**NEW** COSTING ENGINEER - POOLE, UK - £26,000 - £29,000 pa + BENEFITS

**NEW** COSTING ENGINEER - POOLE, UK - £26,000 - £29,000 pa + BENEFITS

JOB TITLE

Costing Engineer

JOB LOCATION

Poole, UK

JOB REF

SP\ENG\130310

SALARY

£26,000 - £29,000 pa + Annual Bonus + Pension Scheme

JOB DESCRIPTION
A well established company providing high pressure valves and fluid controls for the Marine, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Nuclear markets are looking for a Costing Engineer to join their team.

The role requires a person with a mechanical engineering background having extensive knowledge of assembly and manufacturing processes and possessing good estimating skills, in conjunction with a sound working knowledge of spreadsheets. This person will be part of the Production Engineering team.

•     Respond to requests from the sales team to provide them with accurate product costs, to enable the correct sales prices to be calculated and maintain profit margins.
•     Estimate manufacturing cycle times (Set & Run) for CNC turning and milling and also manual machining, de-burring and cleaning.
•     Estimate times for our in-house assembly and testing procedures.
•     Estimate sub-contract machining costs and purchased material costs.
•     Use our cost analysis spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel 2010 based) to calculate at total product cost using a combination of estimates and verified manufacturing costs,
•     Enter estimated set and run data into the in-house production routes stored in our MRP system and update these to verified times when available.
•     Liaise with the production and design engineers, reviewing new products before they are released into production in order to ensure that a cost effective product is produced.
•     Contribute to Value Analysis and Value Engineering projects (VAVE)
•     Perform any other duties commensurate with the nature and level of the post as may be reasonably required.
•     All employees are to take reasonable care of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. You are to co-operate with the employer (or anyone else) to ensure that statutory provisions are meet. You must not intentionally misuse or interfere with anything provided to you for health and safety reasons. You must use all plant equipment and hazardous substances in accordance with the instruction and training provided to you and you must report any dangerous situations and shortcomings in the Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire Safety (SHEF) Management System. All employees are to comply in full with the Company’s SHEF Policy.

Requirements:

•     Qualified to HNC level or actively working towards completion of a similar mechanical or production engineering qualification and possess a minimum four years experience working in an engineering based role.
•     Possess a sound understanding of modern manufacturing methods and assembly techniques.
•     Able to accurately estimate manufacturing and assembly cycle times and material costs.
•     Conversant with the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
•     Good knowledge of Lean Manufacture, Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE)
•     Ability to learn new skills and procedures and work to tight deadlines.

Candidates should be

•     Good strong team player.
•     Methodical and well organised.
•     Creative thinking – Not afraid to suggest alternative methods / processes etc.
•     A can do / proactive approach with a positive attitude.
•     Self motivated with the ability to work independently.
•     Fully committed to continuous improvement.
•     Good communication skills.
•     Demonstrate a desire to progress and succeed

Salary

£26,000 – 29,000 + Annual Bonus + 25 days per year plus bank and English public holidays (Company closure between Christmas and New Year) + Pension + Share Scheme

To Apply

For more information call Benjamin Carter on +44 (0) 2380 633 399.

For more information and to apply for this position, please follow the link below:

http://www.marineresources.co.uk/costing-engineer-poole-uk-130310