Technical Quotes Representative Sealing & Industrial Components

Job Title: Technical Quotes Representative - Sealing & Industrial Components

Location: Houston TX (On-site)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $65000 - $75000 Annually (Based on experience)

Company Introduction

This organization is a leader in precision-engineered components and supply chain solutions for aerospace defense semiconductor medical and energy industries. With decades of technical expertise and a nationwide engineering and manufacturing network it helps partners improve product reliability reduce risk and maintain the highest quality standards.

Role Overview

The Technical Quotes Representative plays a critical role in ensuring customers receive fast accurate and technically validated quotations for sealing products and custom-fabricated components.

This position requires strong technical aptitude experience interpreting customer drawings and specifications and deep familiarity with sealing materials and manufacturing processes. The role directly supports sales engineering purchasing and customers helping XMEK deliver responsive competitive and reliable quoting performance.

Core Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate detailed quotes for sealing products gaskets O-rings PTFE components and specialty engineered parts
• Interpret customer drawings engineering prints tolerances materials and performance requirements
  
• Validate manufacturability and feasibility before releasing quotes
  
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to confirm capability cost assumptions and alternative solutions
  
• Verify material availability vendor pricing and lead times through coordination with procurement
  
• Build cost structures for custom components based on BOM machining/fabrication processes and material usage
  
• Maintain quoting accuracy across ERP and CRM systems
  
• Communicate with customers to clarify technical details specifications and application needs
  
• Provide product and material recommendations when appropriate
  
• Support customer service and sales teams with technical quoting insights
  
• Track quote performance metrics including turnaround time accuracy rate and win/loss trends

Required Background

• Bachelors degree preferred; technical or manufacturing-related degree a plus
• 2 - 5 years of experience in sealing products gaskets O-rings industrial distribution or engineered components
  
• Proven experience generating technical quotes in a manufacturing or industrial environment
  
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings tolerances materials and specifications
  
• Understanding of elastomers rubber compounds PTFE plastics and common sealing materials
  
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as die cutting molding extrusion and machining
  
• ERP quoting experience (Epicor SAP NetSuite IQMS etc.)
  
• Strong Excel skills for costing breakdowns and quoting sheets
  
• Excellent communication skills for technical clarification and customer interaction
  
• High accuracy detail orientation and ability to work under fast quoting timelines
  
• Ability to collaborate across engineering purchasing customer service and sales
• Experience at a sealing/gasket/O-ring manufacturer or distributor
  
• Knowledge of ASTM ASME ISO or MIL standards for sealing materials
  
• Exposure to application engineering or customer technical support
  
• Understanding of tolerance stack-ups and GD&T concepts
  
• Experience quoting custom machined PTFE elastomer or polymer components

Compensation & Perks

• Competitive salary plus performance-based incentives
• Comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance options
• Company-paid life AD&D and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions
• Paid time off and company holidays starting upon hire
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Cell phone allowance or company-provided phone
• Career growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding company