Estimator

Job Description

Title: Estimator

Department: Estimating

Reports to: Vice President of Development Engineering

FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-Time

Starting Salary: $58K

Exempt Potential 5% Annual Bonus

Benefits: Full time associates are eligible for benefits the first of the month following 30 days of service.

• • Medical Insurance
    • HDHP, HSA Plan - Employer Contribution of $1,040/yr.
    • High/Low PPO
    • FSA
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Employer Paid Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • 401(k) 4% Employer Match
  • Paid Time Off (accrued hours, 120/yr.)
  • 9 Paid Holidays
  • EAP Program
  • Fitness Room

Summary: Review customer supplied drawings, specifications, unit volumes, target pricing, and other project inputs, and translate that information into development and/or manufacturing requirements such as tooling, process steps, equipment, run rates, materials, quality plans, and packaging; and finally, assembling all of the information into a formal quotation package of price and lead time to the customer.

Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Gather and assess the technical input details of a quote request packet including reviewing bills of materials, component and assembly drawings, dimensional tolerances, product specifications, and when possible, sample parts to ensure that all information needed from the customer to generate an accurate quotation is on file at Innovize prior to starting the quotation.
• Conduct due-diligence of Innovize's prior experience with the technical requirements of a quote request to ensure that the assumptions going into the final quotation are robust, fact-based, and give high probability that the job will have the capability of being manufactured and profitable to Innovize at the quoted volumes.
• Work and lead a cross-functional team to develop detailed work instructions, setup diagrams, troubleshooting guides, and tooling specifications for new jobs to ensure successful first production runs as well as ongoing production runs that meet customer requirements, ship on time, and are profitable to Innovize.

Accountabilities:

• Accountable for meeting goal for Quotes on Time.
• Accountable for meeting actual to estimate goals that support company profit goals.
• Accountable for meeting the product and service quality, No individual attributable CCARS.
• Accountable for meeting the new tool success rate.
• Accountable for innovative new processing.
• Accountable for first cut estimate accuracy and critical estimate incorrections.
• Accountable for meeting the company profit contribution dollars.
• Accountable for completing required training for position on time and continuous learning and development opportunities.

Training/Education/Experience:

• High School diploma.
• Post High School education, preferably an engineering or technical degree.
• 5 years manufacturing experience, 2 years medical manufacturing preferred.
• Knowledge of screen printing, die cutting, rotary fabrication or other manufacturing processes that include precision tooling and plastic fabrication.
• Proficient PC skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook. CAD experience a plus.

Competencies/Talents/Personal Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong math skills with ability to understand basic statistics such as means, standard deviations, process capability, centering of dimensions and CPK's. Ability to develop math equations used for estimating material usage, scrap factors, labor content, efficiencies, and profit margins.
• Ability to read blueprints and understand geometric dimensioning and tolerances.
• Ability to understand material characteristics, tooling specifications, equipment, and how materials, tooling, and process settings interact to affect the overall tolerance capability of various product designs.
• Ability to understand the big picture of how meeting customer expectations and Innovize profitability are linked through a robust quotation process.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with Epicor preferred.
• Previous experience with estimating cost preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of Lean manufacturing concepts and ability to use Lean process flow diagrams to ensure consistent and optimal quotes.

Evidence of Success: (Must be limited to two statements and must focus on critical HISTORICAL work performance of potential applicants. For an applicant to be considered for the job, they must show "evidence of success" in their previous jobs of delivering the results that are stated here. If an applicant would be hired despite not being able to show a history of this performance, then that item should not be stated here. These should be the absolute top two items that are critical for the selected for hire applicant must be able to show previous work historical success with.)

• Historical experience with detailed, accurate, well thought-out, and complete estimates based on the information available, and has been able to clearly detail assumptions made and why.

• Historical experience producing detailed, accurate and easy to understand work instructions for the shop floor to accompany completed estimates and able to give examples of writing skills.

Notes: This Job Description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job as of the document effective date. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all required skills, duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the positions described herein. The company reserves the right to revise or amend the qualifications, functions and duties of the jobs or to require that additional or different tasks be performed if business circumstances change. Employees are held accountable for performing the duties of their position, as evaluated by documented scorecards and performance management reviews based upon company specified metrics and goals documented in the scorecard for which the employee is made aware and maintains.

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Salary : $1,040 - $58,000