Machining Estimator

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Location: Middletown, IN

Job :1358

# of Openings:1

The Machining Estimator prepares estimates for machined components, fabrication work, and larger projects. This role supports customer jobs from the initial inquiry through production and delivery.

Working under the guidance of Operations, the Machining Estimator reviews customer blueprints, material specifications, and RFQs to develop accurate quotes. This role also participates in customer site walk-throughs and helps ensure each bid includes accurate technical and pricing details.

The Machining Estimator prepares estimates for machined components, fabrication work, and larger projects. This role supports customer jobs from the initial inquiry through production and delivery.

Working under the guidance of Operations, the Machining Estimator reviews customer blueprints, material specifications, and RFQs to develop accurate quotes. This role also participates in customer site walk-throughs and helps ensure each bid includes accurate technical and pricing details.

• Assist in preparing estimates, quotes, and proposals for multi-discipline projects, including raw material, setup and machine time, labor, tooling, outside processing (e.g., heat treat, plating, coating), subcontractors, travel, and other project costs.
• Review customer requests, RFQs, blueprints, drawings, and material specifications with guidance from senior estimators. Identify project requirements and document assumptions, clarifications, and exclusions.
• Interpret blueprints and engineering drawings, including dimensions, tolerances, GD&T callouts, surface finish requirements, and drawing notes, to assess manufacturability and identify cost drivers.
• Develop machining process routings and estimate setup and cycle times for CNC milling, turning, drilling, grinding, welding/fabrication, and other machining operations.
• Identify material grades, forms, and stock sizes from material specifications (e.g., ASTM, AISI/SAE, AMS) and calculate material requirements, yield, and cost.
• Request material, outside-processing, vendor, and subcontractor quotes and help compare pricing and scope coverage for review by senior estimators.
• Maintain estimating tools, pricing databases, and cost models, including machine hourly rates, material pricing, and standard setup and cycle times.
• Schedule and participate in bid meetings with division leaders, Sales, Operations, machine shop, engineering, and quality resources, and help track action items and contributions.
• Gather input from internal teams, vendors, and subcontractors to support preliminary project schedules, material lead times, and machine capacity and resource requirements.
• Participate in pre-sale site walk-throughs with customers and senior team members to evaluate project scope, site access, safety hazards, outage requirements, clearances, and components requiring repair, reverse engineering, or replacement.
• Ensure proposals include required documentation, such as material certifications and inspection or quality requirements (e.g., first-article inspection), and comply with customer requirements and internal approval processes.
• Prepare handoff packages for awarded projects, including scope, pricing, process routings, material requirements, assumptions, exclusions, schedules, and subcontractor commitments.