Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Estimator / Quoter prepares accurate, competitive, and timely quotations for custom-manufactured products. This role evaluates customer drawings, specifications, material requirements, labor, tooling, production processes, and supplier costs; collaborates with sales, engineering, purchasing, and operations; and maintains quote documentation to support profitable business decisions.

Essential/Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Following all health and safety requirements, safety policy and company policy. Report any observed violation to the superior or hazardous situation to the Safety Committee
Review RFQs, drawings, CAD files, specifications, volumes, tolerances, quality requirements, and delivery expectations for completeness.
Develop detailed cost estimates for materials, labor, machine time, setup, tooling, outside processing, packaging, freight, and scrap/yield.
Obtain and evaluate supplier pricing and lead times; identify alternate materials or processes for cost and manufacturability improvements.
Partner with engineering, production, quality, purchasing, and sales to validate assumptions, capacity, manufacturing methods, and customer requirements.
Prepare professional quotations with pricing, lead times, minimum order quantities, tooling charges, assumptions, and commercial exceptions.
Maintain RFQ logs, cost models, quote revisions, supporting documentation, and ERP/CRM records; follow up on open quotations.
Analyze historical job costs and quote-to-actual variances; recommend updates to estimating standards and margins.
Identify technical, scheduling, supply-chain, and profitability risks and escalate them before quote submission.
Participate in customer and internal discussions to clarify scope, changes, and cost impacts.
Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

2+ years of manufacturing estimating, quoting, costing, production planning, or related experience preferred.
Ability to read engineering drawings, dimensions, tolerances, bills of materials, and manufacturing specifications.
Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, cycle times, labor standards, materials, and production costs.
Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with ERP/MRP or quoting systems.
Strong mathematical, analytical, organizational, communication, and time-management skills.

Required Qualifications:

Experience with custom rubber, elastomer, molded, machined, or fabricated components.
Familiarity with tooling, molds, setup costs, material yields, and outside processing.
Experience using CAD viewers, cost models, and margin analysis.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Thoughtful, fair, and even-handed temperament
Team oriented
Computer literate – good computer skills
Ability to multitask
Ability to read, understand and follow written work instruction
Ability to perform basic mathematical computation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Plan material deliveries to meet production demand
Ability to clearly communicate issues to TRG team
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively; verbally and written
Good organizational and prioritization skills
Good supplier relationship management

Education and Experience Requirements:

High School diploma or equivalent
Familiarity with ERP/MRP software
Negotiation skills
Good working knowledge of MS Office and Excel

Other Requirements:

None

Physical Demands:

NA (Not Applicable)
Seldom (1-10% of the time)
Occasional (10-30% of the time)

Frequent (30-70% of the time)
Constant (over 70% of the time)

Activity	Frequency	Activity	Frequency
Sitting	Frequent	Climbing ladders	NA
Standing	Occasional	Working at heights/balancing	NA
Walking	Occasional	Bending/twisting at waist	Seldom
Driving/Forklift	NA	Kneeling/Squatting/Crouching	Seldom
Lifting <25#	Seldom	Crawling	NA
Lifting 25-50#	Frequent	Reaching above shoulder	Seldom
Lifting >50#	NA	Repetitive hand/arm movement	Constant
Carrying <25#	Seldom	Handling/Grasping	Occasional
Carrying 25-50#	Seldom	Fine finger manipulation	Frequent
Carrying >50#	NA	Seeing	Constant
Pushing/Pulling	Seldom	Hearing	Constant
Climbing stairs	Seldom	Talking	Frequent

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