Qualification B.E./B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Reports to Managing Director (MD) Salary 8-8.5 LPA (negotiable for an outstanding candidate) Key responsibilities Product costing and estimation Cost products end-to-end from engineering drawings and specifications. Prepare BOMs; calculate material weights, consumption, nesting, scrap and wastage. Estimate raw material, cutting, fabrication, welding, machining, casting, heat treatment, painting, labour and overhead costs. Include packing, freight and export documentation costs where relevant. Costing system and rates Build and maintain machine-hour rates, labour rates and overhead absorption for both units. Set scrap and yield norms by material: MS, SS, Bright Bar, Hardox 450/500, engineering steels, castings. Create standard costing sheets by product family and keep a historical cost database. Set up or improve costing masters in the ERP. Pricing, control and reporting Give pricing recommendations with margin logic for every quotation. Compare estimated vs actual cost on completed orders; find the cause of every major gap. Identify savings: material substitution, better nesting, process changes, make-vs-buy. Send a monthly profitability and variance report to the MD. Handle pricing, cost and customer data with complete confidentiality. Coordination Work with Purchase (material and vendor rates), Production (cycle times, process routes) and Sales (enquiries, deadlines) for accurate, on-time quotes. Required skills Strong reading of mechanical and GA drawings; independent BOM and weight calculation. Hands-on costing of fabrication, machining, casting and industrial components. Material knowledge of MS, SS, Bright Bar, Hardox 450/500 and engineering steels. Advanced Excel; AutoCAD or other CAD for reading drawings; ERP experience preferred. Clear communicator who can explain cost and margin to Sales and the MD. Industry background (in order of priority) 1. 2. 3. First priority: cement plant equipment and spares, mining equipment, bulk material handling (bucket elevators, conveyors, feeders, crushers, chutes, hoppers, wear liners). Next: heavy engineering, steel fabrication, wear-resistant steel products, foundry or machining for industrial equipment. Acceptable only if exceptional: other industrial manufacturing with heavy fabrication content.