What are the responsibilities and job description for the CAD Draftsman position at Aarons Fabrication?
Hourly pay based on experience and skill level. Compensation will reflect manufacturing experience, CAD capability, and ability to take ownership of drawings and BOMs. This position is mostly drawing piping systems along with some structural applications.
ABOUT US:
Aaron’s Fabrication is a family-owned, high-volume contract manufacturing company located in Clinton Township Michigan. Our company is a tier 1 supplier to some of the largest Fortune 500 Utility companies in the Midwest and is expanding nationwide with the vision to have our products across the country in the next 10 years. Aaron’s Fabrication is owned and operated by Sue Bursteinowicz CEO (Mom), Jim Gilliam Operations (Dad) and their (Son) Vice President Aaron B. Gilliam. All three are extremely involved in day-to-day operations and are on the shop floor daily. Our company isn’t your typical highly bureaucratic large company, we’re a small, highly dynamic, growing workforce.
The AF highly diversified fabricated product line includes:
- Residential Meter Sets
- Commercial Meter Sets
- Rotary Meter Sets
- Pipe Nipples
- High Pressure Farm Taps
- Regulator Stations
- Meter Mounting Brackets
- Structural Steel Vaults
- Culverts
Our manufacturing capabilities include:
- Rotary Transfer CNC Machining
- CNC Pipe Bending
- Manual NPT Threading Machines
- Manual turning and milling
- Robotic hot forge end forming
- Robotic Paint line with cure oven
- Pressure Piping Certified Welding and Fabrication
- Semi-automated and manual assembly
- Low pressure and high-pressure leak testing
- Saw Cutting
MANUFACTURING DRAWINGS & BOM OWNERSHIP
This role owns product definition. The objective is to ensure what we build, what we buy, what we inspect, and what we ship are fully defined, controlled, and traceable.
Most work is based on customer-supplied field drawings, legacy utility prints, and existing AF builds, translated into controlled internal documentation for repeatable production.
Responsibilities
- Create 3D Models and 2D Drawings
- Convert customer drawings into AF-controlled manufacturing drawings
- Define pipe bending requirements on shop drawings: bend radius, bend angle, centerline length
- Make weld symbol callouts
- Generate drawings for structural and piping systems used in natural gas utility applications, including: Residential & Commercial Meter Sets, Rotary Meter Sets Regulator Stations, Pipe Fittings, Meter Brackets, Structural Steel Vaults & Culverts
- Create and maintain detailed Bills of Material (BOMs) tied directly to drawings
- Define pipe, fittings, flanges, valves, regulators, gaskets, hardware, and instrumentation with: Sizes, pressure ratings, and material standards
- Reference and apply customer gas material standards
- Maintain BOM and drawing revision control to keep purchasing and production aligned
- Support procurement through accurate BOM definition
Qualifications
- Experience creating manufacturing or fabrication drawings
- Experience in process piping & fabrication industries
- Ability to interpret and apply weld symbols, joint details, and welding callouts on fabrication drawings to support shop production
- Proficiency with CAD software such as Fusion 360
- Ability to interpret customer drawings, specifications, and standards and convert them into production-ready shop drawings
- Familiarity with Bills of Material (BOMs) and revision control practices
- Working knowledge of piping components such as pipe, fittings, flanges, valves, and hardware
- Experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial environment strongly preferred
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain documentation accuracy
- Ability to communicate with production, purchasing, and quality teams to ensure drawings support real-world fabrication
Why This Role Is Unique
- Work directly on real infrastructure projects used by major natural gas utilities across the midwest and soon to be nation
- Opportunity to join very fast growing manufacturing company and secure long term position
- Opportunity to build drawings that go into real field installations — not just conceptual design work
- High level of ownership and visibility; your work directly impacts production and customer deliveries
- Hands-on collaboration with manufacturing, supply chain, welding, and assembly teams
- Opportunity to grow into a senior technical role as the company expands
- Stable, long-term manufacturing environment with consistent work and growth
Benefits we currently offer:
- Simple IRA & 2% Simple IRA matching
- 9 day paid vacation
- Health Insurance
- Major growth opportunity as we continue to grow
- Family environment and work culture
Pay: $23.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23 - $28