CAD Technician - Joinery Production Detailing

Harrows Contract Furniture; Timaru; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A contemporary furniture design company based in Timaru is seeking a CAD Technician to support product design and production detailing. Responsibilities include preparing shop drawings, assisting with product development, and improving designs. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in joinery, advanced CAD skills, and strong problem-solving abilities. This role offers the opportunity to grow within a creatively progressive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in shopfitting and/or joinery production.
• Advanced CAD Design experience, ideally using Inventor or similar 3D software.
• Knowledge of design techniques and tools for production of shop drawings.

Responsibilities

• Preparing product designs and shop drawings for production.
• Assisting R&D Team with developing new product designs.
• Updating and improving designs and models as required.
• Working with production teams to improve manufacturing processes.

Skills

Shopfitting experience

Advanced CAD Design

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Inventor

3D CAD software

Job description

CAD Technician - Joinery Production Detailing

Step into the dynamic world of Harrows, where cutting-edge design meets regional South Canterbury living. We are a design brand with a passion for creating world-class contemporary furniture, and we are on the hunt for a CAD Technician.

Our mission is to create beautiful products that bring people together to socialize, interact and collaborate. From agile workspaces to stunning hospitality venues and engaging public buildings like universities, libraries and airports, our furniture solutions are here to connect people and create joy for the soul.

As a family business with over 30 years of experience in furniture manufacturing, we are deeply committed to design excellence. With a showroom in Auckland and a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Timaru, we collaborate with the Design and Architecture industry throughout New Zealand and beyond.

About the role:

This role will be based out of our Timaru head office to help with our CAD design workload. You will provide support for both our product design and production detailing teams with shop drawings, design input and design detailing for furniture production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing product designs and shop drawings for production.
• Assisting R&D Team with developing new product designs.
• Working with R&D team to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Updating and improving designs and models as required.
• Working with the design and production teams to improve manufacturing processes through pragmatic design solutions.

About you:

• 5+ years experience in shopfitting and or joinery production
• Advanced CAD Design experience, ideally using Inventor or similar 3D software.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principals involved in the production of shop drawings.
• You will be highly organised, attentive to details and a positive team person.
• The ability to work to deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

We would be willing to offer training to the right candidate who is interested in a career in a design role as we are passionate about developing our people.

If you have these skills and are looking for an opportunity with a progressive creative company, then we’d love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.