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Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

J. Gifford Inc.Waterloo, IA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Costing Engineer Job Duties :

  • Generate new part cost calculations, existing part cost calculations, and cost break-downs as needed.
  • Create and utilize Excel spreadsheets to perform complex calculations, track data, and publish reports.
  • Identify the cost components and cost drivers of current manufacturing processes within the company.
  • Estimate the cost to produce a part for a new manufacturing process.
  • Estimate part packaging costs.
  • Create Bill of Materials and routings in ERP system.
  • Investigate and correct ERP costing errors.
  • Work with Industrial Engineer Department to estimate tooling costs.
  • Work with Industrial Engineer Department in Mexico to keep the cycle time and setup time tables / files up-to-date for existing and new part processes.
  • Work with the Controlling Department in Mexico to make changes to information in SAP, including defining machine hour rates.
  • Prepare reports and monitor key performance indicators.
  • Ability to read and comprehend part drawings, material specifications, dimension and tolerances, and GD&T.
  • Ability to identify the manufacturing processes and assembly steps required to manufacture a part from a drawing, bill of material or verbal description.
  • Knowledge of a broad range of production equipment, manufacturing and assembly processes, gauges and fixtures. Qualifications :
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering and 2 years' experience with product costing or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Experience with manufacturing and assembly processes
  • Working knowledge of cost accounting terms and practices