Senior Technical Estimator

Ellsworth Adhesives•Elk Grove Village, IL

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Ellsworth Adhesives, a global leader in specialty chemicals and equipment distribution and adhesive manufacturing, is seeking a Senior Technical Estimator. This role, reporting to Tape Case, LLC (an Ellsworth Corporation company) in Elk Grove Village, IL, is an on-site position. The Senior Technical Estimator will act as the subject matter expert, analyzing project requirements, plans, and specifications to determine labor, material, equipment, and service needs. They will develop cost estimates for projects based on scope, specifications, and proposals using appropriate methodologies and tools. This role also involves utilizing project management skills to oversee sales opportunities from technical sales through the initial production process. TapeCase specializes in designing, converting, manufacturing, and distributing highly engineered adhesive tape products, offering custom tape solutions through extensive converting services.

Requirements

5+ years of experience with flexible materials required.
3+ years of experience in estimating or quoting in the converting industry required.
High School diploma or GED required.
Advanced knowledge of Excel formulas.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written (English).
Ability to effectively communicate with employees of varying education levels across multiple divisions.
Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 standards and requirements.
Strong basic math skills.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints required.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision/guidance.
Ability to provide a high-level of customer service and serve in a customer-facing role.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
AutoCAD knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with customers and company resources to recommend machinery and tools to use to manufacture products.
Creates and documents procedures for quotes, BOM, and routing, and can train other team members.
Reads blueprints, understands the quality requirements and the feasibility of the project, and creates red-line drawings for any requested changes.
Uses benchmark data, trends, prior estimates, and historical pricing schedules to generate detailed cost estimates that consist of itemized lists of expenses, labor hours, material quantities, and potential cost variations.
Designs and purchases production tooling, creates BOM to dictate the raw material purchases, and creates routing to set up the production processes.