Job Description
Job Description
POSITION DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The Dyson Corporation
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Position Title: Estimator/Planner
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Director of Sales & Marketing Date: April 2025______________________________________________________________________________
Company Information: Manufacturer of large specialty fasteners and forgings used in Heavy Construction, Infrastructure, Power Generation, and General Distribution.
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General Summary:
Seeking a manufacturing estimator to accurately estimate the cost and scope for CNC machined components and forgings for a manufacturer of large specialty fasteners and forgings used in Heavy Construction, Infrastructure, Power Generation, and General Distribution. Someone who can also act as a technical liaison to address manufacturability inquiries by customers, and to define scope of work for suppliers.
Core Functions:
Responds to sales department RFQ’s by providing bids using the current estimating software.
- Accurately capture the cost for raw material, forging, heat treating, machining, fabricating, processing, and/or assembly of engineered components/parts.
- Understanding of financial modeling to account for material and labor cost, overhead, and profit
- Improve current bid process by incorporating best practices, recommend and implement solutions with the Engineering Department.
- Review and analyze customer change orders and changes to scope of work
- Actively support the technical issues on the production floor to develop and maintain technical acumen
- Maintains positive relationships with customers, sales reps., contractors, suppliers, and shop floor employees.
Background/Skills/Education/Training:
- Minimum 2 years of estimating experience and/or 5 years of machining or machine shop programming and machine operation experience.
- Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications
- Familiarity with processes and equipment used within a manufacturing and job shop environment
- Organized with a systematic approach to achieving accuracy and cost control efficiency
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- AutoDesk Inventor or equivalent CAD software experience preferred
- Working knowledge of EPICOR or equivalent ERP systems typical to manufacturing preferred
- MS Office/Excel experience required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is preferred; but not required or 5 – 10 years of manufacturing/machining experience required.