TECHNICAL DRAFTER
About The Position
The Technical Drafter is responsible for producing precise, detailed, and accurate shop and layout drawings used in the design, production, and installation of concrete and masonry products. This role transforms customer blueprints and specifications into manufacturable drawings that support sales, estimating, and production teams. The Technical Drafter ensures all drawings meet company and industry standards, incorporates customer revisions, and communicates any design or specification changes that may affect cost, production, or installation.
Requirements
- 2-year technical degree preferred, or equivalent technical certificate
- Architectural drafting experience required
- Proficient in AutoCAD (required)
- Basic SolidWorks ability, as needed
- Microsoft Office — average working proficiency
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, technical specifications, professional journals, and financial reports
- Strong mathematical aptitude: percentages, area, circumference, volume, proportions, and more
- Skilled at defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions
- Ability to interpret technical instructions presented in mathematical or diagram form
Responsibilities
- Create detailed and accurate shop drawings and layout drawings from blueprints or other customer-supplied documents.
- Develop forms and drawings to assist sales and marketing in gaining market share.
- Incorporate customer revisions into original drawings and communicate changes that affect price and/or production.
- Maintain drawing standards and templates to ensure consistency and quality.
- Identify and robustly communicate discrepancies or potential issues in design or blueprints that could lead to customer dissatisfaction or additional expenses.
- Promote Takeoff, Estimating, installation, and connections across the team.
- Comply rigorously with all SOPs, company policies, procedures, and performance standards.
- Incorporate safety as a core practice and report any known safety issues to the appropriate personnel.
- Continuously pursue self-development by applying learning and technical innovation to departmental operations.
- Uphold and actively support the company's Core Values, mission, and strategies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
