Detailing & CAD Manager - Heavy Fabrication

Mid-State Industrial Maintenance; Van Wert (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid-State Industrial Maintenance in Ohio seeks a detail-oriented Shop Detailing and Drawing Manager to lead the shop-detailing function, ensuring high-quality fabrication drawings and timely release. This role involves hands-on CAD work, transitioning from Autodesk Inventor to SolidWorks, and close coordination with Lakeland Engineering and Ohio team.

The ideal candidate has substantial fabrication-detailing experience, the ability to supervise detailers, and a strong track record in drawing QC,

Qualifications

• Formal post-secondary education in CAD, drafting, mechanical design technology or a closely related discipline is required.
• A certificate, diploma, or associate degree is acceptable; an engineering degree is not required.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Relevant Autodesk, SolidWorks, or technical-drafting certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Ohio detailing workload, including project intake, priorities, assignments, schedules, field verifications, backlog, staffing needs, and delivery commitments.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, coaching, and support to detailers and other CAD users while establishing expectations for drawing quality, productivity, revision control, file organization, and responsiveness to the fabrication shop.
• Create, revise, and oversee the development of accurate 2D drawings and 3D models for heavy-industrial fabrication, repair, machining, assembly, and installation work.
• Convert customer drawings, specifications, sketches, field measurements, scan/model data, and project direction into complete, constructible, shop-ready deliverables.
• Ensure drawings accurately communicate dimensions, materials, component sizes, weld symbols, tolerances, fit-up requirements, interfaces, bills of material, revision status, and other information required for fabrication and installation.
• Perform and coordinate drawing QC and approval activities, including verification of dimensional consistency, materials, quantities, model-to-drawing agreement, weld information, constructability, revisions, and compliance with approved source information.
• Approve and release drawings within delegated authority, obtain additional Engineering approval when required, and prevent incomplete, incorrect, uncontrolled, or unapproved drawings from reaching the shop.
• Work directly with supervisors, fitters, welders, machinists, inspectors, Project Management, Estimating, Quality, customers, and Engineering to resolve drawing and constructability issues; escalated matters requiring engineering calculations, code interpretation, or Engineer of Record involvement.
• Track drawing errors, clarification requests, scrap, and rework; identify root causes and implement improvements to detailing standards, training, QC practices, and workflows.
• Lead the Ohio Division's transition from Autodesk Inventor to SolidWorks in coordination with Lakeland Engineering, including rollout planning, training, file conversion, validation, templates, libraries, naming conventions, revision controls, and implementation of common drawing standards.
• Maintain production continuity during CAD-system changes and strengthen coordination and workload sharing between the Ohio and Lakeland detailing and Engineering teams.

Skills

Leadership

Drawing QC

Project coordination

Communication

Education

CAD/drafting certificate or associate

BS in Mechanical Engineering preferred

Tools

Inventor

SolidWorks

Job description

Mid-State Industrial Maintenance in Ohio seeks a detail-oriented Shop Detailing and Drawing Manager to lead the shop-detailing function, ensuring high-quality fabrication drawings and timely release. This role involves hands-on CAD work, transitioning from Autodesk Inventor to SolidWorks, and close coordination with Lakeland Engineering and Ohio team.

The ideal candidate has substantial fabrication-detailing experience, the ability to supervise detailers, and a strong track record in drawing QC,