EWP Drafter Truss Design

Boise Cascade Company•Saco, ME

6d•$40,500 - $78,700•Onsite

About The Position

Boise Cascade has an exciting opening for an EWP Drafter/Truss Design. This role involves performing design and drafting services for internal and external customers focused on Engineered Wood Products (EWP) and/or Truss Design. These services are used for customer quotes, order material take-offs, and manufacturing. The position requires preparing working drawings, sketches, and graphs from various sources of customer input using manual or computer-aided systems. The role also involves prioritizing and coordinating work, providing plans for customer sign-off, maintaining drafting files, and scheduling truss and EWP order delivery. Additionally, the EWP Drafter/Truss Design may provide technical consulting and engineering services, compile placement plans, make outside sales calls, operate and maintain drafting equipment, and initiate telephone sales for EWP and accessories. A strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement is expected. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Requirements

College Degree or equivalent work experience in related job function.
Working knowledge of CAD system, blueprint reading, and drafting.
Duties performed in an office environment.

Nice To Haves

Technical certification, or associate degree.
Knowledge of the building materials industry.
Structural experience.
Strong math skills.
Effective communication skills.
Familiarity with engineering terms and specifications.

Responsibilities

Perform design and drafting services for internal and external customers focused on Engineered Wood Products (EWP) and/or Truss Design used for customer quotes, order material take offs, and manufacturing.
Prepare working drawings, sketches and graphs from walk-in customers, sales order system, verbal, blue prints, sketches, or written instructions using either manual or computer-aided systems.
Prioritize and coordinate work to accommodate expedited or special requests.
Provides plans to customer for sign-off and acceptance, including changes.
Code and maintain drafting files for accurate retrieval and distribution to engineering staff, vendors, and other facility personnel.
Schedule truss and EWP order delivery.
May provide technical EWP or truss consulting and engineering services to BMD distribution center customers.
Compile placement plans for BMD dealer's customers that convert conventional floor and roof framing material to Boise Cascade BCI joists utilizing a computer aided system.
Make outside sales calls to lumberyards and construction job sites, as required.
May operate and maintain various engineering and/or drafting equipment.
May initiate telephone sales for EWP and accessories (joist hangers, etc.)
Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.