Technical Estimator

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free on-site parking

Early finish every Friday

Career progression

Job summary

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd is representing a growing engineering and fabrication business in Bodmin, seeking an experienced Welder/Fabricator ready to move into an office-based technical role. You'll translate customer drawings into manufacturing projects and collaborate with management, production and customers.

The role offers training in AutoCAD, estimating and production coordination, with development into more technical and commercial areas.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of engineering drawings.
• Experience within fabrication, welding, sheet metal or general engineering.
• Good computer skills and confidence using Microsoft Office.
• Strong organisation and communication skills.
• Practical and methodical approach.
• Willingness to learn and develop.
• AutoCAD
• Previous estimating experience.
• Fabrication or sheet metal estimating.
• SolidWorks or Fusion 360
• Manufacturing/ERP or factory management systems.
• ISO 9001 environment.
• Customer or supplier liaison.

Responsibilities

• Preparing quotations from customer drawings and specifications
• Reviewing engineering drawings and understanding manufacturing requirements
• Producing and amending AutoCAD drawings
• Liaising with customers and suppliers regarding technical queries
• Supporting production with technical information
• Preparing job packs and manufacturing documentation
• Maintaining drawing revisions and engineering documentation
• Updating internal factory management systems
• Supporting the estimating process
• Developing an understanding of manufacturing costs
• Assisting with production coordination as your experience develops
• Helping resolve technical queries throughout the manufacturing process

Skills

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Microsoft Office

Engineering documentation

Customer liaison

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

ERP systems

Job description

Contek Recruitment Solutions are representing their client, a growing engineering and fabrication business, seeking an experienced Welder/Fabricator or technical professional looking to develop their career away from the tools.

Are you an experienced Welder/Fabricator looking to move into an office-based technical role? Or perhaps you're already working within technical administration, estimating or engineering and are looking for your next step?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering business where you can develop your skills across technical administration, estimating and production coordination.

The Role

Working closely with management, production and customers, you'll help turn customer enquiries and engineering drawings into successful manufacturing projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing quotations from customer drawings and specifications
• Reviewing engineering drawings and understanding manufacturing requirements
• Producing and amending AutoCAD drawings
• Liaising with customers and suppliers regarding technical queries
• Supporting production with technical information
• Preparing job packs and manufacturing documentation
• Maintaining drawing revisions and engineering documentation
• Updating internal factory management systems
• Supporting the estimating process
• Developing an understanding of manufacturing costs
• Assisting with production coordination as your experience develops
• Helping resolve technical queries throughout the manufacturing process

Who We're Looking For

This role could suit someone from either a workshop or office-based engineering background.

We're particularly interested in speaking with:

• Experienced Welder/Fabricators looking to move off the tools
• Fabricators with good computer skills who want to develop technically
• Sheet Metal Workers with strong drawing interpretation skills
• Engineering Administrators
• Technical Administrators
• Junior Estimators
• Engineering professionals looking for a varied office-based role

Key qualifications and skills

• Good understanding of engineering drawings
• Experience within fabrication, welding, sheet metal or general engineering
• Good computer skills and confidence using Microsoft Office
• Strong organisation and communication skills
• Practical and methodical approach
• Willingness to learn and develop
• AutoCAD
• Previous estimating experience
• Fabrication or sheet metal estimating
• SolidWorks or Fusion 360
• Manufacturing/ERP or factory management systems
• ISO 9001 environment
• Customer or supplier liaison

This is not simply an administration position. The successful candidate will have genuine scope to develop into a more technically and commercially focused role.

Potential skill development for shop floor experience

For someone currently working on the shop floor, this could be an ideal opportunity to use your existing engineering knowledge while developing new skills in:

• Technical estimating
• AutoCAD
• Customer requirements
• Manufacturing costs
• Production coordination
• Technical documentation
• Project administration

Training and support will be provided where required.

Employment details & benefits

• Monday to Thursday: 7:00am - 4:15pm
• Friday: 7:00am - 12:15pm
• £26,000 - £38,000 depending on experience
• Full-time permanent position
• AutoCAD training where required
• Genuine career progression
• Company pension
• Free on-site parking
• Early finish every Friday
• Supportive working environment
• Modern and developing engineering business