Drafter/Designer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Primary Duties

• Promotes, leads, and adheres to a culture of safety awareness in compliance with the company's safety policies.
• Works directly with Engineering and Maintenance team to produce/update various engineering drawings. Perform regular field audits to ensure accuracy of plant drawings.
• Creates piping plans, develops 2-D and/or 3-D piping layout drawings and corresponding isometric drawings.
• Prepares P&IDs, equipment and general layout arrangements in AutoCAD. Revises existing drawings using AutoCAD from marked up drawings or sketches.
• Assist the Maintenance Department and project teams in various projects phases from scope development through completion.
• Contacts vendors to collect part specifications and cut sheets on Production and Maintenance equipment.
• Maintain accurate equipment, location lists, BOM's, and pictures of assets in the CMMS database.
• Organize database of drawings and other technical documentation (Manuals/BOM's) and link to CMMS.

Supervisory Responsibilities

There will be no direct reports associated with this position. Some tasks may require coordination and supervision of contractors.

Work Schedule

Normally 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Typical starting time is 7:00 am.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Advanced knowledge of drafting principles
• Ability to read and develop technical drawings
• Ability to access all areas of facility to include work at heights and in tight spaces.
• Must be organized, detail-oriented, time sensitive and possess a strong work ethic
• Proficiency in various AutoCAD softwares
• Ability to proficiently produce 3-D piping drawings preferred
• Ability to create and maintain electrical schematics
• Microsoft Office skills

Education and/or Experience

• Associate Degree in drafting, or related program, and a minimum of two to five (5) years related experience in an industrial facility.
• Experience with food/beverage industry is preferred, but not required.
• Project management experience is preferred, but not required.
• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking Spanish or French is preferred, but not required.

Language Skills

The employee must possess the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Also required is the ability to write routine correspondence, as well as being able to communicate and speak effectively before groups of vendors, customers, contractors or employees of the organization.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job employees are regularly required to use a computer, but also to stand, walk, and use hands feel, handle and reach. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Individual must have the ability to communicate with other plant employees and contractors. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high elevations, cold and hot environments, and high noise levels. The employee may also be exposed to outside weather conditions. The company will provide personal protective equipment in accordance with OSHA regulations.