Cost Estimator

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Knowledge and practice of Hutchinson's Health, Safety, and Environmental policies, procedures and requirements

· Maintain current product cost data for all of the Company's products to accurately reflect current production and purchased costs.

· Assists Finance in the annual review of standard product cost data to accurately reflect current costs as well as management's anticipated cost increases to succeeding year.

· Prepare unit cost data necessary for product quotations which reflect current costs of production and all major anticipated cost increases.

· Assist in special projects and costs studies as well as annual year-end audit.

· Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must have good interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate with Finance, Engineering, Sales, Industrialization and other plant and office personnel. Attention must be given to detail and accuracy. Must have good computer skills with a working knowledge of Excel and Word. Must understand product routings and inventory flow in a manufacturing environment.

EDUCATION &/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent; and 4-8 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Must have the ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Infor ERP (MAPICS) MRP software; and Microsoft Excel and Word software.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and process several abstract and concrete variables. Must be able to assess reasonableness of the analysis performed.

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