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Estimating Engineer

Bolt-On Recruitment
Posted 3 months ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4UH, England

Salary

£45,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
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  • Salary: Not specified
  • Experience Required: Extensive experience within precision engineering
  • Company Profile: Family owned and run, specializing in manufacturing low volume, high quality components
  • Job Profile: Sales / Estimating Engineer with CNC Machining knowledge
  • Hours of Work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm, Friday 2:30pm finish
Benefits:
  • Holidays are 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays + Bonus holiday over the Christmas Period
  • NEST Pension Scheme
  • Health Care Scheme
  • Free Onsite Parking
  • Excellent working conditions and a true team environment


Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineer, Production Planner or Sales / Estimating Engineer with CNC Machining knowledge?

Could you produce customer quotations to deadlines, successfully plan machining operation sequences and understand and identify efficient machining methods?

Then this is the opportunity for you!

Company Profile
An established, highly regarded specialist in manufacturing low volume, high quality components for various sectors including Aerospace, F1, Oil & Gas and Defense industries.
The company is family owned and run, has an excellent reputation for honesty, flexibility, communication and continual investment and improvement in both skills and services.
Having a personable culture and a strong focus on relationships, service, and customer satisfaction is top of the list.
Coupled with great employee longevity and loyalty, providing long-term opportunities for personal and professional growth in a friendly, fast-paced, and enjoyable environment.

Company Vision To be the BEST, not the biggest!

Job Profile
Due to continued growth and expansion, we are looking for aSALES / ESTIMATING ENGINEER with CNC Machining knowledge,to join the Sales team on a full time, permanent basis.
As the successful Sales / Estimating Engineer,you will play a crucial role within a growing sales team.

Duties:
  • Receive, review, and reply to Customer RFQs and their technical queries.
  • Create timely and accurate estimates and quotations from customer enquiries and technical drawings.
  • Liaising with customers over the phone and via email, regarding technical and non-technical questions, providing a client-centric service.
  • Producing quotations to deadlines estimating all machining, materials, and inspection times for in-house elements and incorporate externally sourced elements such as sub-contract when applicable, developing new and existing supplier relationships.
  • Understand and identify machining methods of manufacture and select accurate cycle times (CNC Turning & Boring experience a distinct advantage)
  • Liaise with Production, Engineering and Quality teams to ensure accuracy and feasibility.

Skills & Attributes:
  • Extensive experience within precision engineering is required with extensive knowledge of machine capabilities / machining practices.
  • The ability to read and translate technical drawings is essential.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail is key to success.
  • Computer literacy is essential.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communicative, listening, and negotiation skills.
  • A pride in your work and a keen interest in the companys resulting performance.
  • Loyalty, commitment and drive to enhance the performance of the business.
  • Ability to use own initiative as well as working collaboratively as part of a team.
  • Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritise.

Hours of Work:
  • 40hrs per week
  • 8.00am 5.00pm, Monday to Thursday & 2:30pm finish Friday

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