National Lead, Applications Engineering & Estimating

Indelco Plastics Corporation; Saint Louis Park (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Indelco Plastics is seeking a leader to marshal centralized Applications Engineering and Estimating across our distribution and fabrication operations in the United States. You will qualify opportunities, engineer solutions, and price complex work faster and more accurately than competitors.

This is a builder role with a national platform, reporting into Flow Control Group, and driving AI-enabled capacity across 23 branches and 7 fabrication sites.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical fluency in fluid handling or process piping.
• Experience with thermoplastics fabrication, welding, and CNC machining.
• Ability to design or rebuild operational workflows and drive manufacturing improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead centralized applications engineering and estimating for distribution and fabrication.
• Own RFQ qualification, specification reviews, and quoting processes.
• Drive design-for-manufacturing input across tooling decisions and tolerance reviews.
• Build and lead the national estimating function and standardize estimating logic.
• Lead and develop the applications engineering and estimating team; enable AI-driven capacity.

Skills

AI fluency

Process builder

Coachable mindset

Software proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CNC machining

Fusion welding tech

Microsoft Office

Workflow tools

Drawing/design tools

Supply chain platforms

Job description

Indelco Plastics is seeking a leader to marshal centralized Applications Engineering and Estimating across our distribution and fabrication operations in the United States. You will qualify opportunities, engineer solutions, and price complex work faster and more accurately than competitors.

This is a builder role with a national platform, reporting into Flow Control Group, and driving AI-enabled capacity across 23 branches and 7 fabrication sites.