Cost Estimator - Plastic Injection Molds
Cost Estimator - Plastic Injection Molds
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Job Description
Looking for a talented and highly motivated candidate with Injection Mold Design experience to come work with us in an Cost Estimator role to help our company maintain its reputation for producing high quality Injection Molds as A FullService Supplier to the Plastics Industry.
We offer our full time candidates a comprehensive wage and benefit package paid time off paid holidays 401k plan flexible scheduling and some remote work flexibility.
Summary of the Position:
The Estimator plays an important role in obtaining work for our company. As an Estimator you will be asked to communicate with the Customer HiTech Sales and the Program Management team about the specifics of the RFQ to ensure molds are quoted accurately. It is expected that you have a good knowledge of Injection Molds. You will be asked to interface with internal departments to obtain legacy information on past molds and to understand departmental capacities. Once work is awarded it is the Estimators responsibility to upload budgets support project kickoff by producing and distributing required documents.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Estimate labor and material cost for molds by using pricing models historical data and analyze items such as:
- CAD data RFQs tool models sketches blueprints bills of material sample layouts customer specifications.
- Attend RFQ line up prelaunch tooling meetings and design reviews as required by the customer.
- Prepare cost reports and presents findings to Management Program Managers Sales Customer Representatives Price Auditors Suppliers and Subcontractors.
- Participate in internal contract reviews.
- Initiate internal job kickoff process.
- Maintain quote contract review and job kick off records.
- Attend management meetings.
- Track profitability of new jobs.
- Continuously improve to achieve knowledge for professional growth.
- Assist with the training of new/existing coworkers for their professional growth.
- Support/enforce quality and environmental management system policies procedures and training.
- Work with maintain and improve Quote Model and CRM Sales software.
- Travel to customer facilities outside training other HiTech facilities etc. as required.
Required Technical Skills and Experience:
- Previous experience designing injection molds
- Associate or Bachelors in Engineering or Engineering Technology preferred or equivalent experience in an injection mold designer role or estimating role.
- Conceptualize Mold design concepts for quoting.
- Experience in Aerospace is a plus
- Good communication skills through inperson emails texts telephone communication and Video Conference with Customers Suppliers Management and CoWorkers.
- Must be organized responsible selfmotivated and capable of multitasking.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel Word and PowerPoint).
- Strong Mathematic Skills
- Capable of using basic office machines (fax copier etc..
- Interfacing with various personalities at all levels of organization.
- CAD experience or experience with CAD viewers
- Strong Excel and Power Bi skills is a plus
HiTech Mold & Engineering Inc. is a Familyowned company which was established in 1982 that has grown into one of the largest producers of injection and compression molds for the plastics industry in North America. As a progressive leader in the design and construction of injection and compression molds in todays challenging environment our team is partnered directly with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Tier 1s in the development of complex molding methods to produce tomorrows vehicles and consumer goods. Investing in stateoftheart equipment allows us to machining high tolerance on small to very large components. Our team members are provided with the tools and challenged to exploit all the technologies that Industry 4.0 has to offer to improve efficiencies in our manufacturing processes.
HiTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will make all employmentrelated decisions without regard to race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability marital status familial status status with regard to public assistance membership or activity in a local commission protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled
Employment Type
Full-Time
