Estimator Planner

Estimator Planner | Ferndown | Up to £35,000

Are you a CNC-experienced professional ready to move into a varied, office-based role where your technical knowledge genuinely makes a difference? This is a well-rounded opportunity to combine your engineering background with estimating, customer liaison, and purchasing, all within a stable, established manufacturing business.

• A varied, multi-faceted role with real responsibility
• Supportive management team
• Stable, permanent position in an established local business
• Opportunity to develop commercially and build strong client relationships

• Accurately estimating machining jobs including processes, timings, and subcontractor costing
• Preparing quotations and following through with supporting documentation
• Sourcing and procuring raw materials, tooling, and consumables
• Acting as a key contact for customer accounts, providing order updates and resolving queries
• Supporting the sales team with technical insights and quotation development
• Using Microsoft Office 365 for documentation, task tracking, and planning

• A background as a qualified CNC Engineer with strong technical knowledge
• Proven experience in job estimating, purchasing, or customer service within manufacturing
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Experience in a subcontract machining environment (desirable)
• Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems (desirable)

If you're ready to take your CNC expertise off the shop floor and into a role where you can build lasting client relationships and shape the commercial side of the business, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Ella at Rubicon for more information.