Mechanical Design / Drafting Supervisor

Principal Responsibilities

• Make day-to-day decisions within or for a group/small department.
• Establish new products into the MRP AS400 system and create the associated Bill-of-Material.
• Thorough knowledge of functional area and department processes.
• Update departmental procedures as needed.
• Develop modeling and drafting best practices by creating best practices, work instructions, checklists, and procedures.
• Train and mentor new employees on modeling, drafting, GD&T and related topics.
• Provide mechanical designs for new products and process drawings for manufacturing using 3D Solid Modeling CAD software.
• Analyze the design for tolerance stack-up, ease of manufacture, compliance to specifications and customer requirements.
• Make recommendations to others in the department based on that analysis.
• Check drawings prior to approval to ensure accuracy and compliance with current practices.

Qualification Guidelines

• Degree in mechanical engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Drafting and/or Computer Aided Design or related engineering field and/or 10 years of experience in design drafting, mechanical design, or manufacturing methods and/or related engineering field in a manufacturing environment or any combination of experience and experience.
• Educated in or experienced in Solid Modeling, drafting methods, print generation/checking and configuration control.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• 3-5 years’ experience in the related area as an individual contributor.
• Knowledge of mechanical design principles and practices, Solid Modeling CAD software and mechanical drafting, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, company products and manufacturing processes.
• Able to interpret customer and industry standards and specifications.
• Able to identify product drawing requirements for new and special products.
• Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.