Estimator
Outstanding Houston employer has an opening for an Estimator. This position will need to focus more on the candidate’s experience and knowledge of machining times, capabilities, repair of pumps and gearboxes in a manufacturing /oil gas industry environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Estimating Costing Support
· Assist creating cost and sales price analysis for production jobs/bids
· Research job history, costs, and prices as needed to meet estimating requirements
· Help to create, maintain, and catalog estimate packages and formal quotes
· Perform standard cost analysis for work-order based items as requested
· Compile periodic quote reports for Sales
· Monitor and report drawing or inventory items issues to Engineering
· Contact vendors for material/service quotes as needed
· Contribute to on-going workflow refinement to allow faster, more accurate quoting to our clients
· Enter authorized formal quotations
Solomon Support
· Maintain/Modify customized reports as requested/authorized by management
· Monitor daily batch releases and correct as needed
· Perform maintenance, support or data entry operations as requested by the estimating costing manager
· Maintain standard costs for purchased goods
· Work with the engineering department to maintain inventory item integrity (BOM, Routers, Vendors, Item types, etc.)
REQUIREENTS:
· Three years estimating experience in a manufacturing environment, oil gas industry
· Knowledge of machining times capabilities, repairing of pumps gearboxes
· High school diploma or equivalent
· Typing skills experience with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) required
· MS Dynamic SL (Solomon) knowledge preferred
· Detail oriented, ability to organize stay on task
· Previous background should include sales and administrative experience with a demonstrated ability to deal with vendors customers
· Good Communications Skills
· Must be able to multi-task and work under pressure