Quoting & Estimating• Provide customers with quotations for any cutting, folding, welding and fabrication needs they have using Epicor ERP ensuring high levels of customer service.• Ensure adequate information is obtained to provide complete and accurate quotes and estimates, including sufficiently detailed drawings.• Prepare formal quotation documents ensuring scope of supply is well defined, prices are accurate and good communication is maintained with the customer to ensure… Show more Quoting & Estimating• Provide customers with quotations for any cutting, folding, welding and fabrication needs they have using Epicor ERP ensuring high levels of customer service.• Ensure adequate information is obtained to provide complete and accurate quotes and estimates, including sufficiently detailed drawings.• Prepare formal quotation documents ensuring scope of supply is well defined, prices are accurate and good communication is maintained with the customer to ensure agreement on terms.• Follow-up submitted quotes with the customer concerned maximising potential opportunities.• Review the capability to supply and scope of orders with the General Manager/Manufacturing Co-ordinators, particularly on larger orders with reliable and accurate information.• Use AutoCAD, Tube Design and Solidworks to modify customers drawings where required and implement changes.• Use of Trumpf TruTops Boost and TruTops Fab Software to generate programs for cutting and bending for quoting purposes.Manufacturing & Administration Interface• Review orders received against quotations to identify variations and ensure adequate information.• Proactively manage the hand-over of job information to the Project Engineering Manager or Production Centre Manager, ensuring accurate and complete transfer of information.• Liaise with the Project Engineering Manager to follow through jobs during the manufacturing process with effective communication to ensure a smooth production process and satisfaction of customer requirements.• Attend or provide input into weekly sales meetings, ensuring tasks and priorities are clear.• Review completed jobs/projects with the GM Engineering & Project Engineering Manager to ensure lessons are learned to prevent future problems and to optimise processes concerned.• Follow through jobs during the manufacture process with effective communication to ensure smooth production process and satisfaction of customer result. Show less

• Clean up extraneous data from CAD drawings and save in format for input to nesting software to maintain a more efficient part library function.• Apply correct tooling for formed parts ensuring a complete form programming is provided. Apply correct cutting paths and parameters to laser parts placing tabs to hold part in sheet.• Perform nesting of parts, ensuring efficiency of part placement in material sheets; create NC programs for parts too large for nesting or requiring special… Show more • Clean up extraneous data from CAD drawings and save in format for input to nesting software to maintain a more efficient part library function.• Apply correct tooling for formed parts ensuring a complete form programming is provided. Apply correct cutting paths and parameters to laser parts placing tabs to hold part in sheet.• Perform nesting of parts, ensuring efficiency of part placement in material sheets; create NC programs for parts too large for nesting or requiring special tooling such as louvers.• Compare order revision to part library revision and update as needed to match manufacturing order; verify part is correctly routed to fabrication machines.• Create NC programs for new or revised parts based on need.• Order material based on job requirements and stock levels. Show less

• Provide customers with quotations for any cutting, bending, welding and fabrication needs they have. • Follow up on a daily basis with production to ascertain how the orders are being processed and where in production they are. This information is passed onto the client to keep a track on progress of order placed.• Use AutoCAD to create part drawings for fabrication as well as customers when needed.

Run production for our Key Account being RSI, Rock Solid Industries, link to website attached.• Manage 20-30 staff members, ensuring all are aware of what is required from them with regards to what needs to be cut, bent or welded that day, packed etc.• Oversee production across all departments being nesting, laser cutting, welding, bending/folding, grinding, assembly, packing and dispatch

Manage production staff and manufacture systems for polyurethane and epoxy flooring

• Handle all estimating associated with Key Accounts and Laser Bars• Develop manufacturing estimates, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, machining processes, tooling, production equipment capabilities, assembly methods and quality control standards.• Utilize machined component manufacturing experience to review drawing requirements and identify special requirements or possible processing concerns.• Analyze specifications, blueprints, and layouts to… Show more • Handle all estimating associated with Key Accounts and Laser Bars• Develop manufacturing estimates, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, machining processes, tooling, production equipment capabilities, assembly methods and quality control standards.• Utilize machined component manufacturing experience to review drawing requirements and identify special requirements or possible processing concerns.• Analyze specifications, blueprints, and layouts to determine tooling, plan sequence of operation, and machining requirements based on applied knowledge of material properties, machining, and fabrication.• Determine if the items submitted fit within the company’s manufacturing capabilities and product scope.• Identify specialized processes to be performed by outside suppliers and assist with preparation of drawings, specifications, and sufficient instructions for RFQ to be generated. • Review awarded work for revision changes• Work collaboratively with other departments to provide and/or request assistance as needed. Show less

The Laser Bars division of Laser Junction was established in 2007. The division has successfully developed and supplied Nudge bars for the national P&A division of General Motors, Kia, Daihatsu, Suzuki Auto SA, SsangYong, Mahindra and other vehicle manufacturers during this time.http://www.laserbars.co.za/default.aspx• Follow up on a daily basis the Manufacturing Order and Process List feature in BlueSteel (in-house program used to track sales and manufacturing orders) to… Show more The Laser Bars division of Laser Junction was established in 2007. The division has successfully developed and supplied Nudge bars for the national P&A division of General Motors, Kia, Daihatsu, Suzuki Auto SA, SsangYong, Mahindra and other vehicle manufacturers during this time.http://www.laserbars.co.za/default.aspx• Follow up on a daily basis the Manufacturing Order and Process List feature in BlueSteel (in-house program used to track sales and manufacturing orders) to keep a track on all orders placed by Sales and Account Managers as well as myself for processing.• Provide customers with quotations on the BlueQuotes System for any cutting, bending, welding and fabrication needs they have. To be done in conjunction with BlueSteel.• Use AutoCAD to create part drawings for fabrication as well as customers when needed.• Use TruTops-(Tube CAD and Tube) to produce CAD drawings for programming of Laser Tube cutting machine.• Create production plan from sales and stock forecast spreadsheet.• Manage accuracy of goods outsourced and received, as well as stock levels. • Submit production, stock and sales report to Directors on a weekly basis. • Responsible for the adherence of all SOP’s and other production related procedures.• Maintain 5s in the department, promote a safe working environment ensuring all Safety Regulations are adhered to. • Handle problems related to production by giving corrective action for quality problems.• Conduct morning green area meetings, discussion and feedback with team members.• Raise Non-conformance reports (NCR’s) and conduct root cause analysis using 5why. Show less

