Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Proposal Process

  • Review RFQ and customer technical requirements
  • Request missing information from customer directly or through sales account manager
  • Forward customer specification to engineering for review
  • Develop RFQs for non Heller equipment quotes
  • Vendor Quote Process (See Below)
  • Process the project being quoted
    • Create fixture layout
    • Create time study
    • Create process overview
    • Create system layout
    • Create machine configuration
    • Support review of tolerance analysis and capability requirements
  • Review and approve processing with proposal engineering manager
  • Review processing with customer
  • Update processing based on vendor quotes and customer
  • Line up estimator and planner to quote and create schedule
  • Create proposal TOC and distribute
  • Initiate proposal package
  • Approve estimate content
  • Perform technical and commercial review of proposal document
  • Make appropriate updates to proposal document

• Vendor Quote

  • Determine proposal items to be quoted (automation, ancillary equipment, fixtures, tooling, etc.)
  • Prepare appropriate RFQ documents and attachments
  • Line up suppliers in order to properly quote proposal items.
  • Coordinate with information with estimator purchasing manager
  • Review technical content of vendor quotes

• Scheduling (Proposal)

  • Complete and submit request for schedule to planner.

• Kickoff Process

  • Perform technical match between Customer PO and HUS proposal
  • Prepare “As Sold” proposal
  • Copy applicable proposal documents to the new job folder
  • Review IOC
  • Participate in Technical Review

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None

PROCESS OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES:

· None

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

· Minimum 4 year technical degree.

· Minimum 5 years automotive and machine tool experience.

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Hard Skills
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints
  • Thorough understanding of HUS processes: Proposal (PL.PM.001), Kickoff (SA.PM.001) and Vendor Quotation (ML.PM.003).

o GD & T

• • Metrology (basis knowledge of materials)
    • Cutting tool knowledge (feeds and speeds)
    • Basic Machine Tool Design
    • Work holding concepts
    • Cost Estimating
    • Scheduling
    • Industrial Automation Systems
    • Industrial Assembly Systems
    • Basic Industrial Controls
    • Systems Turnkey Design
    • Intermediate to Advanced level in MS Office (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
    • Beginning level of SAP
    • Intermediate to advanced level in AutoCAD
    • Beginning level of 3D CAD (preferably Creo; Inventor, NX, Solid Works, Catia, or others acceptable)
• Soft Skills
  • Manage time effectively
  • Communicate effectively with customer, suppliers, Heller management and employees
  • Public speaking (giving presentations to customers and internal on processes and product)
  • Basic Project management (manage open issues list, manage vendors, etc..)
  • Work well in a team environment (collaborate with internal departments)
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Troubleshooting/Problem Solving skills
  • Cultural diversity/sensitivity

Company Description

HELLER was founded in 1894 as a small craftsmans workshop in Germany. Today a world leading manufacturer with 2,470 employees, the group develops and produces state-of-the-art machine tools and entire production systems for metal-cutting processes. The HELLER product range comprises 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining centers, CNC mill/turning centers, CNC machines for crankshaft and camshaft machining, flexible manufacturing systems and a modular range of services. HELLER began its operations in the United States in 1982 and has a production facility in Troy, MI.