Summary: This role is for an Estimator in the manufacturing sector, based in Cardiff, offering a starting salary of £30,000 per annum along with various benefits. The position involves reviewing enquiries, ensuring accurate quotations, managing amendments, and maintaining customer communication. The ideal candidate will have experience in continuous improvement and a background in engineering or manufacturing processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review enquiries to ensure the ability to supply compliant quotations within the company’s product range.
- Ensure all quotations are 100% accurate, including relevant margins, and comply with certification requirements.
- Manage quote amendments pre- and post-sale to meet customer and project needs.
- Raise DFAs (Design for Approval) when required, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Communicate regularly with external customers to ensure comprehensive and compliant quotations.
- Maintain regular customer contact regarding key quotations to address inquiries and updates.
- Answer general technical enquiries, including specifications, certifications, and building regulations, consulting the technical team when necessary.
- Follow all standard operating procedures and processes to ensure consistency and quality.
- Continuously look for ways to improve the quoting process and contribute to operational efficiencies.
- Ensure KPIs related to estimation and customer engagement are met consistently.
Key Skills:
- Experience in a Continuous Improvement / Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer / Process Engineer role.
- Educated to HNC level (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline would be beneficial.
- Lean Management.
- Must be fully proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software.
- Experience of 2D and/or 3D CAD would be beneficial.
- A proven track record of implementing improvements in processes and operational effectiveness.
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment with a good understanding of manufacturing processes.
Salary (Rate): £30000 per annum
City: Cardiff
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Manufacturing
An exciting opportunity to join a successful award-winning market leader, who has supplied high-quality products and trusted building solutions to some of the most iconic and high-profile projects around the world.
Salary And Benefits
- A starting salary of GBP30000
- Company pension (5% employer contribution + 4% employee contribution)
- Up to 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Sick pay scheme
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-site car parking
- Excellent training and development
Roles And Responsibilities
- Review enquiries to ensure the ability to supply compliant quotations within the companys product range.
- Ensure all quotations are 100% accurate, including relevant margins, and comply with certification requirements.
- Manage quote amendments pre- and post-sale to meet customer and project needs.
- Raise DFAs (Design for Approval) when required, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Communicate regularly with external customers to ensure comprehensive and compliant quotations.
- Maintain regular customer contact regarding key quotations to address inquiries and updates.
- Answer general technical enquiries, including specifications, certifications, and building regulations, consulting the technical team when necessary.
- Follow all standard operating procedures and processes to ensure consistency and quality.
- Continuously look for ways to improve the quoting process and contribute to operational efficiencies.
- Ensure KPIs related to estimation and customer engagement are met consistently.
Knowledge, Skills And Experience
- Experience in a Continuous Improvement / Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer / Process Engineer role
- Educated to HNC level (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline would be beneficial.
- Lean Management
- Must be fully proficient in the use of software Microsoft office.
- Experience of 2D and / or 3D CAD would be beneficial.
- A proven track record of implementing improvements in processes and operational effectiveness
- Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment with a good understanding of manufacturing processes.
If you would like more information, Kieran Russell on If you are interested in this position please click apply. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology and Service and Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
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