Manufacturing Project Manager - Cost Estimator

Manufacturing Project Manager
- Cost Estimator

Pride Staff is hiring for a Manufacturing Project Manager
- Cost Estimator for a client located in Cleveland, OH! This is a direct hire opportunity.

Location:

Cleveland, OH

Job Type: Direct Hire

Salary Range: $75,000 to $110,000 + Bonus Potential

Job Summary:

The Manufacturing Project Manager
- Cost Estimator is assigned primary project/program responsibility for supervision and management of all phases of production of drawings, drafting, and design (design responsibilities will depend on applicant qualifications) of simple to moderately complex engineered products, involving fabricated and machined heavy metal components. The are responsible for cradle to grave planning of a job.

Major Responsibilities &

Job Functions:

• Operate and maintain the computer system hardware and software (Solid Works, AutoCAD, Pro Nest, and other standard Microsoft supporting software).
• Generate original drawings/blueprints/shop drawings/as-built, etc. either from scratch or from customer supplied finish drawings.
• Identify current and future customer service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Provides product, service, equipment, technical and engineering information by answering questions and requests.
• Prepares cost estimates by studying blueprints, plans, and related customer documents; consulting with engineers, architects, and other professional and technical personnel.
• Determines improvements by analyzing cost-benefit ratios of equipment, supplies, or service applications in customer environment; engineering or proposing changes in equipment, processes, or use of materials or services.
• Gains customer acceptance by explaining or demonstrating cost reductions and operations improvements.
• Submit orders by conferring with technical support staff; costing engineering changes.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; advising customers on product, service, or equipment adherence to requirements; advising customers on needed actions.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to sales engineering effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Additional Duties

Required:

• Some direct customer/client contact and project follow up.
• Preliminary design and drawings to support quotations, based on initial customer or Company input.
• Final drawing and design production, including "as-built" and detailed shop fabrication drawings/sketches.
• Act as a primary contact/liaison between shop and engineering/sales/customers
• Generate material purchase orders/requisitions and specifications from drawing B.O.M.'s
• Direct contact/liaison with material suppliers to clarify purchase orders/drawing requirements, etc.
• Review and approval of incoming material invoices and material certification reports to match B.O.M.'s
• Generate internal shop orders/requisitions for fabrication.
• Liaison with customer authorized inspection agency for quality compliance to drawings and specs.
• Personal shop fabrication/construction monitoring on a daily basis for compliance to drawing requirements.
• Monitoring shop compliance to drawings and specs and to quality assurance manual.
• Final certification and quality document packages for final shipment to customer.

Minimum Requirements:

• General Programming Skills
• Technical Understanding
• Requirements Analysis
• Innovation Proficient in Solid Works/AutoCAD
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge in standard computer software (i.e. Word, Excel, and Database programs)
• Paperwork organization skills
• Selling to Customer Needs Knowledge of Metal Fabrication and Metal Products

Preferred Requirements:

• Engineering Degree from an accredited university (Must Provide a copy of Diploma)
• 1-2 years of metal fabrication, welding and machinery experience
• Practical experience in metal fabrication, welding, machining, structural, and piping systems
• Plate Cutout Nesting software experience
• Presentation/Public Speaking Skills

All compensation and pay rates are dependent upon skills and experience. Pride Staff is an equal opportunity employer.