Estimating Engineer
Department: Commercial / Engineering
Reporting To: Lead Estimating Engineer
Location: Welham Green, Hertfordshire
Company Overview
Davall Gears is a long-established UK designer and manufacturer of gear systems and specialist gearboxes. Established in 1880’s, the company has been long associated with the supply of precision gears to companies in various industries across the world. The company is certified to AS9100 Rev D and accredited to Nadcap special process EDM machining. Davall is a specialist in the aerospace and defence power transmission field and has an “in-house” design and technical department to call upon for the development, prototype and manufacture of systems and assemblies serving aerospace, military, medical and other industries. Davall Gears Ltd. is part of MTI Motion wholly owned by Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (NYSE: SPLP) is a global diversified holding company that owns and operates businesses in a variety of industries.
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing business, to inspire our people, and ensure our vision, a positive culture and our values are fully embedded in the company. In the short-term, success will be defined by a speedy establishment of gravitas and credentials in a business that requires significant change. In the medium term, our levels of service to existing customers and onboarding of new are to lead to exciting growth. In the long term, the company is looking for the future leaders to lead the company to become market leading gear specialist and manufacturer.
Why Join Us?
You will enjoy a stimulating, rewarding and high-profile role offering wide scope to truly add value and influence our future.
There is a lot to do so, provided you enjoy a challenge, are comfortable driving change agendas and are people focused, you will thrive at Davall Gears.
Our Culture at Work
At Davall, we pursue excellence in all we do. Our customers, our team and stakeholders deserve our very best effort 100% of the time.
We strive to exceed customer expectations, create engaging and rewarding environment for our team and deliver committed value to our stakeholders.
Davall is place where ideas are heard, focus is on action, team members respect each other and make impact together.
Our Values
Teamwork: An ability to work together with others to accomplish a common goal that cannot be accomplished alone.
Respect: Valuing something and acting in a way that shows you care about its wellbeing.
Integrity: Aligning your values and actions by doing what is right, ALWAYS.
Commitment: Overcoming obstacles and persistently pursuing a worthy goal.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Prepare accurate cost estimates for customers.
- Prepare quotes, compile bids and assist in agreeing contracts.
- Create routings and BOMs in ERP for quoted products.
- Interpret customer requirements including technical drawings to develop subcontracting requirements and internal manufacturing routings and develop transparent cost structure liaising with procurement, engineering and manufacturing teams.
- Collaborate on developing the most cost-effective manufacturing methods.
- Assists with evaluating cost structure for existing customers.
- Provide cost estimates during change process.
- Assist with tracking actual costs vs quoted costs and provide information for pricing change / manufacturing improvements.
- Assist in identifying and investigating cost reduction opportunities in manufacturing processes through cost analysis review.
- Prepare cost analysis, reports, and other necessary documentation as required.
- Analyse supplier quotes and liaise with procurement targeting cost optimisation.
- Comply with company health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff, and visitors.
- Work and act in accordance with company policy and procedures.
This job description is not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities and tasks and can be amended at any time according to the business requirements.
Key Skills:
- Mechanical engineering technical skills.
- Planning and organisation skills.
- Creating routings and BOMs.
- Communication and interpersonal skills.
- Commercial awareness and financial analytics.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to work and proactively contribute as a part of cross-functional teams.
- Assertive, resilient and welcomes change.
- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others.
- Actively committed to development, self-aware and optimistic.
- Knowledge and experience with AS9100 are preferred.
- Knowledge of estimating software package is preferred.
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
- Minimum three years of experience in a cost estimating position and routings / BOM creation in precision engineering CNC industry.
- Minimum five years of experience working in the precision engineering industry technical positions.
- Mechanical engineering qualification, preferably at degree level or five years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in working as a part of cross functional team.
- Previous exposure in the gear and gear actuation product sectors would be an advantage.
