Senior Design Technician – AutoCAD & Structural Wood Layout

Colonial Group; Wadena (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Minnesota is seeking a Supervisor-Drafter to help schedule technician work and oversee a team of designers for structural wood products. You will originate and check layout and design drawings from architectural sketches, coordinate with building designers, and ensure drawings meet specifications and project timelines.

The role requires an associate degree and CAD experience, with hands-on responsibility to improve layouts and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent; six months to one year related experience.
• Experience with PrimeCad, MS Word, MS Excel, and AutoCAD is required.
• Ability to supervise technicians and coordinate schedules.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with outside sales personnel and customers to safely and accurately complete structures with high quality.
• Assigns work to technicians and ensures that 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.
• Makes phone calls to building designers or professionals to obtain or clarify information shown on blue line drawings.
• Reviews and checks layout and design drawings prepared by less experienced truss/panel technicians and assists in making modifications prior to releasing drawings to the field or production.
• May obtain information pertaining to products supplied by the company that have been field modified or damaged. The information is summarized and given to a professional engineer to evaluate and complete repair drawings when required.
• Analyzes technical data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
• Understands the building code and applies knowledge of special truss/panel industry issues. Addresses issues appropriately.
• Analyzes plans and diagrams, or observes and makes notes on material processing, to determine material and material processing specifications, or specifications for construction activities.
• Writes technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties.
• Draws rough sketches or arranges for finished drawings or photographs to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
• May prepare truss repair drawings for review and approval by a professional engineer.
• Implement BFS panel design standards and have all designers and panel design conform to these standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Layout design

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Tools

PrimeCad

AutoCAD

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Colonial Group in Minnesota is seeking a Supervisor-Drafter to help schedule technician work and oversee a team of designers for structural wood products. You will originate and check layout and design drawings from architectural sketches, coordinate with building designers, and ensure drawings meet specifications and project timelines.

The role requires an associate degree and CAD experience, with hands-on responsibility to improve layouts and production readiness.