Project Layout CAD Drafter

The Project Layout CAD Drafter 1 is responsible for creating accurate and detailed seating layouts to support customer orders, Bill of Materials, and installation requirements. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional market-based teams, including Project Coordinators and Sales, to meet project specifications and schedules. This position plays a key role in ensuring customer satisfaction by delivering high-quality drawings, supporting process improvements, and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 

Responsibilities 

Project and Layout Support 

• Develop detailed seating layouts using AutoCAD or other tools to meet project specifications and requirements. 
• Ensure layouts align with customer purchase orders, product dimensions, and installation needs. 
• Collaborate with Project Coordinators and Sales to meet project schedules, including working on various project sizes and complexities. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner with market-based team members, including architects, contractors, installers, and field partners, to gather and validate information for layouts. 
• Communicate and foster positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure layouts meet project requirements and align with building codes and ADA compliance. 

Execution and Technical Expertise 

• Develop precise seating layouts by converting AutoCAD or PDF files, ensuring accuracy and adherence to project specifications. 
• Take responsibility for individual work while collaborating with team members to enhance AutoCAD processes and implement new commands. 
• Create takeoffs from layouts for production entry and conduct occasional field visits to gather critical dimensions or observe installations. 

Product and Layout Coordination 

• Schedule and complete drawings in alignment with customer requirements. 
• Prepare transmittal letters, component breakdowns, and verify product dimensions/specifications to comply with building and ADA codes. 

Design Criteria and Project Requirements 

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including architects, contractors, installers, and field partners, to ensure project requirements and design criteria are met. 
• Facilitate approvals, product ordering, and installation through accurate and thorough layouts, fostering strong relationships across the value stream. 

Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement 

• Identify potential layout issues early in the process to avoid downstream costs or delays.  
• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives, identifying layout issues early to reduce downstream costs. 
• Embrace an open problem-solving environment by raising issues, taking ownership, and working collaboratively to implement improvements. 

Organizational Support and Development 

• Seek opportunities to expand knowledge beyond personal expertise, engaging with other departments to understand and address process challenges. 
• Adopt a constructive and humble attitude, focusing on process improvements rather than attributing blame. 
• Celebrate team accomplishments, recognizing that success is a collaborative effort. 
• Support team members by actively contributing to problem-solving efforts and driving continuous improvement initiatives. 
• Demonstrate a commitment to learning by "going and seeing" problems in other areas and understanding process failures through firsthand observation. 

Qualifications 

• Associates degree or certification in architectural drafting or related field of study.  
• Proficiency in basic AutoCAD 2D skills.   
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in drafting and layout creation. 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to meet project deadlines. 
• Collaborative mindset with effective communication and teamwork abilities. 
• Demonstrates willingness to learn, adapt, and embrace continuous improvement methodologies. 
• Ability to interpret and apply building codes and ADA compliance requirements. 
• Proactive problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis and resolution. 
• Effective listener and open to receiving constructive criticism.  
• Advanced Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and their applications to engineering processes. 

Why Irwin?

Founded in 1907, Irwin Seating is a fourth-generation, family-owned company with locations in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Altamont, Illinois. We bring people together to learn, create, and share meaningful experiences both within our teams and in the spaces we design. You’ll be part of a people-first team that believes in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing. Here, you can build a career you love while growing alongside a company that feels like family.

Compensation: The base salary range for this full-time position is $70,000 - $80,000. Within this range, individual pay is determined based on several factors, including but not limited to: relevant work experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and complexity of the role.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt  

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Salary : $70,000 - $80,000