Drafting Manager

Essential Functions

Lead and manage the multi-site-based drafting team, including staffing, performance evaluation, development, and conflict resolution.
Oversee the production of high-quality CAD drawings and documentation for customer orders, ensuring adherence to technical specifications and delivery timelines.
Support development, implement, and maintain drafting systems, standards, and best practices in partnership with the Drafting System Analyst and Programming.
Cook with the Sr Manager of Project Administration, Directors of Sales, Manufacturing leaders and VP of Engineering to align goals and objectives.
Support the deployment of drafting standards and training programs across all engineering sites.
Provide training resources and systems to ensure drafting team proficiency and consistent application of standards.
Interpret customer and engineering requirements into clear, actionable drafting deliverables.
Collaborate with quality and manufacturing departments to ensure drafting output aligns with fabrication and welding requirements, tolerances, and quality expectations.
Investigate and resolve shop and field drafting issues; implement corrective measures to avoid recurrence.
Maintain effective communication with internal departments, vendors, and customers to support project success and customer satisfaction.

Other Important Details About The Role

The incumbent must demonstrate a high level of technical expertise in drafting and CAD practices. A strong understanding of the end-use application of lighting and transportation products is essential, along with working knowledge of fabrication, welding processes, and manufacturing workflows, as well as quality assurance standards and methods. As a manager, this individual must possess well-developed leadership capabilities to effectively guide, develop, and empower a technical drafting team, driving productivity and performance at both the team and departmental levels. Success in this role requires the ability to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and commercial functions, influencing outcomes and aligning drafting efforts with organizational goals. Strong communication skills are critical, enabling the incumbent to clearly convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and to represent the drafting function in cross-functional decision-making.

Required Qualifications Of Every Candidate

• Familiarity with steel structure fabrication, welding procedures, and quality assurance standards
• Drafting and supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and training programs
• Experience deploying and supporting multi-site CAD standards and systems
• A track record of driving continuous improvement in drafting workflows, quality, or productivity through system or process enhancements
• Demonstrated experience in PDM/PLM tool utilization to support alignment of customer specifications to drafting and product documentation.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following: Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision), 401k retirement plan with company match, Paid time off, Employer paid life insurance, Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave, Work Life Support, Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year, Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more.

Reasonable Accommodation

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