Estimating Manager

Estimating Manager at Brightpath Associates LLC Estimating Manager at Brightpath Associates LLC in Arlington Heights, Illinois Posted in 11 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Job Title:

Estimating Manager Location:

Elk Grove Village, IL Duration:

Full Time, Permanent (Onsite) someone from Metal or precision manufacturing industry Job Description About the Role The Estimating Manager leads our quoting process from RFQ intake through pricing approval and handoff to Engineering. It's a fast-paced, high-mix environment where speed, accuracy, and good prioritization directly impact our ability to win business. Day to day, you will: Manage and prioritize a busy queue of RFQs Review and approve quotes before they go to customers Assign and balance workload across the estimating team Partner with Sales, Engineering, Production, and Purchasing to keep work moving Mentor and develop estimators Help improve our estimating tools and processes Requirements What We're Looking For Hands-on estimating experience in precision metal fabrication or similar manufacturing Prior supervisory or leadership experience Strong prioritization and decision-making skills, especially with incomplete or changing information Comfortable working cross-functionally Strong math, analytical, computer, and communication skills Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering is a plus, but not required The right person treats estimating as a business function, accurate enough to protect margin, fast enough to win the work.

Physical Requirements:

• Exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally
• Ability to communicate with others and accommodation as required to listen to equipment
• Accommodation as required for reading documents, prints, quality instruments, and computer screens

Work Conditions:

Typical metal manufacturing environment with exposure to powder coat paint facility. Both active and sedentary work, which may involve repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers, walking, standing, bending and lifting. Benefits Programs

• Group Medical, Dental and Vision insurance available at 31st day of full-time employment.
• Company-provided Term Life Insurance on the 1st of the month following or coinciding 90 days of employment.
• Participation in our 401(k) program on the 1st of the month following or coinciding 30 days if employment, which includes fully vested company matching.
• Short and Long Term Disability program after 1st year of employment. Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Holidays.
• IL Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLA)
• Vacation Time is based on employment anniversary and will be given per the following schedule: 1 week after 6 months, 1 week after 1 year, 2 weeks after 2 years, 3 weeks after 5 years.