Shop Planner

**Shop Planner / Estimator**

**Purpose of Role**:_To help drive our shop production process through successful product estimates, and production planning._

**Why choose Weir**:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge - but it is exciting.

**An opportunity to grow your own way**: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

**Feel empowered to be yourself and belong**: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Analyzes blueprints, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for products, projects, or services such as liners, buckets, bucket components, mechanical assemblies, pumps, pipe and chutes to internal and external clients by performing the following duties:

- Read and understand client and/or outside sales representative’s instructions, drawing, specifications and supporting documentation to develop customized quotations on a timely basis based on a markup on cost of production through customized quotation software.
- Reviews data to determine material and labor requirements and prepares itemized lists.
- Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost effectiveness.
- Conducts special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or effect cost reductions.
- Consults with clients, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
- Interfaces with other individuals in the organization to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates.
- Organizes and manages a centralized cost estimating database and a formal process to support cost estimating to ensure historical data is utilized.
- Analyzes completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs and determine the reason for any discrepancies.
- Provides improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs.
- Identifies cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts.
- Confirms costing and delivery, calculates pricing and orders job specific materials and services
- Confirms and establishes delivery schedules with customer and shop scheduler.
- Communicates with customers regarding delivery, pricing and shipping or orders.
- Builds and maintains customer relationships.
- Enters new part number data into computer database.
- Orders and expedites job specific materials.
- Continually improves product knowledge.
- Secures and verifies customer purchase order information with sales order to ensure accurate billing, shipping and credit terms

**Education/Experience**:

- Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Solidworks or AutoCad experience.
- Extensive Excel Experience
- Experience with SQL and GlobalShop software is highly desired, but not required.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Pageand LinkedIn Life Page.
- Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status._

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