Estimating​/Analyst Lead

Company Description SPF America, LLC has been manufacturing precision fabricated sheet metal parts and assemblies since 1977, serving OEM customers across diverse industries. The company operates a fully integrated sheet metal fabricating and finishing facility, working with materials such as copper, mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. SPF delivers precision, sub-assembled parts directly to production lines, helping clients streamline operations and maintain high quality standards.

By keeping manufacturing processes in-house, SPF America ensures reliable lead times, consistent performance, and strong quality control for every component.

This position will support the engineering staff in the aspects of quoting/estimating, production support, product development, and process improvement. The position's primary responsibility will be to oversee the analysis of large quoting projects and ensure that the quoting team is meeting expected standards. Additional responsibilities such as process improvements and documentation will also be required.

• Advising team on quotation topics
• Project resource analysis and tracking
• Create reports to analyze KPIs
• Maintain and improve of quoting software
• Assisting additional divisions regarding quoting process and data
• Implement cost savings through process improvements
• Cost Breakdown formulation
• Material quotation and procurement
• Third Party Supplier communication
• Creating and updating process documentation and standards
• Analysis production rates
• Adjust costing based off of manufacturing standards
• Verifying Gross Margins of production
• Reviewing and quoting based on customer request
• Lean manufacturing
• Strong report and documentation creation
• Strong leadership and advisement
• Ability to analysis data and statistics
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
• Able to read blueprints and understand specifications of shape of die, part, or tool.
• Control operations of equipment or systems
• Determines the kind of tools and equipment needed to complete job
• Find outside vendors needed to process production
• Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
• Understand how to find key information for job
• Effectively communicate with engineering team, quality, production, purchasing, customer service and customers as needed

• Min: HS diploma, GED and 3-5 years of quoting experience
• Alternatively: AA in engineering or CP in Advanced Manufacturing engineering

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate computer skills (proficient typing ability, MS office familiarity, comfort on a computer, quick learner)