Cost Estimator

2 weeks ago

Surrey, Canada Method Innovation Partners Inc Full time

**Our people are METHOD’s greatest strength.** Come and join the team while enjoying the pursuit of new products and continual growth. We are a growing Design, Engineering & Manufacturing company based in South Surrey, producing custom products for clients across North America. Our team manufactures everything from one-off products for the entertainment industry to high volume products, proprietary or not, that we market through distribution channels and end users in a variety of industries.

We are actively seeking **an energetic, self-motivated and committed Cost Estimator/Technician with manufacturing experience** to join our growing team.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for product estimation for all divisions
- Working independently and collaboratively with internal and external business units including Customer, Design, Marketing, Business Development, Procurement and Production
- Coordinate custom projects/products with internal/external stakeholders including but not limited to estimating, some material sourcing, establishing BOM’s, generating production documents, manufacturing drawings, and work instructions
- Coordinate timelines on projects, adjusting and communicating as needed
- Ensure that projects goals are met and adhering to approved budgets
- Maintain a customer focused mindset while considering all factors which would impact a product’s success
- Help as needed to create production ready SolidWorks models and production drawings
- Participate in the building & preparation of prototypes for testing and demonstration
- Select the raw materials, components and hardware necessary to build or create the product being developed or improved
- Participate in the development of new products that capitalize on our extensive experience in large format thermoforming, and supported by other in-house processes.
- Contribute to a positive collaborative work environment focusing on Lean and continuous improvement initiatives with great flexibility to adopt and learn
- Lead the Engineering Change Request process (ECR/ECN)
- Other duties as assigned

**Skills, Knowledge & Experience**
- Solid understanding of manufacturing constraints & processes to evaluate costs, tempered with a creative solution seeking mindset
- Excellent time management, and communication skills
- Agile project management skills
- Ability to establish priorities, work independently and work collaboratively as part of a team
- Good skills using SolidWorks
- Advanced experience with Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems, specifically in regards to BOMs and product specifications
- Familiar with and understand multi-level Bills of Materials
- Experience with Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) a plus
- Experience taking customer’s design from point of concept into production an asset
- Good understanding of the importance of evaluating a market, researching product potential and developing products for manufacturing also an asset
- Demonstrated problem solving ability
- Attention to detail and multi-tasking
- Technician diploma or degree required
- Minimum 3+ years of experience

**Our Values**
- Collaboration
- Customer Focused
- Agility
- Passion
- Innovation
- Accountability

**What we Offer**

Our greatest asset is our people. In addition to our dedicated, family atmosphere we offer:

- Competitive wages
- On-going career development programs
- Multiple company events **(Culture Club)**:

- Vacation & paid time off
- Extended health care
- Dental care
- Disability and life insurance

Thanks to the collaborative and supportive culture, METHOD is always progressing and understands the importance of growing as a team.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Surrey, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (preferred)

**Experience**:

- estimating: 3 years (preferred)
- Manufacturing: 5 years (preferred)
- Microsoft Excel: 5 years (required)
- SolidWorks: 3 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-04-21
Expected start date: 2024-04-29

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