Estimator

5 days ago

Amsterdam, United States The Gund Company Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description
Description:

The Gund Company has an immediate opening at our­­­­­ Amsterdam, NY manufacturing plant for a full-time Estimator to join our team


Annual Starting Salary: $75k+ (based on experience)

Plant/Work Location: 200 Wallins Corners Road, Amsterdam, NY 12010


The Gund Company is a manufacturer and fabricator of engineered material solutions specializing in customized insulation parts. With 12 facilities worldwide, we specialize in custom fabricated parts manufactured according to ISO 9001:2015 certified quality systems. We take a consultative, engineering approach to understanding customer needs and have a reputation for outstanding customer service and quality.


Job Summary

  • The Estimator (internal Estimating Specialist) focuses on determining the best cost to meet our customer requirements.
  • The Estimator collaborates with TGC customer service, sales, engineering, and production staff to prepare quotes.
  • Requires learning TGC products and services to become the subject matter expert.
  • Problem solvers and regularly communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

Summary of Essential Job Functions:

  • By market/facility, become an expert in the product line, production capabilities, and cost structure related to satisfying our customer's requirements. Assist in customer requirement review including specifications and drawings. Coordinate any customer specification deviation requests.
  • Visit TGC facilities participating in GEMBA and Kaizen activities to understand and document our process capability and related cost structure.
  • Develop and improve costing calculators and models by product line to drive the efficiency and accuracy of the quoting process. Using TGC's quoting calculators and Visual Estimating Window, create the costing models that allow TGC to competitively quote customer requirements based on leveraging our company's global competitive advantages. Utilize and continuously improve automated quoting module PCM.
  • Participate in the Quote follow-up process in order to understand what it will take to earn the business while working with the sales and service team to make necessary quotation adjustments.
  • Participate in the ‘after' Quote process (After Action Review – AAR) in order to understand the customer's feedback and analyse our process capability for improvement opportunities via Kaizen activities.
  • Lead the implementation of the Gross Profit Review Process in coordination with the Production Manager, Value Stream Manager, and/or the Market Manager. Identify gross profit losers including the investigation of root cause and the corresponding correction action. Identify gross profit excessive winners to provide a proactive price decrease to customers as necessary. Update Engineering Masters as necessary to reflect best cost process steps and related times.
  • Assist in leading Kaizen events and ensure that the best cost fabrication practices are documented, implemented and maintained. Share Kaizen event results (Yokoten) with other facilities while learning from the best practices of other facilities based on their Kaizen events.
  • Develop, implement, and improve process instructions and standard works. Take ownership of the red pen improvement process.
  • Maintain functional excellence in processes related to area of functional specialization.
  • Advise and influence business leaders as required to ensure legal/regulatory compliance and positive business outcomes.
  • Maintains process documentation and provides training and training materials that allow others to administer processes with limited direction.
  • Mentors and develops peers in area of functional expertise.
  • Leads/facilitates process improvement activities utilizing lean tools and techniques.
Requirements:
  • Three to five years' experience with custom manufacturing quoting processes.
  • Outstanding Excel skills including formulas, lookup tables, and ODBC links.
  • Proficiency creating written and pictorial documentation of manufacturing processes, especially for the purpose of documenting capability and best process cost structures.
  • Experience with computer software including MS Office and ERP software.
  • Experience in low volume, high variety manufacturing a plus
  • Experience working as a machinist or craftsman a plus
  • Experience working in an ISO quality environment a plus
  • Associates Degree and Relative Certifications a plus

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers; talk and hear.


Work Environment

The work environment is typical of most office environments; occasionally, the position will be required to be on the manufacturing floor. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.


Why Join Us?

Our employees have a vested interest in our Company's success. The Gund Company is 30% employee-owned through our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Shares are awarded each year based on a calculation that takes into consideration our Company's financial profitability, employee tenure, and earnings. There is no out-of-pocket investment required

In addition, our employees enjoy:

  • A safe and healthy work environment
  • Competitive wages
  • Comprehensive, cost-effective employee benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability
  • 401(k) retirement savings program with a 50% employer match up to 6% of contributions
  • Regular employee feedback through our IDP (Individual Development Plan)

According to the Gallup Q12 employee survey method, The Gund Company is ranked world-class regarding employee engagement. Please review our current career opportunities and consider applying today We are always accepting applications for new talent to join our organization.


EEO Statement: It is the policy of The Gund Company to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discriminating based on race, gender, age, religion, national origin, veteran status, sexual preference, or disability.


Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by those assigned to a particular position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required and personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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Last Revised:

02/2020




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