Engineered Wood Product Designer

The Engineered Wood Product Designer creates take offs based on blueprints and customer requirements to produce working drawings for production. They also calculate material stress factors and analyze designs to ensure standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Designing engineered wood product (EWP) take offs based from blueprints and customer requirements to produce working drawings for production and assembly.
• Calculates material stress factors, load and grade requirements to determine design specifications.
• Analyzes and Troubleshoots reviews and analyzes specifications, blueprints, engineered drawings and related designs to determine factors affecting design of engineered wood products.
• Evaluates designs to ensure that design standards are being met.
• Communicates with production teams, customers and Store Managers to ensure designs are accurate throughout the process.
• Provides technical support and assists stores in responding to questions/concerns from customers.

Requirements

• Knowledge of basic structural engineering and aspects of construction
• Previous experience in either or all of drafting, architectural design and CAD software
• Competency in mathematics to calculate load, grade and stress factors
• Ability to read and comprehend blueprints and structural plans
• Ability to analyze, trouble shoot and problem solve
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to participate effectively as a team member
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook

Key Skills

• Knowledge of basic structural engineering and aspects of construction
• Previous experience in either or all of drafting, architectural design and CAD software
• Competency in mathematics to calculate load, grade and stress factors

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D
• Optional supplemental life insurance
• Company-match 401(k)
• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Vendor incentives
• Room for growth; we promote from within!