Technical Sales Estimator
Job location: Darwen, Lancashire
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 basic, DOE
Hours of Work: Week 1: Mon–Fri 8am‑5pm. Week 2: Mon–Thu 8am‑5pm; Fri 8am‑2pm.
Responsibilities
* Generate precise manufacturing cost estimates from customer drawings.
* Monitor delivery lead times and coordinate sub‑contract support.
* Develop comprehensive labour and material costing, creating full routing information.
* Engage with sub‑contract suppliers as needed.
* Input all data into the system to produce full quotations for the sales department.
* Monitor enquiries, engage directly with customers and end users, and resolve queries.
* Work closely with internal departments to expedite progress.
Qualifications & Experience
* Time‑served/shop floor experience in fabrication and/or multi‑disciplined engineering.
* Ability to have technical discussions and sell WECs capabilities.
* Understand RFQs and technical drawings, providing practical design guidance.
* Experience in sales, business development, and account management.
* Ability to manage and grow a team of estimators.
* Read fabrication drawings and complete complex quotations accurately.
Company Benefits
* 25 days holiday per year
* Company profit share scheme
* Refer a friend scheme
* Death in service award
* Free secure parking
* Health and wellbeing cashback scheme
* Employee benefit loan scheme
Group Health and Safety Officer / Coordinator
As a Group Health and Safety Officer/Coordinator, you will have an instrumental role working for the WEC Groups central function, where you will be fully supported by the Groups QHSE Manager.
Responsibilities
* Actively support continuous improvement for all health and safety activities throughout all WEC divisions.
* Ensure all personnel and visitors are adhering to safe working practices.
* Identify and resolve health and safety issues quickly and effectively using embedded tools and techniques.
* Focus on reducing the accident rate and non‑conformances throughout the group.
* Provide key Health and Safety support to all WEC Group divisions.
* Undertake internal and supplier audits.
* Document control.
* Support all WEC divisions with their own NCRs.
* Attend/lead health and safety meetings at all WEC divisions.
* Raise and implement safety notices.
* Identify and implement health and safety improvements throughout all WEC divisions.
* Complete customer questionnaires as and when required.
* Lead supplier approval.
* Conduct toolbox talks as required and support supervisors with their own toolbox talks.
* Support environmental related tasks.
* Perform any other health and safety related duties as and when required.
Essential Experience
* Good working knowledge of H+S processes.
* Passionate about improving Health and Safety.
* Excellent communicator at all levels.
* Excellent time‑keeping.
* Ability to complete given tasks within a timely manner.
* Sharp attention to detail.
* Meticulous and diligent attributes.
* Ability to work independently when needed.
* Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
* Full UK driving licence, as you will be driving the company cars between sites.
Desirable Experience
* Engineering/fabrication/welding experience.
* Safe working practices within an engineering environment.
* Health and Safety inspections/reports.
* Risk assessments.
* Health and Safety audits.
* Environmental audits.
* Non‑conformance reporting.
* Identification of workplace hazards and associated risks.
* Implementation of effective preventive actions.
* ISO45001:2018 standard.
* ISO14001:2015 standard.
* Health and safety related qualifications.
Company Benefits
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
* Profit share.
* Refer a friend scheme.
* Free on‑site car parking.
* Company pension.
* Employee benefit loan scheme.
* Death in service award.
* Discounted gym membership.
* Discounted attractions.
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