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Costing Estimator (Manufacturing)
Sentinel Staffing Services
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germiston, South-Africa
Location
germiston
Posted
June 09, 2026
Commute
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Job Description
SUMMARY:
Large manufacturing company requires a person who would be able to interpret technical drawings and then calculate the actual cost to manufacture the items.
POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities
- Review manufacturing drawings and specifications to determine manufacturing costs
- Estimate manufacturing costs by gathering data on each stock item that needs to be manufactured β the weight, the size, the density, the type of material to be used, as well the processes used to manufacture the item.
- Also consider the cost of labour, raw material, transport costs and other overhead costs to manufacture the actual item.
- Develop unit cost models for standard shelving and racking items.
- Prepare and update the costing sheet.
- Ensure that the costing sheet is kept updated constantly.
- Generate product codes for each new item and keep the product code data base updated.
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