Estimator

Position Overview

Ultimate Staffing Services is actively seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Estimator to join our client located in Newark, California. This role is crucial for delivering custom packaging solutions to clients by managing the estimation and costing process from start to finish. The Estimator will work closely with the Regional Supply Chain Director to develop manufacturing standards and provide accurate quotes, ensuring pricing accuracy and protecting margins.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate cost estimates using ERP systems, Excel, and product builders.
• Convert engineered drawings/designs into detailed BOMs for custom packaging solutions.
• Calculate material, labor, machine/work center, equipment, and overhead costs to determine pricing.
• Deliver estimates within tight timelines to support quotations, proposals, and project execution.
• Use the ERP system to create, manage, and track estimates and costing.
• Develop and maintain product builders for standardized components and faster estimating.
• Update and improve the costing template to reflect all required cost elements.
• Analyze drawings and prepare accurate BOMs with material specs, quantities, and process details.
• Create labor estimates through routing, process by process, for costing and initial production planning.
• Estimate machine run hours, standard running times, and work center costs during the design stage.
• Prepare material layouts and die layouts at the estimation phase for use during production.
• Work closely with local sourcing teams to ensure current material pricing and availability.
• Develop and maintain should-cost models for traded materials to improve turnaround on multi-material solutions.
• Partner with design, engineering, finance, production, sourcing, and sales teams to ensure estimates align with production capability, cost control, customer needs, and sales ROI expectations.
• Continuously improve estimating, BOM creation, ERP usage, and builder efficiency.
• Strengthen costing accuracy to avoid underpricing and support faster business decisions.
• Prepare monthly reports on estimation accuracy, lead time, and costing performance trends.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent work experience).

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in estimating, preferably in a manufacturing environment for customizable products.
• Proficiency in using ERP systems for estimating and product configuration is required.

Languages

• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Professional Principles

• To act in a professional and ethical manner at all times.
• To maintain a positive work environment and recognize that this is a shared responsibility and includes recognition, respect, cooperation, and open communication.

Skills and Competencies

• Technical Skills: Strong experience in ERP systems and product builders; proficiency in should-cost modeling and cost analysis; strong manufacturing background, including time studies, production flow, and machine setup costs; advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and other estimating tools; experience in creating and managing Bills of Materials (BOMs) from engineered drawings and designs.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze technical drawings, calculate costs, and develop efficient cost models.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in coordinating with sourcing, sales, and production teams.
• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in estimates and BOM creation, with strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Work Hours

Monday - Friday, 1st Shift

Benefits

Compensation for this position ranges from $85,000 to $90,000 annually.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.