Estimator III

Jobtailor; Agawam (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor inAgawam, MA seeks an experienced Estimator with 7+ years in CNC machining and metal fabrication to manage quotes, analyze costs, and lead continuous improvement. You will work with Sales, Procurement, and the Estimating Team to ensure accurate pricing and profitable quotes.

The role requires strong technical reading of blueprints, proficiency in CNC programming software, and solid math skills. Collaboration and communication with cross-functional teams are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ related experience in CNC machining and metal fabrication
• Ability to read blueprints, safety rules, and maintenance instructions
• Experience with CNC programming software
• Strong math and financial acumen with analytical mindset
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage
• Experience with conceptual and detailed cost estimation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Self-motivated with ability to manage multiple projects
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and estimating software

Responsibilities

• Manage large quote packages and resources
• Lead and develop continuous improvement projects
• Manage open RFQs and distribution of quoting activities
• Perform cost analysis and profitability reviews
• Oversee departmental metric tracking and reactionary efforts
• Assist Sales and Customer Service with key accounts
• Develop Estimating Department staff under Engineering Manager
• Review and prepare quotes from proposals, prints, and specs
• Understand customer requirements with sales team
• Identify labor, material, finish, and time needs from documents
• Compute costs by analyzing components and processes
• Resolve discrepancies using data analysis
• Present quotes with pricing and descriptions
• Ensure quality requirements and specs are shared with departments
• Assist procurement in obtaining pricing for materials and subcontracted work
• Maintain cost database and job costing
• Suggest changes to improve costing
• Seek opportunities to increase sales by offering services

Skills

CNC machining

Cost analysis

Blueprint reading

Excel

Estimating software

Interpersonal communication

Project management

Microsoft Word

Tools

CNC programming software

Microsoft Office

Estimating software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage large quote packages and necessary resources
• Lead and develop continuous improvement projects or ideas
• Manage open RFQs and distribution of quoting activities for the Estimating team
• Perform cost analysis and account profitability reviews and provide feedback to management related to suggested actions
• Oversee departmental metric tracking and reactionary efforts related to metric status
• Assist Sales and Customer Service in the management of key accounts
• Assist in the daily management, development of and training the Estimating Department employees as directed by the Engineering Manager
• Review and evaluate requests for quotes; prepare work to be estimated by gathering proposals, prints, part models, specifications, and related documents
• Work with the sales team and customers to thoroughly understand customer requirements
• Identify labor, material, finish, and time requirements by studying proposals, prints, specifications, and related documents
• Compute costs by analyzing labor, material, finish, and time requirements
• Resolve discrepancies by collecting and analyzing relevant data
• Present prepared quotes by assembling and displaying numerical pricing and descriptive information
• Ensure that quality requirements, part prints, part models, specifications and other pertinent information is available and shared with necessary departments
• Assist procurement in obtaining pricing for materials, components, and subcontracted processes
• Maintain cost database by entering data
• Review and understand job costing; suggest changes
• Actively seek opportunities to increase sales by offering additional services to customers

Requirements

• 7+ years’ related experience and/or training in CNC machining and metal fabrication in A/D manufacturing
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• CNC programming software
• High level math and financial acumen with analytical mindset
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage
• Experience with conceptual and detailed measurement/pricing
• Possess well-developed and demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision, while managing multiple projects
• PC knowledge/computer literate; including the ability to work with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.), e-mail, estimating software and use the Internet