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Mechanical Drafter

Transwest
  • Fort Lupton, CO
  • $25–$32 Per Hour
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Job Description

Job Description

Job Description
Description:

Summit Bodyworks, a premier builder of tool trucks, mobile libraries, moving trucks and other specialty vehicles has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Mechanical Drafter. As a Drafter, it will be your responsibility to bring to life a customer's vision for their perfect custom vehicle. You are responsible for producing drawings, bill of materials, and detailed information to produce custom vehicles.


WE OFFER A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES INCLUDING:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Life (Voluntary and Employer Paid) and Disability Insurance
  • 401(K) with company match beginning with your first contribution.
  • HSA and/or FSA, as applicable
  • Paid Time Off, Sick Time, and Company Paid Holidays
  • Employee Car Discount Program

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop detailed drawings for various customers, with comparisons of available designs accounting for quality and functionality.
  • Develop vehicle specifications across a wide range of industries.
  • Define component specifications for vehicle bodies, HVAC, lighting, and cabinetry.
  • Work with purchasing and production to assist with material sourcing, advising material quality needs in contrast to availability and price.
  • Produce vehicle drawings in AutoCAD ensuring all customer requirements are met, adjusting for revisions based on feedback.
  • Define detailed design drawings to support: sheet metal cutting and forming, fabrication, woodshop, assembly, and production lines.
  • Create bills of materials, interfaced with procurement and production.
  • Maintain revision control, ensuring all departments are up to date.
  • Process and enact change orders from engineering, customer feedback, quality assurance, and sales specifications.
  • Resolve manufacturing shop floor questions and issues.
  • Design for manufacturing and assembly from concept to final product.
  • Provide detailed drawings in SolidWorks and install instructions for the manufacturing teams, revising in collaboration.
Requirements:

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

  • Requires frequent sitting, standing, balancing, bending or stooping for prolonged periods of time.
  • Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment.
  • Ability to communicate by providing verbal feedback in a professional manner.
  • Ability to receive and analyze data and input into the computer.
  • Normal range of hearing and vision.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

  • Associate's degree or certificate in Computer-Aided Drafting, Mechanical Design, or a related technical field.
  • Valid Driver's License and MVR in good standing.
  • SolidWorks and AutoCAD experience.
  • Communication skills to interact with multiple departments.
  • Ability to effectively communicate design instruction and concept.
  • Detail oriented to accurately capture and display important information.
  • Minimum of one year experience in a manufacturing facility, with a track record of successful interdepartmental collaboration.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
  • Valid driver's license and MVR in good standing.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments
  • Ability to successfully complete a General Abilities Assessment and Post-offer background check, physical and drug screening.

JOB DETAILS:

  • Type: Hourly
  • Compensation Range: $25.00 - $32.00
  • Reports To: Engineering Supervisor
  • Shift: 1st shift - 5 days a week
  • Closing Date: Open until filled.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationFort Lupton, CO
IndustryAutomotive Sales and Repair Services
Salary$25–$32 Per Hour
Company Size100 to 499 employees
Year Founded1990
Websitehttps://www.transwest.com/

Benefits

401K, Employee Referral Program, Employee Events, Life Insurance, Merchandise Discounts

About Company

  

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

  
A career at Transwest is your ticket to an exciting and rewarding future. Family owned and operated, Transwest has been a leader in the transportation industry in Colorado since the early 1990s. With an emphasis on hard work and community involvement, we have enjoyed tremendous growth, expanding our operations around the country and into nearly every sector of the industry, including vehicle sales, service, parts, manufacturing, logistics, and financing.

  

As an employee of Transwest, you will not only help to fuel our growth as a company, you will have the opportunity to learn new skills and elevate your career to the next stage. We believe in rewarding hard work and commitment, and we will do what we can to maximize your potential. Come and be a part of something great. Apply today!

  

We offer competitive wages and a full benefits package including medical, dental, life, disability insurance, 401(K), paid holidays, paid vacation/personal time, paid training for employees, including all ASE's, Transwest Toolbox Program for new technicians and employee vehicle discount program.

  

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Why work for us?

  • 401K
  • Life Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Mobile Phone Discount
  • Employee Events
  • Flexible Spend Account (FSA)
  • Long Term Disability
  • Merchandise Discounts
  • Vacation/PTO
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Paid Holidays
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Virtual visits to Dr. (When covered by the company-sponsored health plan)
  • Short Term Disability
  • Aflac
  • Homeownership Benefit Program
  • Childcare discount and reimbursements  (Ask Transwest for more details)

  

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Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Assembly Lineunmatched
  • AutoCADunmatched
  • Background Investigationunmatched
  • Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
  • CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
  • Calculatorsunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Certificationsunmatched
  • Copying Machinesunmatched
  • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Data Entryunmatched
  • Dental Insuranceunmatched
  • Design for Assembly (DFA)unmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Disability Insuranceunmatched
  • Driver's Licenseunmatched
  • Engineering Change Orderunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Flexible Spending Accountsunmatched
  • HVACunmatched
  • Insurance Salesunmatched
  • Keyboardsunmatched
  • Machiningunmatched
  • Manual Dexterityunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Assemblyunmatched
  • Manufacturing Designunmatched
  • Mechanical Designunmatched
  • Metal Cuttingunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Office Equipmentunmatched
  • Photocopyunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • SolidWorksunmatched
  • Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)unmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Vision Planunmatched
  • Woodworkingunmatched

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