Design Technician Trainee Design - Indirect
About The Position
This position is for an Associate who will actively develop the skills and competencies required for a Component Technician/Truss Designer. The role involves completing a 16-week intensive training program, which includes online training, classroom instruction, and hands-on experience. The trainee will work under the supervision of a design manager, learning to prepare basic roof and/or floor truss designs by interpreting blueprints and collaborating with sales and customers. Key tasks include computing plan dimensions, entering design parameters into specialized software, reviewing plans with senior designers, producing truss placement layouts, providing job site support, learning pricing methods, and drafting bid proposals. The trainee will also prepare for and take certification tests. Upon successful completion of the training, the Design Technician Trainee (DIT) is expected to be capable of designing accurate, simple one-story structures.
Requirements
- Associates degree in a directly related field or equivalent field experience in Construction or Design shops
Nice To Haves
- Prior shop experience and/or construction knowledge
- Framing experience
Responsibilities
- Actively develop the skills and competencies required for the Component Technician/Truss Designer job function
- Complete all phases of the required 16-week intensive training program
- Prepare basic roof and/or floor truss designs by reading and interpreting blueprints
- Confer with sales and/or customers regarding general details of the job requirement
- Compute plan dimensions and enter design parameters and layouts per plan into specialized designing software
- Review plans with experienced designers to ensure they are accurate and conform to standards
- Produce truss placement layouts for final construction
- Provide job site support, with the aid of sales associates or senior designers, when requested
- Learn pricing methods and draft bid proposals
- Prepare for and take a series of tests required for certification
- Design an accurate, simple one-story structure upon completion of the 16-week training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
