Design Drafter: CAD & Lean Trailer Product Development

Confident Search Consultants; Cresco (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a Design Drafter II to join a high-performance trailer manufacturing team. The role focuses on CAD design, engineering documentation, customization, and product development while upholding high standards for quality, cost, delivery, and safety.

The ideal candidate will create and maintain CAD models and BOMs, participate in design reviews, and collaborate across Sales, Production, Purchasing, and Quality to drive improvements in manufacturability and cost.

Qualifications

• Experience with CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and engineering documentation.
• Ability to support trailer design, customization, and product development.
• Experience in design reviews and engineering change processes.
• Proven collaboration with Sales, Production, Purchasing, Quality teams.
• Commitment to Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and engineering documentation.
• Support trailer design, customization, and product development activities.
• Participate in design reviews and engineering change processes.
• Collaborate with Sales, Production, Purchasing, and Quality teams.
• Drive improvements in manufacturability, quality, and cost.
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective action efforts.
• Ensure designs and documentation comply with standards and customer requirements.
• Deliver assigned work according to schedules.
• Maintain high accuracy in drawings and engineering documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and Lean practices.

Skills

CAD drafting

Technical documentation

Manufacturing knowledge

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Design Drafter II level

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a Design Drafter II to join a high-performance trailer manufacturing team. The role focuses on CAD design, engineering documentation, customization, and product development while upholding high standards for quality, cost, delivery, and safety.

The ideal candidate will create and maintain CAD models and BOMs, participate in design reviews, and collaborate across Sales, Production, Purchasing, and Quality to drive improvements in manufacturability and cost.