• Provide customers with quotations on the BlueQuotes System for any cutting, bending, welding and fabrication needs they have. To be done in conjunction with BlueSteel.• Follow up on a daily basis the Draw From Stock and Process List feature in BlueSteel to keep a track on all orders placed by Sales and Account Managers for processing.• Use AutoCAD to create drawings and TruTops-(Tube CAD and Tube) to produce CAD drawings for programming of Laser cutting machine.• Create production… Show more • Provide customers with quotations on the BlueQuotes System for any cutting, bending, welding and fabrication needs they have. To be done in conjunction with BlueSteel.• Follow up on a daily basis the Draw From Stock and Process List feature in BlueSteel to keep a track on all orders placed by Sales and Account Managers for processing.• Use AutoCAD to create drawings and TruTops-(Tube CAD and Tube) to produce CAD drawings for programming of Laser cutting machine.• Create production schedule with the help of orders required/placed on the system as well as using forecasts.• Handle problems related to production by giving corrective action for quality problems.• Submit production report to management on daily basis.• Manage all orders placed, for cutting, bending and welding for our Key Accounts as well as other customers.• Manage 15-20 staff members, ensuring all are aware of what is required from them with regards to what needs to be cut, bent or welded that day, packed etc. Show less

• Provide customers with quotations on the BlueQuotes System for any cutting, bending, welding and fabrication needs they have. To be done in conjunction with BlueSteel.• Follow up on a daily basis the Draw From Stock to ascertain how the orders are being processed and where in production they are. This information is passed onto the client to keep a track on progress of order placed.Laser Junction was established in 1995 and began with a dream, one Laser cutting machine and a… Show more • Provide customers with quotations on the BlueQuotes System for any cutting, bending, welding and fabrication needs they have. To be done in conjunction with BlueSteel.• Follow up on a daily basis the Draw From Stock to ascertain how the orders are being processed and where in production they are. This information is passed onto the client to keep a track on progress of order placed.Laser Junction was established in 1995 and began with a dream, one Laser cutting machine and a small factory. Over the years, we have grown from a small five person operation into one of South Africa's largest Laser cutting companies.We have constantly re-invented ourselves to ensure that our service levels are the best in the industry. From training new staff to ensure that customers are offered excellent service, to acquiring new machinery to ensure that we are at the forefront of the Laser cutting and fabrication industry in South Africa.We have been a dominant force within the laser cutting industry and have always set the standards for others to follow. Awesome technology coupled with an excellent, knowledgeable staff complement have ensured that we are, and will remain, at the top of the laser cutting and fabrication industry in South Africa Show less

AfricaBlue, a renowned Autodesk Value Added Reseller (VAR) and Autodesk Authorised Training Centre (ATC) located in KwaZulu Natal. Previously known as Durban CAD Centre, we specialise in CAD software solutions for the Manufacturing industry by offering a full spectrum of CAD related services to our clients, from providing genuine Autodesk software, to quality training, implementation and support.

•Creating plans and elevations using Articad, for clients and factory•Liasing with clients as to there design and product needs•Sales of granite and kitchen units•Costing and Quotes•Site visits to mark electrical, plumbing etc•Submitting plans to factory for manufacture

•Point of sale/acrylic Manufacturer for the make up industry•Purchasing of materials•Generating quotes and costing•Creating AutoCAD drawings in AutoCAD 2004•Creating Adobe Illustrator visuals for clients•Liasing with clients ( Chanel, Estee Lauder, Clarins etc ) as to design and concept of POS units required•Arranging packaging and delivery•Project managing from concept to delivery

•Conduct routine inspections of Bonded Warehouses, 3rd Schedule rebate manufacturers and4th Schedule rebate manufacturers.•Inspected licensee’s import documents, delivery notes, dispatch orders etc and liaised withthe clients clearing agents when necessary.•Drafted and issued letters for penalties, Duty and VAT if contraventions found.•DA314 (stop note) Audits-conduct tariff audits to determine if applicable rate of duty has been paid. Recalculated duties and VAT payable if… Show more •Conduct routine inspections of Bonded Warehouses, 3rd Schedule rebate manufacturers and4th Schedule rebate manufacturers.•Inspected licensee’s import documents, delivery notes, dispatch orders etc and liaised withthe clients clearing agents when necessary.•Drafted and issued letters for penalties, Duty and VAT if contraventions found.•DA314 (stop note) Audits-conduct tariff audits to determine if applicable rate of duty has been paid. Recalculated duties and VAT payable if tariff heading found to be incorrect. Arranged clearing agents to process necessary vouchers of correction to amend T.H. and duties etc on Import Entry.•Refund Claims•Site Approvals for proposed Show less

• Despatch goods to drivers for delivery• Deliver parts to various clients• Take telephone orders• Front counter sales