ESTIMATOR 2

Frederic Printing Company, a manufacturing center for RR Donnelley, has an immediate opening for a full-time Estimator.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

After receiving job specifications from our Customer Service and Sales Team, qualified candidate will study the proposal to identify whether all required information is included or missing. 

Candidate will then enter all specifications into the computer system to build pricing scenarios computing labor costs, what material needed and the time requirements to complete the job. May also review historical quotes for renewed jobs and update pricing as needed.

May also work hand in hand with manufacturing to ensure projects can be produced, which may include vendor sourcing to ensure costs.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Analyzing Information
• Estimating
• Planning
• Reporting Results
• Attention to Detail
• Excellent Communication both written and verbal
• Good organizational skills
• Proficient in MS Office or MAC, Excel
• Ability to meet deadlines

WE OFFER BENEFITS INCLUDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, LIFE, DISABILITY AND 401K

RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER

Required Skills Required Experience

Responsible for frequently preparing estimates on a variety of work that is transactional/routine/repeat and  occasionally may be unique requiring the comparison of multiple options to build an estimate.  Receive specifications from Customer Service and Sales, clarify any missing information and use pricing tools to generate pricing scenarios that best fit the customer needs.  Build pricing estimates.  Review historical quotes on renewals and update pricing to current costs.

• Receive job specification from customer service or Sales to ensure that the information needed to build an estimate has been provided.  Contact Sales to gather missing/incomplete information required to price a job.
• Enter specifications in to pricing systems/software to build pricing scenarios.  Make selections for manufacturing equipment groups  and locations to best match the customers delivery requirements and offer the best price option.
• May review historical estimates to determine the new estimate.  May make alterations to scenarios to offer customer multiple options.  
• May work with manufacturing operations on new or unique opportunities to ensure projects can be produced in house.  May engage Sourcing on work that requires outside vendors to produce and establish cost basis.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

 HS diploma or equivalent with 2-4 years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment or office environment complimentary to the duties of the job, OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of work experience.

Requires very good knowledge of general administrative/manufacturing operations procedures and knowledge of job specific processes to successfully execute and complete the more progressive/complex duties of the job.  Ability to follow company policy and understand any rules or regulations governing the work being completed and impact work has on department or company.  Must have very good knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office or MAC word processing, spreadsheets or other programs specific to the job in order to complete duties successfully.  Requires good knowledge of multiple functions or areas of the business in which there is frequent contact with while completing daily work assignments of the job.  Must have very good oral and written communication skills sufficient to explain departmental policy, methods and/or procedures when completing assignments.  Requires very good organizational skills sufficient to accomplish work by established deadlines and ability to coordinate phases of work with others.

RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER