Lead Design Technician - Structural Wood & AutoCAD

Colonial Group; Elkwood (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Elkwood, VA is seeking a capable designer/technician supervisor to assist in scheduling work, originate and check layout and design drawings for structural wood products, and oversee items manufactured or supplied by the company.

You will lead a team of technicians, assign tasks, review drawings, coordinate with outside sales and customers, ensure accuracy and compliance with standards, and support engineering in the field and production.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent; 6 months to 1 year related experience preferred.
• Experience with PrimeCad, MS Word, MS Excel, and AutoCAD is required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with outside sales personnel and customers to safely and accurately complete structures with high quality.
• Assigns work to technicians and ensures tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Makes recommendations on hires, promotions, terminations, and performance evaluations within the department to the Senior Team Leader.
• Maintains records of work performed by the team and communicates project progress to management.
• Develops layout and design drawings from architectural drawings or sketches provided to the company.
• May obtain information pertaining to products supplied by the company that have been field modified or damaged and summarize for engineering review.
• Analyzes technical data to determine if design meets specifications and codes.
• Writes technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties.

Skills

PrimeCad

MS Word

MS Excel

AutoCAD

Education

Associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training

Tools

PrimeCad

MS Word

MS Excel

AutoCAD

Job description

Colonial Group in Elkwood, VA is seeking a capable designer/technician supervisor to assist in scheduling work, originate and check layout and design drawings for structural wood products, and oversee items manufactured or supplied by the company.

You will lead a team of technicians, assign tasks, review drawings, coordinate with outside sales and customers, ensure accuracy and compliance with standards, and support engineering in the field and production.