Junior Production Estimator

Have you ever considered all of the technology and talent that goes into producing a gift card or a hotel key card? Maybe you should!
Let's talk about all of the expertise involved in delivering functional print products to the world's most recognized and respected brands -- and where you might fit in.
PLI is the largest Hospitality, Gift, and Loyalty Card manufacturer on the planet. But we know size without stature is meaningless. Being the biggest is the purposeful result of our determined drive to be the best. Dedicated to our customers' success. Invested in our employees' goals and achievements. We work hard. We play hard.
We nurture our own and give back to our communities. We don't just manufacture an impressive variety of card products. We deliver solutions in card form.

Provide the PLI Salesforce with cost based estimates for all custom products. Assist the PLI salesforce in assessing and providing for customers' needs. Maintain a thorough working knowledge of plant production capabilities and procedures. Merge appropriate cost and production information into production job tickets.

Job Duties:
1. Estimate cost of producing a finished product based on customer specifications received from the sales or operations department using the appropriate production processes.
2. When an estimate is accepted by customer and pricing is approved, merge appropriate estimating information into the job using the estimate prepared.
3. Assist pre-production with merging production process information in production jobs when the job is created by sales using price list estimating.
4. Assist scheduling with creating finished good jobs for production.
5. Maintain estimating standards in the Monarch OA module for estimating.
6. Calculate and merge gang runs.
7. Perform these and other duties as signed by supervisor or other appropriate management personnel.

Qualifications:
1. High School Diploma.
2. Basic math and reading skills.
3. Ability to multi-task.
4. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
5. Ability for paying attention to detail (detail oriented).
6. Strong Excel skills.
7. Five years experience in printing industry.

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, speak, hear and comprehend. The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms on a daily basis. The employee must be able to lift up to 25 pounds on a regular basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

 

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is primarily in an indoor setting, but may be exposed to variable temperature conditions indoor and outside (occasionally extreme heat or extreme cold). The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and dust and/or mite hazards. The employee must be prepared to respond to emergencies should they occur. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.