Estimator

Estimator

Job Summary:  Responsible for estimating hours and material costs related to Requests for Quote (RFQs) received by client and potential clients. 

Major Responsibilities & Activities:

• Be able to estimate realistic, accurate, and achievable hour/material costs and use that information so a competitive quote can be provided to the customer.
• Communicate with all teams and related departments during the RFQ process so that the team understands the method of manufacture required to be used when the order is awarded.
• Solve technical manufacturing problems as required.
• Evaluate planning change requests to improve manufacturing production and/or reduce costs. 
• Investigate and evaluate proposed engineering solutions to customer service problems.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Observes all Company policies, rules, and regulations including good housekeeping safety and security.

Minimum Requirements          

• Minimum 7 -10 years related estimating and quoting experience required.
• 5 – 10 years Process Engineering experience in precision machining environment.  
• 5 – 10 years Aerospace Experience 
• Possessive of no less than seven years (5 - 10 years preferred) of producing quotes for related products and processes (i.e., close tolerance complex  aerospace components manufactured from high carbon, stainless steel and aluminum materials utilizing turning, milling and drilling processes). The successful candidate must be able to estimate realistic, accurate, and achievable labor/material costs and use that information so a competitive quote can be provided to the customer; technical skills in process engineering and quality assurance are required, while cost accounting experience is strongly preferred.   
• Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques knowledge preferred.
• Experience with developing/documenting procedures.
• Computer proficiency.

Whitcraft Central Connecticut an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)