Mechanical Design / Drafting Supervisor

Dodge Industrial • Fairfield, CT

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About The Position

This role involves making day-to-day decisions for a group or small department, establishing new products in the MRP AS400 system, and creating associated Bills-of-Material. The position requires a thorough understanding of the functional area and department processes, including updating departmental procedures. A key responsibility is the development of modeling and drafting best practices through the creation of procedures, work instructions, and checklists. The role also includes training and mentoring new employees on modeling, drafting, GD&T, and related topics. Additionally, the supervisor will provide mechanical designs for new products and process drawings for manufacturing using 3D Solid Modeling CAD software, analyze designs for tolerance stack-up, manufacturability, and compliance, and check drawings for accuracy and compliance before approval.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Ability to interpret customer and industry standards and specifications.
• Able to identify product drawing requirements for new and special products.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Make day-to-day decisions within or for a group/small department.
• Responsible for establishing new products into the MRP AS400 system and creating the associated Bill-of-Material.
• Responsible for updating departmental procedures as needed.
• Development of modeling and drafting best practices by creating best practices, work instructions, checklists, and procedures.
• Training and mentoring 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. Making recommendations to others in the department based on that analysis.
• Responsible for checking drawings prior to approval to ensure accuracy and compliance with current practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal