What are the responsibilities and job description for the New England Caseworks - Millwork Drafter position at New England Lab?
About New England Caseworks
New England Caseworks specializes in commercial casework and millwork solutions, built by experienced craftsmen to meet the needs of the Education, Healthcare, Commercial, Industrial and Laboratory markets.
Millwork/Casework Drafter
We are searching for a Millwork Drafter who is responsible for programming and preparing parts list, bill of materials and shop drawings in AutoCAD or Microvellum software. Work with an existing team to coordinate drawings and provide quality design for customer approval and manufacturing job packets.
This is a full-time, hourly position with standard hours of 7am-3:30pm M-F, reporting to the Production Manager. In this role you will be responsible to optimize yields and order material per specification, in time to meet production schedule.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Use AutoCAD to produce shop drawings in Mircrovellum environment to generate production orders
- Take lead role in coordinating drafting tasks with production schedule
- Assist with quantity take-offs and clarifying scope in order to generate and qualify new work
- Program details and sections for fabrication, including all CNC machining.
- Assist NEL drafting department with design of custom/modified products prior to shop drawing submittal
- Coordinate with NEL drafting department manager on a weekly basis for product drawings
- Coordinate with project manager(s) and production manager to maintain schedules and deadlines
- Assist/Prepare schedule for weekly coordination meeting
- Design/Draw products as needed for production for automated equipment
- Process projects through AutoCAD, Microvellum and/or Cutrite
- Work with Purchasing to identify deadlines for material counts
- Prepare and distribute manufacturing paperwork, product labels and packing slips
Qualifications
- 2-5 years AutoCAD experience. Associate's degree or certificate in drafting is required.
- 1-3 years millwork experience
- 2-5 years experience programming production software (Cabinet Vision, Microvellum, Solidworks, or similar software)
- Knowledge of layout, shop drawings and construction of customized commercial casework & millwork
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
- Familiarity with materials and hardware for commercial casework and millwork
- Estimating, purchasing and scheduling experience is a plus
- Able to effectively manage information, schedules and people
- Professional and clear communicator
Disclaimer
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Benefits
We offer growth opportunities for motivated professionals and a great compensation package including, dental insurance, medical insurance, vision insurance, pre-tax accounts for health and dependent care, 401K employer match, paid company holidays, and paid vacations.
We are an equal opportunity employer; applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability and genetic information (including family medical history), or any other characteristic protected by law.
