Production Estimator

Job Description:

Location: Derby 
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 38 hours per week (Mon-Fri) 
Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience and skills
 
Benefits: Company Pension - matched contribution scheme, Westfield Health care plan - after 3 months. 25 days paid annual leave plus all UK Statutory Bank Holidays. We have kitchen facilities on our site and provide free tea and coffee for our employees. 
 
Do you want to continue your training and development?
 
At RH Aero Systems (HYDRO Systems) we are committed to supporting you in your continuous technical and professional development to enable you to keep your skills and knowledge up to date and to support you in your advancement within the business. 
 
About RH Aero Systems: 
 
RH Aero Systems is setting the standard for aviation support equipment and services. Through our industry-leading businesses - Rhinestahl and HYDRO Systems - we deliver capability across custom-designed Ground Support Equipment, OEM-licensed engine and airframe tooling, 26 global service centers and innovative engineered solutions for OEMs, MROs and Operators worldwide. RH Aero Systems’ global headquarters are in Mason, Ohio, USA, and Biberach, Germany.
 
We take great pride in our Values and embody them in everything we do professionally. 

• Reliable: We consistently deliver outstanding quality and performance. Our reliability builds trust and long last partnerships. You can count on us every step of the way!  
• Ready: We are always prepared, flexible and within reach – ready to act when it matters most. 
• Relentless: We are determined to pursue our goals with unwavering passion, resilience, and the will to overcome any challenge 

 
Our UK facility is co located on the Rolls-Royce campus on Victory Road, Derby, our largest UK customer.  
We are close to the A50, M1 and M42 and within a short commute time from Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.  
 
About the role:  
 
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who wants to develop their skills working in an expanding and  fast paced and skilled team. The primary role of Production Estimator will be responsible for the completion of estimates and quotation of enquiry, daily administrative support for UK Production, and to keep the ERP system up to date with relevant and accurate costings. 
 
Responsibilities: 

• Respond to RFQ requests from Procurement and Service departments.
• Identify processing routes (make/ buy decision) from technical drawings and facility capabilities.
• Liaise with Procurement for costings and lead times for materials and bought out items.
• Create accurate manufacturing costings and lead times, input into the ERP system (SAP), and review/ validate past costings.
• Work closely with immediate colleagues (Production Manager, Production Planner and Machine Shop Operators) to understand capacities and any changes which may impact manufacture cost/ time.
• Develop good working relationships with stakeholders to be able to embed the company’s control standards, systems and methods delivering accurate and quality project performance in a timely manner.
• Provide general administrative support to the Machine Shop including holiday cover where required.
• Any other reasonable duties as assigned by the management team.

 
Expected Qualifications, Skills, Experience and Knowledge: 

• Experienceofbusiness-related administration.
• Experience of manufacturing processes within a machining/ assembly environment, including knowledge & understanding of engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of materials and alternativesadvantageous.
• Excellent computing skills across the Microsoft office suite and SAP production system.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral.
• Attention to detail and ability to identify anomalies in data.
• Goal orientated and task driven, able to work to tight deadlines within apressurisedenvironment, while remaining customer focused and maintaining accuracy of data. 
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to work alone and unsupervised as well as part of a team
• Work with minimal supervision once trained.

 
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