Sample Designer Estimator

Company Overview

Sampco Companies is the nation's premier provider of marketing tools to a variety of industries. Headquartered in the beautiful Berkshires, we have five additional manufacturing and fulfillment facilities located across the country.

Job Overview

The Sample Designer/Estimator position is responsible for project quoting, cost estimating, process engineering support/development, quality assurance and R & D. In addition, this position is also involved with creating, revising and maintaining all CAD Drawings and BOM’s throughout the organization. As a member of our team, you would also be accountable for upholding the company safety standards and training employees in our procedures and processes.

Responsibilities

Quoting/Estimates:

• Perform a thorough review of all estimate requests with appropriate Sales and Production personnel to develop accurate specifications for pricing, assembly specifications and procedures.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates on new products through coordination with manufacturing time studies and purchasing.
• Determine cost effective means of fabrication as well as raw material usage.

Drawings:

• Generate detailed CAD drawings using TurboCAD, SolidWorks, etc.
• Generate Bill of Materials to meet the production criteria.
• Communicate specification and assembly procedures to manufacturing personnel for new product layouts/projects.

R&D, Prototyping and Equipment:

• Lead and/or coordinate the design and fabrication of prototypes.
• Work closely with manufacturing and purchasing personnel to evaluate and propose new manufacturing processes and alternate raw material applications for potential cost savings and/or improved quality/safety procedures.
• Analyze, evaluate and present information to management concerning production capabilities, manufacturing problems, as well as design and development of new products.
• Write process specification for equipment operations and detailed assembly procedures.
• Generate CNC programs to support our CNC Router equipment.
• Provide technical support for specialty manufacturing equipment and processes, such as , Thermwood CNC router, Tecnema tile saw and layered sample projects.

Safety & Quality:

• Utilize SDS and other sources to determine requirements for PPE and other safety considerations for new projects/samples.
• In concert with the plant manager, guide, instruct and train QA technicians in daily inspection requirements.
• Manage and track First Piece Sign Off’s (FPSO’s) needs.
• Confer with QA technicians and manufacturing personnel to rectify quality issues.
• Create and uphold standards for new products to maintain quality and production efficiency.
• Prepare corrective action reports and define procedures for internal/external quality discrepancies; report findings and recommendations to VP of Manufacturing, Engineering-Safety Manager and Plant Manager.
• Travel as needed to Sampco branches in Georgia, Texas, Indiana, Pennsylvania and/or to customers.
• Other duties as assigned.