Manufacturing Estimator

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Determine manufacturing steps/processes, equipment requirements, programming requirements, set up operations, material, labor, and other items necessary to perform work.
• Calculate production costs using labor, raw material and processing price estimates.
• Prepare formal price and delivery quotations for management and customers.
• Communicate with customers on proposals, quotations, and projects.
• Assist in the preparation of work instructions for new and revised existing projects.
• May have other duties assigned or required.
• Must be a self-starter and able to work effectively and efficiently with limited supervision.
• Must be a US citizen.

Education and Experience

• 10+ years of Machine Shop Estimating/Quoting experience of medium to high complexity parts, including knowledge of setup and operation of a diverse range of machines. Quoting experience must be with CNC Mill and Lathe operations in a Job Shop environment.
• Extensive experience/knowledge in reading, analyzing, and understanding technical specifications, drawings, bills of material, material, and process specifications, quality documentation, and associated documentation.
• Extensive knowledge of the types of tooling required for specific applications.
• Experience with the planning and manufacturing modules of ERP systems. 
• JobBoss and CNC programming experience is a plus.
• Extensive experience with the machining of different types of materials.
• Knowledge of practical use of inspection and measurement tools in part dimensions.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Frequently moves about the office and machine shop to gather information and perform work.
• Frequently works at a computer performing research, documentation review, quoting, communicating with customers, and other activities for extended periods of time.
• Frequently communicates with managers, technical staff, and coworkers in the performance of job duties. 
• Must be able to maintain a clean and organized work area.

Armstrong Manufacturing & Engineering Benefits

• We offer competitive wages
• 100% employee medical benefits paid
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Vacation (1 week after one year, 2 weeks after two years, 3 weeks after 5 years)