About the role
Duties/Responsibilities
- Collaborates and coordinates with Sales, Planners/CSR’s, customers, vendors and staff.
- Coordinates with planners for efficient cost options and may recommend changes or improvements. Makes recommendations on production process and equipment based on job parameters, volume and cost.
- The Estimator must regularly analyze customer needs, technical and commercial printing constraints and company resources/capabilities then choose among several alternative courses of action to select the best cost proposal
- Able to work with abstract designs and create a rough “plan” for job production and will exercise the use of creative problem solving skills
- Sensitive to the protection of the organization’s value by maintaining confidentiality
- Work efficiently and effectively to assure completion of estimates to meet customer demand
- Performing other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by the manager
Qualifications
Educational/Training Requirement:
- High School Diploma
- Technical School training desired
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Experience: 3 years Preferred
Preferred Education and Experience
- Print Estimating and/or Job planning experience is preferred
- Knowledge of color, paper, and print-flow operations highly recommended (including offset and digital sheetfed, digital webfed, wide format, bindery, finishing and direct mail.
- Knowledge of operations from layout to post press including finishing and mail is preferred
- Familiar with Print MIS systems desired, EFI Monarch or PSI
- Solid working knowledge of printing/finishing processes, paper, ink, computer operations as well as the competitive market and purchasing
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Skills include Organizational, Customer Service, strong problem solving, analytical and multitasking abilities
- Excellent math skills and measure in applying customer specifications including algebra, equations and geometry
- Proficient in MS office, particularly excel and word and EFI Monarch software
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Critical thinking skills, problem solving, logical and practical
- Working independently or with a team
- Conscious of Quality, Safety and Security
- Flexible and able to work with deadlines, work load requirements and able to prioritize estimates based on customer and production demands
- Adaptability Attendance/Punctuality