Job Title: Estimator & Planning Engineer
Location: Manchester
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Working Hours: Mon-Fri 36 hours a week
Duties And Responsibilities
* Ensuring a multi-functional approach to articulate hours to complete, material availability, plan and create job tickets for production and provide regular professional updates to the sales team on manufacturing status.
* Act as the single point of contact in providing estimating data in support of customer requests.
* Check and review engineering and planning data and comment as appropriate.
* Attend project and progress reviews to monitor progress & identify pertinent issues and actions.
* Produce estimates & assign working times from Project budget allocations and monitor the booked times.
* Plan manufacturing activities and production routes for parts, sub-assemblies and assemblies.
Key Requirements
* Completion of a recognised apprenticeship (preferably in CNC machining) or experience to equivalent depth.
* Experienced in MRP / ERP systems.
* Ability to take a lead on all estimation and planning activities within your remit.
* Able to consider multiple alternatives to gain the best but most cost‑effective solution.
* The ability to self‑manage and work under pressure to deliver and thrive in an ever‑changing and dynamic environment.
* Effective communication with all internal stakeholders and external customers and suppliers.
* Commercially and financially astute with experience of working to budgets and financial targets.
* Ability to achieve UK security clearance is essential.
Benefits
* Flexi‑time + 1 day a week working from home.
* Supportive and enjoyable working environment.
* Continuous Training and development.
* Company Pension.
* 25 days holiday + public holidays.
* Life Insurance following 12 months service.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of Production Planning Coordinator, Production Planning Engineer, Manufacturing Planning Engineer, CNC Machine Engineer, CNC Machinist, Estimating Engineer, Estimator, Production Estimator, Cost Analysis may also be considered.
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