Manufacturing Estimator and Process Planner

1 week ago


Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States Innovance Full time

About Innovance

Innovance, Inc is a holding company for a family of four 100% employee-owned manufacturing companies in Minnesota. We are committed to making our OEM customers' products better.

Role Overview

This Manufacturing Estimator and Process Planner role involves estimating manufacturing processes and process time estimates for various manufactured parts, weldments, assemblies, and painted products. The information will be entered into Almco's ERP system to drive standard costs, capacity planning, and other functions. Engineering drawings will be reviewed for missing information and errors. This position will also decide whether a product should be made in-house or purchased from external suppliers.

Main Responsibilities

  1. Estimation: Generate accurate estimates of process steps and process times for parts produced in-house.
  2. Drawing Review: Review engineering drawings for errors and missing information.
  3. Time Studies: Perform time studies on repeat shop orders.
  4. Sourcing: Submit RFQs and research new suppliers for purchased parts.
  5. Nesting and Forecasting: Use software to nest laser parts to generate time and material requirements, and generate summary of sheet materials used each year to create material requirement forecasts.
  6. Manufacturability Improvement: Recommend changes that improve manufacturability.

Requirements

  • A two-year associate degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience quoting or estimating parts/assemblies produced with laser, shear, saw, fabrication, welding, press brake, machining, outsource, painting, etc. required.
  • Must be a proactive, analytical, and results-oriented problem solver with follow-through skills.
  • Must have good communications skills, both verbal and written.
  • PC skills including ERP (IFS), MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, is a plus.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $90,000 per annum based on location and experience.



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