Drafter

Champion Home Builders, Inc.; McMinnville (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Medical

Rx

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Job summary

Champion Modular in McMinnville, OR is seeking a Drafter to join our manufacturing team on-site. This role focuses on creating model drawings and detailed construction drawings for homes, using CAD to support design and production.

You will work with Sales and customers to draft designs, ensure code compliance, and prepare drawings for third-party approvals, with opportunities to contribute to efficient layouts and accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or 2–5 years’ AutoCAD experience.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD 2015 or newer.
• Solid understanding of US building codes.

Responsibilities

• Creates designs from rough sketches, drawings and customer input.
• Drafts detailed construction drawings for walls, roofs, floors, plumbing and electrical systems.
• Uses CAD to produce precise detail drawings.
• Drafts drawings for third‑party agency approvals.
• Confers with Production and Quality Control to resolve design issues.
• Lays out and modifies home arrangements and systems.
• Ensures compliance with US commercial and residential building codes.
• Generates calculations for analysis using approved software.

Skills

Team Player

Quick Learner

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree (or 2–5 years AutoCAD experience)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Champion Modular in McMinnville OR is seeking to hire a Drafter to join our dynamic team! This is an on-site role in the manufacturing facility in McMinnville, OR.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance

WHO IS CHAMPION MODULAR?

For decades, Champion has served as a leader in the manufactured housing industry and one of the largest mobile and modular home builders in North America. Champion offers many factory-built solutions, from single-family and multi-family homes to commercial and government buildings. Our manufactured homes, modular homes, mobile homes, park models, and commercial modular buildings can be found throughout the United States and western Canada.

Throughout the organization, we act with integrity and respect. We take pride in our craftsmanship and build strong relationships with our customers, suppliers, and our employees. We know that we would not be successful without our team. In return for hard work and dedication, our goal is to provide a safe, productive, and enjoyable workplace for every employee.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary: Exercises discretion and judgment, creates model drawings and detailed construction drawings for homes. Performs calculations and analysis to support designs by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates designs from rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from Sales and customers.
• Drafts detailed construction drawings and installations such as walls, roofs, floors, plumbing, water, electrical, cabinets, gas lines, duct prints, foundations elevations, etc.
• Uses computer assisted design (CAD) equipment and software to create detail drawings.
• Drafts detailed construction drawings of houses and installations such as walls, roofs, floors, plumbing, potable water, electrical, cabinets, gas lines, duct prints, pier blocking, elevations, etc.
• Drafts limited approvals and submits to sales and third-party agencies.
• Must be familiar with commercial & residential building codes in the US.
• Confers with Production and Quality Control staff to resolve design details or problems.
• Lays out, redesigns, and modifies home arrangement, and interconnections components and systems.
• Utilizes knowledge of various machines, engineering practices, mathematics, building materials, and other physical sciences to complete drawings.
• Shows dimensions, material to be used, and other information necessary to make detailed drawing clear and complete.
• Generates calculations for analysis of selected designs using approved software.
• Submits drawings to third party agencies for approval.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Must be familiar with commercial & residential building codes in the US.

Education and/or Experience:

Associates degree from a two-year college or technical school which includes advance training in AutoCAD or two to five years' work experience using the AutoCAD software; or equivalent combination of education and training.

Qualifications:

• AutoCAD software experience using 2015 or higher
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Team Player
• Quick Learner

EEO Statement

Champion Home Builders is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Champion Home Builders participates in the E-Verify Program.