting. The position requires the ability to lift between 15-50 pounds at various times. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The position encounters a great deal of reading and therefore requires the ability to work with various size printed materials. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Some travel may be required.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Protective Clothing / equipment required:

Safety Glasses

Hearing protection (when on the floor for an extended period of time)

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