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Metal Fabrication Estimator
Washington Metal Fabricators | $65,000–$75,000 per year
About the role
Do you know metal fabrication inside and out, and can you look at a print and price it right? Washington Metal Fabricators is hiring an experienced Estimator to turn customer prints into accurate, competitive quotes. This is a dedicated estimating role. Our engineering team handles design, so you can focus on what you do best: pricing work that wins jobs and makes money.
What you'll do
- Review customer prints, drawings, and RFQs, and build detailed estimates for material, labor, machine time, and outside services
- Keep estimates within 10–15% of actual job cost, and review completed jobs to keep improving accuracy
- Estimate work across laser, press brake, punch, machining, welding, paint, and assembly
- Get vendor pricing for materials and outside processes like plating, powder coat, and heat treat
- Work with Sales, Customer Service, and Engineering to resolve questions and meet quote deadlines
What you bring
- 3 years of estimating experience in metal fabrication, or shop floor experience with a background in quoting
- Strong print reading, including GD&T, weld symbols, and bills of materials
- Solid knowledge of carbon steel, stainless, and aluminum, and fabrication processes
- Strong math skills, attention to detail, and experience with Excel and an ERP system
Nice to have
- Hands-on shop floor experience as a fabricator, welder, or press brake operator
- Experience quoting contract manufacturing work for OEM customers
Why Washington Metal Fabricators
- $65,000–$75,000 per year, based on experience
- Stable, growing custom fabrication company
- A focused role where your estimating expertise is valued
Washington Metal Fabricators is an equal opportunity employer.
Pay: $65,095.48 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have estimating or quoting fabricated metal parts?
- Can you read and price from fabrication prints, including GD&T, weld symbols, and bills of materials?
- How did you measure the accuracy of your estimates in your last role, and how close did your quotes typically come to actual job cost?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000