Large manufacturing company requires a person who would be able to interpret technical drawings and then calculate the actual cost to manufacture the items.
Key Responsibilities
- Review manufacturing drawings and specifications to determine manufacturing costs
- Estimate manufacturing costs by gathering data on each stock item that needs to be manufactured – the weight, the size, the density, the type of material to be used, as well the processes used to manufacture the item.
- Also consider the cost of labour, raw material, transport costs and other overhead costs to manufacture the actual item.
- Develop unit cost models for standard shelving and racking items.
- Prepare and update the costing sheet.
- Ensure that the costing sheet is kept updated constantly.
- Generate product codes for each new item and keep the product code data base updated.
- Collaborate with technical, production and sales teams to ensure accuracy of the item to be manufactured.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Must be proficient in Excel
- Experience in ERP system preferred – Syspro preferred.
- Minimum two years of work experience in similar role
- Able to read technical drawings (familiar with draughting design tools such as Autocad and Inventor).
- Knowledge of the manufacturing process – preferred
- Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure (meet tight deadlines)
- Excellent communication skills
