Panel Designer Job at Truss Craft of Sioux Falls LLC in Sioux Falls

The Panel Designer is responsible to produce wall panel designs for residential and commercial facilities based on customer demands and specifications. The Panel Designer ensures that all designs meet relevant compliance codes and customer specifications. Other functions include assisting manufacturing with resolving issues during production and advising sales and customers of order status. Responsible for some estimating functions of commercial and residential units. Completes assigned workloads to departmental standards.

• Develop, draft and prepare panel drawings using AutoCAD and various applications.
• Provide support to the customer and sales staff by evaluating customer design requirements and communicating and resolving issues and concerns.
• Develop design solutions, create drawings, submit bill of materials and source vendors for customer proposals. Ensure design compliance with all required standards.
• Perform and analyze industrial engineering time and activity studies. Apply value added techniques to material handling and manufacturing processes.
• Communicate job status with internal staff, general contractors and customers. Ensure most current expectations are communicated effectively to all relevant individuals.
• Facilitate customer requests for change orders and ensure execution of the approved changes through relevant processes.
• Perform estimating functions related to the design and scope of assigned jobs.
• Panel Designers report to the Panel Design Manager. The Panel Designer does not have any direct reports.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent mathematics skills, specifically geometry skills.
• Strong knowledge/understanding of AutoCAD software application. Prefer MiTek software experience.
• Minimum of one year construction background or related experience in framing.
• High school degree or equivalent. Associate’s degree in construction management or related field preferred.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office suite.
• Outstanding organizational skills to successfully and simultaneously manage multiple projects.

Wage: $20.00 per hour - $32.00 per hour depending on experience

Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:

• Employee Stock Ownership
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
• Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k)
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Merchandise Discounts

Mead Lumber considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or any other protected basis prohibited by law.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer