Manufacturing Estimator(Direct Hire)
Crystal Lake, IL
Job Requisition:7258
Description for Manufacturing Estimator:
Performs a variety of engineering duties including PCB layout, prototyping, testing, assembly and works daily with our software and mechanical engineers and production staff. Provides technical support for existing and prospective customers during sales and product development cycles and after product delivery.
Responsibilities forManufacturing Estimator:
- Receives requests for price quotations, purchase orders, order changes, adjustments, and cancellations directly from domestic & international customers as well as the sales team and distributors.
- Estimates material and labor costs based on analysis of customer specifications, pricing schedules for labor and materials, and historical data, and expedites job costing to customers as requested.
- Prioritizes and maintains the status of multiple projects at the same time.
- Conducts extensive detailed communication with customer engineers, manufacturing partners, and material suppliers.
- Meets with Quality Manager when necessary to establish custom testing parameters.
- Recommends purchases as needed to meet or improve the production schedule.
- Analyzes post-production costs and uses data to inform future project estimates.
- Works within ERP system to search and review data, as well as input of information.
- Handles customer calls, including contacting customers to ascertain data omitted on orders, providing production status, coordinating special instructions and managing customer requests.
- Maintains rapport with customers and works to give them the best possible service.
- Monitors competitors’ services to ensure a competitive market edge in selling price and added value.
- Mails brochures, samples, price quotations, and similar data to customers, as required.
- Maintains liaison with other departments for order completion.
- Performs any and all administrative tasks to support the production of customer orders including artwork and plates.
- Additional duties as requested/assigned.
Requirements forManufacturing Estimator:
- H.S. Degree/GED or equivalent work experience required, Bachelor's degree preferred
- 10+ years of manufacturing related experience and 3+ years in a Manufacturing Estimator role is required.
- Flexible Packaging industry experience is preferred
- Previous ERP/MRP experience required, Radius MRP system experience is preferred
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint and Outlook) required
- Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively communicate and share knowledge with others required
- Works well with other departments in communication of timelines, priorities and resolving ambiguous tasks/situations.
