CAD Technician

Allstaff Manufacturing Division are delighted to bring to the market the role of CAD Technician.
Location: Blantyre
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm (some flexibility available)
Working Pattern: This role will be hybrid after training and probation — 2 days from home and 3 in the office.

Job Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and skilled CAD Technician to join our clients dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating precise technical drawings and plans using AutoCAD for my client based in Blantyre.

Job Description

Reporting to the CAD Team Leader you will assist in completing drawings and production packs for a wide range of contracts. You will be working in a fast-paced drawing office producing drawings in formats suitable for client approval, manufacturing and installation purposes.

Responsibilities

• From surveys and clients’ details, produce detailed drawings to meet the requirements, production and provide suitable information for the installation teams.
• Produce detailed and itemised metal take off schedules for all in house manufactured doors, screens and operators.
• Calculate glass sizes for all in-house manufactured doors and screens. Provide full specification, metal takes offs and glass sizes at point of handover to the production department.
• Communicate with the production department at point of handover for any complex, bespoke or large projects to ensure all details are explained and highlighted in a suitable manner.
• Liaise with project managers to generate accurate and detailed drawings from survey and client information.
• Monitor survey and quote content to ensure all items are costed for and inform the Project Manager should any have been missed.
• Provide the Estimating department with drawing support and details should assistance be required at tender stage.
• Where possible utilise the most cost efficient and economic design and use of materials when compiling drawings.
• Consult the Project Manager, Technical and Production to ensure any design meets the appropriate and up to date regulations.

Person Criteria

• Considerable drafting experience using AutoCAD.
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Attention to detail and care shown when undertaking any task.
• Passionate about continuous improvement & developing an improvement culture.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• A self-starter and love to keep busy; your natural instinct is to ask for ‘more to do’.
• Well organised and eager to get tasks completed in a timely manner and to a high standard.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Minimum of HNC in a construction related discipline.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in the Aluminium shopfront or curtain walling industry
• Experience in using Logikal
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing tools

If you are interested in this CAD Technician role then we encourage you to apply for this opportunity or contact us directly.

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