Associate Design Drafter

Valmont Industries; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Valmont Industries in Omaha, NE is seeking an individual contributor to interpret customer order information and convert it into production and submittal drawings under the Drafting Manager.

You will review specs, resolve missing or conflicting data, and collaborate with engineering, production, sales, and suppliers to ensure accuracy and on-time delivery, with senior drafting oversight.

Qualifications

• High School diploma and 1+ years of related work or educational experience.
• Technical skills in computer-aided drafting and basic mathematical knowledge (algebra, geometry, trigonometry).
• Experience with 3D modeling techniques.
• Proficiency with PC applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to read and interpret manufacturing drawings, design constraints, and product requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to identify and report inconsistent, conflicting, or missing customer information.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret customer contract drawings, specifications, and order instructions
• Process customer orders into accurate production and customer submittal drawings
• Investigate and analyze design issues and determine required changes or corrections
• Prepare sketches, drawings, and supporting documentation for manufacturing and internal teams
• Interpret specifications and standards to ensure customer requirements are met
• Requisition parts and prepare material lists and quantities for purchasing support
• Communicate with engineering, production, sales, customer service, suppliers, and customers to resolve design and specification issues
• Support backlog management by updating schedules, maintaining productivity, and meeting delivery commitments
• Maintain accurate records, files, and documentation of customer requirements
• Assist team members with shop drawings and project-based drafting support
• Identify and recommend improvements to drafting procedures, systems, and standard designs
• Comply with company safety, attendance, and quality policies

Skills

CAD drafting

3D modeling

Microsoft Office

Reading drawings

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Associate’s Degree in Drafting

High School diploma

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

PDF tools

Job description

Why Valmont

We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward?

Job Description

Location: Valley Campus (Onsite)

A Brief Summary of This Position

This is an individual contributor role within the Global Utility division responsible for interpreting customer order information and processing low- to moderately complex orders into production and customer submittal drawings. Working under the supervision of the Drafting Manager or Supervisor, the position supports manufacturing and cross-functional teams by preparing accurate drawings, parts information, and related documentation in accordance with company standards, quality objectives, and lead-time requirements.

The role involves reviewing customer specifications, identifying and reporting missing or conflicting information, and occasionally communicating with customers to resolve specification questions. The incumbent collaborates closely with multiple departments, manages assigned backlog and productivity expectations, and contributes to continuous improvement efforts related to drafting procedures, systems, and standard designs. All work is reviewed by senior drafting personnel.

Essential Functions

• Review and interpret customer contract drawings, specifications, and order instructions
• Process customer orders into accurate production and customer submittal drawings
• Investigate and analyze design issues and determine required changes or corrections
• Prepare sketches, drawings, and supporting documentation for manufacturing and internal teams
• Interpret specifications and standards to ensure customer requirements are met
• Requisition parts and prepare material lists and quantities for purchasing support
• Communicate with engineering, production, sales, customer service, suppliers, and customers to resolve design and specification issues
• Support backlog management by updating schedules, maintaining productivity, and meeting delivery commitments
• Maintain accurate records, files, and documentation of customer requirements
• Assist team members with shop drawings and project-based drafting support
• Identify and recommend improvements to drafting procedures, systems, and standard designs
• Comply with company safety, attendance, and quality policies

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate

• High School diploma and 1+ years of related work or educational experience
• Technical skills in computer-aided drafting and basic mathematical knowledge (algebra, geometry, trigonometry)
• Experience with 3D modeling techniques
• Proficiency with PC applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to read and interpret manufacturing drawings, design constraints, and product requirements
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• Ability to identify and report inconsistent, conflicting, or missing customer information
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Drafting
• Strong working knowledge of 3D CAD software
• Experience with AutoCAD, Inventor, PDF tools, and drafting equipment
• Basic knowledge of Valmont products and manufacturing capabilities

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email [e-mail].

Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology. Valmont serves two primary markets - agriculture and infrastructure - and seven diverse product lines: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries. That’s what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world. + That’s the value we add.