Foam Fabricators Inc is hiring: Designer/Draft in Plymouth

Description:

Job Title: Designer/Drafter

Department: Engineering

Reports to: Design Engineering Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Travel: Up to 20% travel may be required

Locations: Plymouth, WI, Gnadenhutten, OH, Fort Madison, IA, Anderson, SC, Northbridge, MA

Summary:

A Designer/Drafter is responsible for collaborating with Operations and Commercial teams to provide product quoting and pricing; Creating technical drawings and plans for new products, improving, or modifying existing products, and ensuring that all designs meet the required specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Create technical drawings and plans using computer-aided design (CAD) software

· Collaborate with engineers and architects to ensure designs meet project requirements

· Review and revise drawings to ensure accuracy and completeness

· Maintain project documentation and ensure all drawings are up-to-date

· Communicate with project managers and other team members to ensure project timelines are met

· Provide cost rollups on various projects

· Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements

· Provide assistance to design engineering and commercial teams, including travel for on-site support

· Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Requirements/Work Experience

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering disciplines with packaging engineering preferred

· Proven experience in design or drafting with 3+ years of component design experience within manufacturing environment, packaging componentry experience is preferred.

· Proficiency in CAD software

Minimum Requirements

· Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks efficiently.

· Knowledge of industry standards/regulations and customer requirements as related to design and drafting.

· Strong knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and engineering principles

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

· Attention to detail and ability to multitasking.

Reasoning Ability:

· Strong analytical skill set and demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams

to quickly analyze problems and develop effective solutions.

· Ability to quickly adapt to changes in work environment and manage competing demands.

· Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

· To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient with Microsoft Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, TEAMS, and other data entry, Order processing systems and Database software. Salesforce.com a plus. Proficient in CAD software (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.)

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

· Integrity: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Speaks openly and truthfully with team members and accepts responsibility for actions. Understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality and fosters an environment where integrity, honesty and accountability flourish. Promotes transparent and accountable actions and acts decisively against dishonest conduct. Demonstrates the ability to gain confidence of their employees and customers by respecting the confidentiality and privacy of their concerns and needs and encourages collaboration, trust, foresight and listening between team members. Considerate of others' points of view and treats others with courtesy and professionalism.

· Teamwork: Capable of being approached and easy to work with. Contributes to the success of the team, communicates clearly individually and in group settings while treating others with respect. Listens to others and works well within diverse groups. Consistently places team needs over individual needs and seeks input from people with different experiences and perspectives and recognizes the differences of opportunities to learn and gain by working together. Values and encourages unique skills and talents.

· Accountability: Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little to minimal supervision. Consistently meets all deadlines and follows through on completing tasks while holding self and other accountable for actions and/or appointed responsibilities and manages one's own

performance to proactively ensure team accountability.

· Problem Resolution: Demonstrates the ability to effectively problem solve and set priorities while delivering results in a timely manner and effectively obtains results through planning and delegation.

Analyzes problems skillfully and uses data to reach solutions while demonstrating the ability to appropriately take calculated risks or escalate decisions to consult with others when appropriate.

· Communication: Creates an environment of open communication amongst team members while providing regular, consistent, and meaningful information. Actively listens carefully to others and ensures messages are understood. Demonstrates the ability to communicate information clearly, concisely, and thoroughly in a timely manner.

Has the ability to tailor communication styles to the subject matter and to the needs of the recipient. Is credible and confident through communication and presentations and persuasively presents thoughts and ideas to the audience.

· Job Knowledge: Demonstrates relevant job knowledge and essential skills, such as work practices, policies, procedures, quality assurance, and technical abilities. Demonstrates self-improvement efforts to enhance skills and knowledge with changes impacting the job while adhering to workplace rules as well as to traditional or socially expected methods of doing business following processes and procedures.

· Continuous Improvement: Consistently finds ways to improve methods, processes and/or procedures to improve quality of work and to maximize efficiency. Quickly identifies process inefficiencies and takes independent action to make improvements. Willing supports new ideas while energizing others within the workforce to embrace changes that enhance efficiency. Understands and applies formal methods to analyze and eliminate non-value-added work and support process environments. Willingly seeks opportunities and shares different approaches to address problems while generating practical ideas and workable solutions to solve problems or address issues. Identifies and accepts failures as learning opportunities.

· Initiative: Ability to assess and initiate things independently with limited supervision required. Has the ability to manage resources to achieve results, while possessing the ability to manage multiple activities to accomplish goals. Actively seeks and does more than required or requested in the job and plans ahead for upcoming problems or opportunities and takes appropriate action when required.

· Planning & Organizing: Manages resources to ensure work is completed timely and accurately. Proactively anticipates potential problems and develops contingency plans to overcome obstacles. Anticipates deviations and plan and actively reorganizes work as necessary. Demonstrates the ability to manage time expertly to complete work ahead of schedule while utilizing available resources to complete work efficiently.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by those assigned to a particular position. This document in no way states or implies that this is an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required and personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from, any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.