Cost Estimator

Hutchinson • Grand-Rapids, MI

9d • Onsite

About The Position

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

Requirements

• 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.
• Good computer skills with a working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Understand product routings and inventory flow in a manufacturing environment.
• 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge and practice of Hutchinson’s Health, Safety, and Environmental policies, procedures and requirements

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive Health Benefits (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
• Company-Paid Coverage (Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D Insurance)
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(k) retirement plan, featuring an employer match
• Global Opportunities & Local Impact

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree