CAD Drafter Designer

Florida Crystals Corporation is a fully integrated cane sugar company. Florida Crystals regeneratively farms sugarcane and rice in South Florida, where it owns two sugar mills, a sugar refinery, a packaging and distribution center, Florida's only rice mill, a compost facility, and one of the largest renewable power plants of its kind in the U.S., which uses sugarcane fiber to generate eco-friendly energy that powers its sugar operations. Florida Crystals owns one of the largest Regenerative Organic Certified farms in the U.S. and its Florida Crystals products are the only ROC sugar grown and milled sugar in the country. Florida Crystals owns ASR Group International, Inc., a holding company that conducts operations through its subsidiaries. The ASR Group family of companies make up the world's largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. Florida Crystals is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Learn more at www.FloridaCrystalsCorp.com.

OVERVIEW

The Draftsman will work with Project Managers and Project Engineers to manage and create all drafted documentation associated with projects. The documentation will primarily be created using AutoCAD and or AutoCAD MEP/Plant, and the scope of the job will span all elements of the project life cycle inclusive of gathering project requirements, preliminary and final design, bill of materials and As-Builts of equipment and materials, project monitoring and control. Work will also include updating management of documentation for existing equipment systems.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate daily with the Project Engineer regarding the project's progress and plant access or impact on the operation.

• Conduct engineering analysis and develop recommendations to maintain and improve plant efficiency, reliability, safety and environmental compliance, and cost performance.
• Works jointly with operations and maintenance to continuously identify and develop plant improvements.
• Consult technical handbooks and tables while in the drafting phase.
• Prepare engineering drawings that detail plans and specifications.
• Assist engineering and project management staff with day-to-day project functions, as needed, including researching product or equipment specifications and other support functions.
• Work as part of a collaborative team to balance workloads and ensure drawings and deliverables are produced on time.
• Prepare complex drawings (e.g., PFDs, P&IDs, 3D Solid models, scaled equipment layouts, and equipment details).
• Work under the direction of the Technical Director or assignee, Project Manager and/or Project Engineer to design complex drawings, such as P&ID, construction documents, routine equipment design layouts, detailed drawings and piping.
• Provides technical support and direction to contractors in the field or through the drawing notes.
• Assist in the filing and organizing of drawings and project folders.
• Examine objects, systems or facilities, and help analyze information to determine needed installations, services or repairs.
• Must be able to develop and implement goals, objectives & operational improvements that are consistent with Company's objectives.
• Works jointly with Project Engineers in the field dimensions taken and design development through the field discussions.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 5 years AutoCAD and AutoCAD Plant 3D experience
• Proficiency in AutoCAD (2020 or newer version)
• Strong understanding of mechanical design fundamentals and practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Preferred 2-year Associate degree in Drafting Technology or Equivalent.
• Bilingual / Spanish proficiency preferred

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

• Report to Technical Group Manager or assignee
• Drafter/Design Technician will work with project management staff to set work priorities
• Work independently based on instructions, directions, or requests received from the Supervisor and/or Lead Project Manager.

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)

• Have demonstrated knowledge of the equipment, methods and materials used in the design, retrofit, repair and maintenance of a power plant, or industrial process facilities
• Have demonstrated knowledge of theory and relationships between components in power generation, or industrial process
• Have demonstrated knowledge of various types of boilers and associated auxiliary systems in a power plant, and sugar industrial process
• Skill in reading, interpreting, and analyzing information from instruments, charts, and schematic drawings as applicable
• Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with co-workers and outside agencies
• Skill in developing, implementing and overseeing through completion both long and short-term project plans
• Skill in resolving problems or situations requiring the exercise of good judgment
• Skill in preparing clear and concise written reports
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner with Project Engineer, plant employees at all working and management levels.
• Possess a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites
• Ability to receive, comprehend, and utilize OSHA required training.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders as part of normal work activity and emergency egress situations.
• Ability to work in contrasting plant environments
• Ability to move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, wet and muddy areas, and uneven surfaces.

LOCATION OF ROLE

• FCC Technical Group - Any Site

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, genderidentity, age,nationalorigin, disability, veteranstatusorany other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.