Component Manufacturing Company, a Mead Lumber Company, is looking for a Plan Designer. If you are dependable with good communication skills and have the drive to excel, we want to hear from you.

Mead Lumber, founded in 1910, is the leading provider of building materials to professional contractors and remodelers. We have 54 locations across 9 Midwestern states. As 100% employee-owned, we continue to grow and are in search of driven individuals who desire an opportunity to grow their career.

The Plan Designer is responsible for creating and developing house plans for primarily new construction, remodels, and additions for residential projects. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of architectural design principles, as well as extensive experience working with CAD software.

• Coordinate with customers and sales staff and gather necessary information to product architectural drawings for residential projects.
• Develop, draft and prepare drawings using CAD software for residential projects. May assist with commercial and agricultural projects occasionally.
• Provide support to the customer and sales staff by evaluating customer design requirements and communicating and resolving issues and concerns.
• Coordinate with architects, general contractors, internal staff and customers as necessary for each stage of the project.
• Develop design solutions, create drawings, submit bill of materials and source vendors for customer proposals. Ensure design compliance with all required standards.
• Perform and analyze industrial engineering time and activity studies. Apply value added techniques to material handling and manufacturing processes.
• Communicate job status with internal staff, general contractors and customers. Ensure most current expectations are communicated effectively to all relevant individuals.
• Perform some estimating functions related to the design and scope of assigned jobs.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent mathematics skills, specifically geometry and graphic skills.
• Strong knowledge/understanding of CAD software or Revit.
• Minimum of one year framing background or related experience.
• High school degree or equivalent. Associate’s degree in a related field preferred.

Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:

• Employee Stock Ownership
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
• Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k)
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Merchandise Discounts

The company has six core values that are essential to achieving its business objectives and overall mission. Employees are expected to live these values in their daily job performance, work behaviors, business relationships, customer interactions, financial expenditures, and decision-making.

• Put People First
• Think Like an Owner
• Integrity
• Invest Where you Live
• Unmatched Customer Service
• Continuous Improvement

Mead Lumber considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or any other protected basis prohibited by law.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.