Design Trainee - Roof and floor truss components

84 Lumber; Stephenson (VA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

84 Lumber in Stephenson, VA is seeking a skilled Draftsman to read architectural prints and lay out roof and floor truss placements. You will design trusses in engineering software, ensure accuracy and adherence to design practices, and support sales and customers as needed.

This full-time on-site role offers a 45-hour work week with pay ranging from $17.50 to $20 per hour based on experience. Attend meetings, maintain logs, and contribute to project tracking and approvals as required.

Qualifications

• Read and comprehend simple instructions, write simple correspondence, and present information one-on-one.
• Apply common sense to carry out written or spoken instructions and solve standard problems.

Responsibilities

• Reading architectural prints to create truss placement layouts
• Design rood and floor trusses in engineering software
• Other design support related tasks

Skills

Reading prints

Truss design

Engineering software

Job description

Overview

• Read architectural prints to create roof and floor truss placement layouts conforming to current 84Components design practices.
• Design of roof and floor trusses in engineering software ensuring designs are accurate, optimized, and conforms to the current P&P.
• Specify all necessary supplied hardware.
• Maintain complete and updated Job Tracking Sheets.
• Send approval letter to customers according to P&P procedures when necessary.
• Provide sales and customer support when necessary.
• Ensure office and plan are maintained in a neat and orderly fashion and all plans are logged properly.
• Attends required meetings and participated in committees as requested by supervisor(s).

Pay ranges from $17.50/hr to $20/hr based on experience and a 45-hour-per-week schedule.

Responsibilities

• Reading architectural prints to create truss placement layouts
• Design rood and floor trusses in engineering software
• Other design support related tasks

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; effectively present information to others one-on-one.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.