CAD Drafter

nVent•Millington, MD

6d•$17 - $32

About The Position

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: Join a team where your ambition and skills will be put to the test, and together, we will develop world-class solutions! As a CAD Drafter at nVent Management Company, you will play a crucial role in the composition and implementation of our innovative electrical solutions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse team and contribute to projects that ensure safety and efficiency. Here’s what you will do: Use customer specifications, drawings, and sales quotes to develop detailed structural/mechanical drawing packages, including floor plans, sections, elevations, part drawings, and anchor/lifting layouts under the direction of the project engineer. Collaborate with the project engineer to make certain all documentation is provided and prepare requests for information when vital. Develop and revise drawings per customer specifications and internal markups, ensuring compliance with code requirements and standard practices. Provide dimensioned locations for cable tray, lighting, grounding, and other electrical equipment. Develop details on attachment methods for electrical items and equipment. Build detailed drawings for rack-mounted plates for protection/control panels. Prepare bend specifications, weld specifications, and flat patterns for sheet metal elements applied in assembling prefabricated buildings and protection/control panels. Modify wire diagrams as directed by the project engineer. Engage with team members across departments to improve quality, reduce errors, and enhance efficiency.

Requirements

A high school diploma or G.E.D.
Three years of drafting or equivalent experience preferred.
Familiarity with fastening and joining techniques, especially sheet metal-related.
Understanding of AWS welding symbols and their application to engineered working drawings.
Knowledge of drafting standards and manufacturing processes.
Demonstrated skills using SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
Proven skills in attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong written and verbal communication abilities, with the capacity to work together with individuals across various functional divisions.
Ability to build and maintain effective work relationships across functional areas.
Ability to analyze and troubleshoot build issues while providing direction to facilitate the assembly of products.

Responsibilities

Use customer specifications, drawings, and sales quotes to develop detailed structural/mechanical drawing packages, including floor plans, sections, elevations, part drawings, and anchor/lifting layouts under the direction of the project engineer.
Collaborate with the project engineer to make certain all documentation is provided and prepare requests for information when vital.
Develop and revise drawings per customer specifications and internal markups, ensuring compliance with code requirements and standard practices.
Provide dimensioned locations for cable tray, lighting, grounding, and other electrical equipment.
Develop details on attachment methods for electrical items and equipment.
Build detailed drawings for rack-mounted plates for protection/control panels.
Prepare bend specifications, weld specifications, and flat patterns for sheet metal elements applied in assembling prefabricated buildings and protection/control panels.
Modify wire diagrams as directed by the project engineer.
Engage with team members across departments to improve quality, reduce errors, and enhance efficiency.

Benefits

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com .
Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
Innovative & adaptable
Dedicated to absolute integrity
Focused on the customer first
Respectful and team oriented
Optimistic and energizing
Accountable for performance
Benefits to support the lives of our employees
Pay Transparency
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
Compensation Range: $17.20 - $31.90 Per Hour
Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.
Benefit Overview
At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.
Transforms initial rough product designs using computer aided design (CAD) into working documents.
Reviews engineering drawing and designs to ensure adherence to established specifications and standards.