Estimator
Location: Andover
Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 per annum
Hours: Monday‑Friday, office‑based
Contract: Permanent
The Role
You will prepare accurate, timely and commercially sound quotations for components and assemblies. You must understand the full cost of a job and price it correctly.
Key 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 discussions
What's on Offer
* Permanent, full‑time, office‑based role in Andover
* Opportunity to work with major international programmes
* Stable, growing business with ongoing investment in technology
Skills & 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 quotations
Personal 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 team
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