CAD Designer

Stellar Recruitment; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar Recruitment Pty is seeking a skilled CAD/CAM draftsman to convert legacy file drawings into a standardised, complete format for workshop fabrication of agriculture machinery and accessories. Proficiency in Solid Edge and/or SolidWorks is essential to add dimensions, tolerances, weld details and BOM data.

You will work closely with the workshop manager, plan and prioritise tasks, recreate parts as BOM IDs, and develop assembly drawings and revision nomenclature for manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Experience converting legacy drawings to full, standardised formats.
• Ability to add dimensions, tolerances, weld/prep details for fabrication.
• Familiarity with BOM creation and revision nomenclature.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise tasks with the workshop manager.
• Competently use Solid Edge and/or SolidWorks for drafting.
• Modify existing structural drawings with required details for fabrication.
• Analyse models in CAD to ensure clearances and fit of assembled components.
• Create BOM IDs for cleats, box sections, angles and beams.
• Produce BOM documentation output and assembly drawings.
• Develop revision nomenclature and jig drawings as required.

Skills

Legacy drawings conversion

CAD proficiency

Dimensioning and tolerancing

BOM creation

Manufacturing understanding

Tools

Solid Edge

SolidWorks

Tekla

Job description

Based just out of Timaru, the purpose of this role is to take legacy file drawings and using your previous experience using CAD tools and understanding of how machinery works, convert these files into an ordered structured and completed full format that can be standardised and utilised in the workshop that manufactures agriculture machinery and accessories. This could include, the full drawing design, the inclusion of the welding detailing, structure works and directories of the tolerances.

Ideally, we want a highly skilled operator initially on temp contract. There will be at least 6 months’ work but also someone to have look at what the company is currently doing and suggest / implement change.

Working closely with the workshop manager you will:

• Plan and prioritise
• Be able to use Solid Edge and or Solid Works competently.
• To be able to take existing structural drawings and using the CAD tool, add dimensions, tolerances, weld / prep detail and check measurements to allow fabrication and welding from the said documentation.
• To able to analyse the model in Sold Edge and check practical clearances on assembled components, changing part drawings as required for connections.
• To be able to recreate parts as BOM IDs for cleats, box section, angles and beams.
• Produce BOM documentation output.
• Create revision nomenclature.
• Develop Assembly Drawings from the Structural.
• Produce drawings of jigs as required.
• Solid Works or Tekla background.