Estimator
Location: Andover
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
Hours: Monday-Friday, office-based
Contract: Permanent
A long-established precision manufacturing business in Andover is looking to recruit an Estimator to join its commercial/operations team. The company supplies high-reliability sectors including Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Scientific/Medical Instruments, Automotive and Power Generation.
The Role
You will prepare accurate, timely and commercially sound quotations form components and assemblies. You must understand the full cost of a job and price it correctly.
What's on Offer
Salary £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
Permanent, full-time, office-based role in Andover
Opportunity to work with major international programmes
Stable, growing business with ongoing investment in technologyKey responsibilities:
Review drawings/models, specifications and customer requirements
Prepare detailed cost estimates for materials, machining, labour, tooling and subcontract operations
Liaise with suppliers for material and process quotations
Work with production to confirm manufacturability, routing and lead times
Produce clear, accurate quotation documents for customers
Maintain pricing databases, cost models and job records
Identify risks, special requirements and potential alternative solutions
Support sales and operations with technical queries and customer discussionsSkills & Experience
Strong technical mindset; experience in CNC turning, machining or precision engineering is highly desirable
Experience in estimating, costings or similar role pricing manufacturing jobs
Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and tolerances
Good understanding of how materials, labour, machine capability and lead times affect total job cost
Excellent attention to detail; able to work at pace to deadlines
Confident communicator with customers and internal teams
Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple live quotationsPersonal Attributes
Strong sense of urgency and ownership
Technically curious and eager to learn
Practical, problem-solving approach
Enjoys working on-site in a close-knit teamHow to Apply
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