Detailing & CAD Manager: Lead SolidWorks Transition

ADP, Inc.

Van Wert (OH)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 125,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

ADP, Inc. seeks a Shop Detailing and Drawing Manager in Van Wert, OH, to lead the Ohio Division’s detailing function. This hands-on CAD leadership role focuses on producing accurate 2D drawings and 3D models for heavy fabrication, while coordinating with engineering and shop teams.

You will drive the transition from Autodesk Inventor to SolidWorks, establish drawing QC standards, and manage workload, staffing, and delivery commitments to ensure shop readiness and project success.

Qualifications

Five+ years of experience producing detailed fabrication drawings.
Demonstrated experience checking, commenting on, approving, and releasing drawings for fabrication or construction use.
Meaningful fabrication-shop exposure and practical understanding of fit-up, welding, forming, cutting, machining, assembly, material handling, and inspection.
Supervisory, lead-detailer, drawing-checker, or CAD-coordinator experience in a job-shop or heavy-industrial environment preferred.
Experience planning or supporting a CAD-platform transition, particularly from Autodesk Inventor to SolidWorks, 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; elevate 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.