STAFFPOWER GROUP
Estimating Engineer
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The company
The company is based in Consett, County Durham and specialises in the reverse engineering of rotating equipment. We service and repair all varieties of large industrial pumps; spare parts are manufactured in our own machine shop via reverse engineering. We are at an exciting point in our development and this is a position that has arisen in the estimating department due to promotion.
Job summary
The successful applicant will report directly to the Sales Director whilst supporting a busy production team. Ideally with a background in machining and with experience of calculating time spent on tasks within a machine shop.
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Key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Calculate job costs using company ERP system, EFACS
- Utilise sketches and drawings to determine task times in a conventional machine shop
- Source material and subcontract prices
- Interpret detailed repair plans to estimate the costs of service/repair jobs
- Collate all the above into complete repair quotes and draft quotations to the customer
- Maintain records of calculations in a database
- Utilise same database to improve efficiency
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Person Specification
- Fully committed to Quality, Cost and Delivery
- An accurate and flexible approach to all matters
- Proficient in Excel and Word with good experience of ERP systems
- Ability to work within a small but multi-disciplined team
- Mechanical Engineering background
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