Detailer Trainee

CMC; Florida; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Medical, Vision, Dental

PTO & Vacation

401(k) match

Bonuses

Life and Disability Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training & Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

CMC seeks a detail-oriented CAD rebar detailer to convert design data into placing drawings using MicroStation and rebar software. You will determine quantities and bar sizes from project drawings and prepare detailed bar lists for fabrication and installation at construction sites.

You’ll read contract documents, perform basic math, and collaborate with contractors, architects, and engineers to resolve missing information while meeting project deadlines.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret contract documents.
• Basic math, algebra, and geometry competency.
• Proficiency with CAD platforms (Autodesk or Bentley).
• Understanding of rebar types, shapes, and applications.
• Strong attention to detail and spatial visualization.
• Clear written and verbal communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Convert design data into placing drawings via MicroStation and rebar software.
• Determine quantities, sizes, lengths, and bends from project drawings.
• Prepare detailed placing drawings for ironworkers to install reinforcing bars.
• Create bar lists for reinforcement fabrication.
• Coordinate with contractor, architect, or engineer to obtain information.
• Meet project deadlines and work effectively in a team.

Skills

Reading contract documents

Mathematical aptitude

Spatial visualization

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree in Civil Engineering

CAD software program completion

Tools

Autodesk CAD

Bentley CAD

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

it’s what’s inside that counts

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for converting design data into specific placing drawings through the use of MicroStation and rebar specific software
• Determine the quantity, size, length, and bending shapes of bars from instructions and data provided by design drawings and project details
• Ability to interpret data presented on design documents
• Ability to read and understand design documents to establish rebar requirements
• Prepare detailed placing drawings for ironworkers at the job site to install the reinforcing bars within the framework
• Prepare detailed bar lists to be used in the fabrication of reinforcement bars for each project
• Establishes communication as necessary with contractor, architect or engineer to obtain missing information pertinent to the project
• Provides accurate placement drawings to the architect/engineer for approval
• Meet project deadlines
• Work effectively in a team environment to promote productivity
• Participate in planning meetings
• Facilitate problem solving sessions to resolve issues
• Ensures that work area is clean, secure, and well maintained
• Understand and comply with applicable company policies (i.e. attendance, security, Code of Business Conduct & Ethics)
• Complies with all applicable State/ Federal laws, regulations and policies (i.e. OSHA, HACCP, AIB, etc.)

What You'll Need

• Ability to read and interpret contract documents
• Must be able to perform basic mathematics, algebra, and geometry
• Ability to use MS Word, MS Excel, Autodesk or Bentley CAD platforms
• Basic knowledge of rebar types, shapes size, and applications preferred
• Ability to use and understand basic linear measurements (i.e. feet inches, decimals, and metric system)
• Excellent customer relation skills
• Basic knowledge of structural concrete members and building systems
• Must be able to visualize three dimensionally (spatial visualization)
• Able to recognize colors
• Ability to use critical thinking skills to solve unique problems
• High level of attention to detail
• Demonstrate good mechanical aptitude
• Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English
• Strong verbal and written skills

Your Education

• Associate degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Technologies preferred
• Satisfactory completion of computer aided drawing software program preferred

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC.

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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