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Technical Quotes Representative - Sealing & Industrial Components
Upgrade Resources, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Technical Quotes Representative - Sealing & Industrial Components
Job Title: Technical Quotes Representative - Sealing & Industrial Components
Location:
Houston, TX (On-site) Employment Type:
Full-Time Salary:
$65,000 - $75,000 Annually (Based on experience)
Company Introduction
This organization is a leader in precision‑engineered components and supply chain solutions for aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical, and energy industries. With decades of technical expertise and a nationwide engineering and manufacturing network, it helps partners improve product reliability, reduce risk, and maintain the highest quality standards.
Role Overview The Technical Quotes Representative plays a critical role in ensuring customers receive fast, accurate, and technically validated quotations for sealing products and custom‑fabricated components.
This position requires strong technical aptitude, experience interpreting customer drawings and specifications, and deep familiarity with sealing materials and manufacturing processes. The role directly supports sales, engineering, purchasing, and customers, helping XMEK deliver responsive, competitive, and reliable quoting performance.
Core Responsibilities
Prepare accurate, detailed quotes for sealing products, gaskets, O‑rings, PTFE components, and specialty engineered parts
Interpret customer drawings, engineering prints, tolerances, materials, and performance requirements
Validate manufacturability and feasibility before releasing quotes
Collaborate with engineering and operations to confirm capability, cost assumptions, and alternative solutions
Verify material availability, vendor pricing, and lead times through coordination with procurement
Build cost structures for custom components based on BOM, machining/fabrication processes, and material usage
Maintain quoting accuracy across ERP and CRM systems
Communicate with customers to clarify technical details, specifications, and application needs
Provide product and material recommendations when appropriate
Support customer service and sales teams with technical quoting insights
Track quote performance metrics including turnaround time, accuracy rate, and win/loss trends
Required Background
Bachelor's degree preferred; technical or manufacturing‑related degree a plus
2–5 years of experience in sealing products, gaskets, O‑rings, industrial distribution, or engineered components
Proven experience generating technical quotes in a manufacturing or industrial environment
Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, materials, and specifications
Understanding of elastomers, rubber compounds, PTFE, plastics, and common sealing materials
Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as die cutting, molding, extrusion, and machining
Strong Excel skills for costing, breakdowns, and quoting sheets
Excellent communication skills for technical clarification and customer interaction
High accuracy, detail orientation, and ability to work under fast quoting timelines
Ability to collaborate across engineering, purchasing, customer service, and sales
Experience at a sealing/gasket/O‑ring manufacturer or distributor
Knowledge of ASTM, ASME, ISO, or MIL standards for sealing materials
Exposure to application engineering or customer technical support
Understanding of tolerance stack‑ups and GD&T concepts
Experience quoting custom machined PTFE, elastomer, or polymer components
Benefits
Competitive salary plus performance‑based incentives
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
Company‑paid life, AD&D, and long‑term disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions
Paid time off and company holidays starting upon hire
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Cell phone allowance or company‑provided phone
Career growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding company
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Location:
Houston, TX (On-site) Employment Type:
Full-Time Salary:
$65,000 - $75,000 Annually (Based on experience)
Company Introduction
This organization is a leader in precision‑engineered components and supply chain solutions for aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical, and energy industries. With decades of technical expertise and a nationwide engineering and manufacturing network, it helps partners improve product reliability, reduce risk, and maintain the highest quality standards.
Role Overview The Technical Quotes Representative plays a critical role in ensuring customers receive fast, accurate, and technically validated quotations for sealing products and custom‑fabricated components.
This position requires strong technical aptitude, experience interpreting customer drawings and specifications, and deep familiarity with sealing materials and manufacturing processes. The role directly supports sales, engineering, purchasing, and customers, helping XMEK deliver responsive, competitive, and reliable quoting performance.
Core Responsibilities
Prepare accurate, detailed quotes for sealing products, gaskets, O‑rings, PTFE components, and specialty engineered parts
Interpret customer drawings, engineering prints, tolerances, materials, and performance requirements
Validate manufacturability and feasibility before releasing quotes
Collaborate with engineering and operations to confirm capability, cost assumptions, and alternative solutions
Verify material availability, vendor pricing, and lead times through coordination with procurement
Build cost structures for custom components based on BOM, machining/fabrication processes, and material usage
Maintain quoting accuracy across ERP and CRM systems
Communicate with customers to clarify technical details, specifications, and application needs
Provide product and material recommendations when appropriate
Support customer service and sales teams with technical quoting insights
Track quote performance metrics including turnaround time, accuracy rate, and win/loss trends
Required Background
Bachelor's degree preferred; technical or manufacturing‑related degree a plus
2–5 years of experience in sealing products, gaskets, O‑rings, industrial distribution, or engineered components
Proven experience generating technical quotes in a manufacturing or industrial environment
Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, materials, and specifications
Understanding of elastomers, rubber compounds, PTFE, plastics, and common sealing materials
Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as die cutting, molding, extrusion, and machining
Strong Excel skills for costing, breakdowns, and quoting sheets
Excellent communication skills for technical clarification and customer interaction
High accuracy, detail orientation, and ability to work under fast quoting timelines
Ability to collaborate across engineering, purchasing, customer service, and sales
Experience at a sealing/gasket/O‑ring manufacturer or distributor
Knowledge of ASTM, ASME, ISO, or MIL standards for sealing materials
Exposure to application engineering or customer technical support
Understanding of tolerance stack‑ups and GD&T concepts
Experience quoting custom machined PTFE, elastomer, or polymer components
Benefits
Competitive salary plus performance‑based incentives
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
Company‑paid life, AD&D, and long‑term disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions
Paid time off and company holidays starting upon hire
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Cell phone allowance or company‑provided phone
Career growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding company
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