Design Drafter: SolidWorks & AutoCAD for Windows

Spi Ind; Redding (CA); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Sierra Pacific Industries, a fourth-generation family-owned company, is seeking a Design Drafter in Medford, Wisconsin. You will create detailed drawings with SolidWorks/AutoCAD, generate BOMs, apply GD&T, and manage files in Vault PDM while collaborating with engineering and production teams.

The role emphasizes documentation, cross-functional support, and maintaining model accuracy for timely product design improvements. Strong drafting background in manufacturing is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience drafting in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Associate degree in related field preferred.
• Knowledge of window and door products, fenestration industry experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks and AutoCAD software programs.
• PDM knowledge and experience preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational and time management skills.
• Strong work ethic, an ability to self-start, and results-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed drawings and models using SolidWorks and AutoCAD in a timely manner.
• Produce assembly drawings and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Apply proper tolerances, GD&T, and drafting standards.
• Manage files and revisions in Vault (PDM).
• Maintain documentation using SharePoint and Microsoft Office/Teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support product development and manufacturing.
• Review and update drawings for accuracy and manufacturability.
• Coordinate and create engineering models and drawings in support of product design and improvements in a timely manner.
• Assist with maintaining models and drawings within product data management (PDM).
• Assist with development and maintenance of PDM, drafting procedures and best practices.
• Work with engineering, product management and production to help develop required documentation and instruction as required.

Skills

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

PDM

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Fenestration knowledge

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Vault (PDM)

Job description

We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, our Windows division in Medford, Wisconsin, a growing, major window and door manufacturer with manufacturing facilities located in Alabama, California, and Wisconsin, is seeking a qualified Design Drafter to work collaboratively with our division.


About the Position

• Create detailed drawings and models using SolidWorks and AutoCAD in a timely manner
  
• Produce assembly drawings and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
  
• Apply proper tolerances, GD&T, and drafting standards
  
• Manage files and revisions in Vault (PDM)
  
• Maintain documentation using SharePoint and Microsoft Office/Teams
  
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support product development and manufacturing
  
• Review and update drawings for accuracy and manufacturability
  
• Coordinate and create engineering models and drawings in support of product design and improvements in a timely manner
  
• Assist with maintaining models and drawings within product data management (PDM), help keep data organized and up to date
  
• Assist with development and maintenance of PDM, drafting procedures and best practices
  
• Work with engineering, product management and production to help develop required documentation and instruction as required

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience drafting in a manufacturing environment preferred
  
• Associate degree in related field preferred
  
• Knowledge of window and door products, fenestration industry experience preferred
  
• Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks and AutoCAD software programs
  
• PDM knowledge and experience preferred
  
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat software
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational and time management skills
  
• Strong work ethic, an ability to self-start, and results-oriented

Why Join Our Team?
Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.


How to Apply
If you are qualified and would like to join our team,
please send a cover letter referencing this position and a resume.

Sierra Pacific Industries
Human Resources
575 S. Whelen Ave
Medford, WI 54451
[phone]

or apply online and view all our career opportunities at: spi.careers

Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.
The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $24.19 and $27.90 per hour, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.


About Our Company
Sierra Pacific Industries is a fourth-generation family-owned company based in Northern California that started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing around 6,500 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We own and sustainably manage more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Our forests are sustainably managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. In Spring 2024, we planted our 300 millionth seedling on our timberlands. This milestone was decades in the making, reflecting our commitment to sustainable forest management and ensuring we have forests not just for today, but for generations to come.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is actually converted into electricity in our eight biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.