Who is Senior plc?
Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries. Senior designs manufacture and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, and land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.
Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it …
Safety – Integrity – Customer Focus – Respect & Trust – Accountability – Excellence
Who are Jet Products & Ketema?
Ketema is part of the Aerospace division of Senior plc and is located in El Cajon, CA.
We are a technology-driven, team-oriented manufacturing company that takes pride in the relationships we build with our customers, suppliers, and with each other. We offer exciting career opportunities in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment and reward employees who are motivated, innovative, and results-oriented. We are looking for dedicated individuals to join us in engineering solutions for our customers.
What Does the Job Involve?
The Estimator will prepare accurate cost estimates of producing products and assesses the cost-effectiveness of make versus buy decisions by developing detailed labor sequences, material requirements, tooling costs, and initial startup costs from very complicated product drawings or systems.
What Will My Day to Day Be Like?
- Initiates make/buy decisions, develops raw/purchased material and subcontract plan from customer blueprints and specifications, develops sketches/drawings (O.I.S.'s) as needed, initiates RFQ's, coordinates suppliers, evaluates responses, structures estimated bill of material, and enters pricing accordingly.
- Reviews customer or in-house RFQ for all appurtenant data; calculates and determines time standards; develops manufacturing plans, support tooling plans, indirect departments start-up and nonrecurring support costs, and manufacturing and delivery schedules.
- Coordinates, guides, and reviews the proposal efforts of other less experienced estimators for large proposals to determine if approach and logic are valid and consistent with standards set by the department and E & P Manual.
- Reviews data and analyzes cost-effectiveness of follow on proposals.
- Reviews customer drawings and requirements to determine if design changes could be incorporated to enhance the competitiveness of the proposal.
What Key Skills and Experience Do I Need?
- Balance figures
- Compile statistics
- Coordinate meetings
- Develop office procedures
- Input data into computer programs
- Proofread documents
- Research information
- Use computer packages to prepare graphics
- Use computerized spreadsheets to conduct analysis
- Customer-focused, maintains high energy and a sense of urgency.
- Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to remain calm in the face of adversity.
- Able to quickly analyze data and generate countermeasures that meet customer expectations and organizational objectives.
- Efficient in the use of PowerPoint presentation tools and Excel spreadsheets.
What Qualifications Should I Have?
- Technical Degree or equivalent
- Experience: 5 – 7 Yeas experience as Estimator in Manufacturing Aerospace
Why Join Senior Aerospace Jet Products & Ketema?
Joining Senior means not only a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team, but you will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, commission plan, and a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, employee recognition program, matching 401k plan, paid vacation, flexible hours, employee wellness activities, tuition reimbursement, and community involvement initiatives.
If offer of employment is made it will be contingent upon passing all of the following: Drug Test, Background Check, ITAR and U.S. Export Compliance Screening.
Equal Opportunity Employer: minority/female/disability/veteran
Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for trade compliance control purposes. Additionally, potential employee’s names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.