CAD Technician

About the role

Responsible for generating customer and production drawings for use in the proposal and manufacturing processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create construction drawings, 3D models, and electrical schematics in SolidWorks as required
• Produce timely and accurate drawings and submittals in accordance with company standards and customer specifications
• Provide full and accurate material lists to project management and purchasing
• Create and maintain 3D model and 2D drawing libraries
• Effectively communicate with sales, project management, production, and supervision concerning technical functional questions
• Work together with all departments to provide excellent customer experience
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and Experience

• Associate's degree or combination of education and work experience in a similar position and/or discipline; BS Degree preferred
• Skillful in SolidWorks 3D software
• 3 years' experience in drafting required
• Experience in reading construction drawings preferred
• Strong attention to detail is a must

Computer Skills

• SolidWorks
• QuickBooks
• Microsoft Excel (VBA experience a plus)
• Word
• PowerPoint
• Outlook
• ACT!

Language Ability

• Ability to read and interpret working drawings and specifications
• Ability to write reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Skilled communications

Mathematical / Analytical Ability

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Knowledge of basic electrical calculation, applicable codes and standards, rules and regulations

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to determine alternate project scopes

Quality Responsibility

• Maintain or exceed the degree of excellence requested by internal and external customers
• Follow established policies, quality policies procedures and work instructions
• Use problem solving techniques to solve root causes of problems
• View quality as customer satisfaction
• Take pride in work, in our company and appearance

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to develop relationships at all levels of the company
• High capability to work independently and within a team environment

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to talk or listen
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and use hands and fingers to write, operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone keypad
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus