Anglia Plastics Ltd
Estimator
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Estimator
Permanent, Full Time, Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm
About Us
Oadby Plastics is a leading plastics manufacturer with over 50 years of experience, built on a strong commitment to both our people and sustainability.
We pride ourselves on being a business that genuinely values and invests in its employees, offering a positive and supportive working environment where everyone feels empowered to do their best work. Our modern, comfortable facilities span over 225,000 sq. ft across distribution and production, providing a professional and well equipped place to work.
Our Head Office is based in Leicestershire, conveniently located just off the M1/M69 on the Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate. Alongside this, our additional branches and sister companies operate across the UK, enabling us to deliver outstanding service to our customers nationwide.
At Oadby Plastics, we believe our people are at the heart of our success. We’re proud to offer a workplace where individuals are supported, developed, and encouraged to grow as part of a stable, forward-thinking business.
What You Will Be Doing
As an Estimator, you'll play a key role in supporting our sales and production teams by preparing accurate quotations for machined parts. Working from technical drawings and customer requirements, you'll calculate costs, produce CAD drawings and ensure estimates are delivered on time, helping to turn enquiries into successful orders.
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Your day to day responsibilities include:
- Prepare estimates from technical drawings and samples.
- Produce technical drawings using CAD software.
- Calculate material, labour and machining costs.
- Liaise with customers, sales and production teams.
- Manage multiple estimates and meet deadlines.
What Are We Looking For
We're looking for an organised and detail focused individual with experience in estimating within an engineering or manufacturing environment. You'll have a good understanding of machining processes, be confident interpreting technical drawings and enjoy working collaboratively with different teams to deliver excellent results.
To Be Successful In This Role, You’ll Need
- Experience in estimating or engineering manufacturing.
- Understanding of CNC routing, milling and machining processes.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
- CAD experience and strong IT skills.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Experience in cost analysis and material/labour calculation.
Benefits
- Salary - £30,000 – £35,000 depending on experience
- Company profit share scheme
- Hours –Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:00
- Pension
- Annual leave - 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) rising with length of service
- Life assurance
- Free car parking
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
- Long service awards
- Free eye tests
- Employee referral scheme
- Training and development opportunities
- Wellbeing benefits: Employee Assisted Programme, 24-hour GP access, Charity events/fundraisers
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We are committed to applying our Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of the recruitment and selection process and encourage applicants from different diverse groups in the community to apply. We can make reasonable adjustments at any stages if required.
Please submit your CV without delay to avoid disappointment; we may close vacancies if we receive a sufficient number of completed applications. For any candidates being recommended by our current employee’s, you must apply directly through our website and stipulate the referring employee.
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Closing Date
17/09/2026
Location
Leicester
Department
Machining - Technical
Job Title
Estimator
Salary
£30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience
Experience
Understanding of CNC routing, milling and machining processes and experience in estimating or engineering manufacturing.
City
Leicester
Country
United Kingdom
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