Entry-Level Design/Drafting

Job Description

About the Job: Entry-Level Design/Drafting

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions across the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle, and building products industries. We combine strategic manufacturing capabilities with a winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products.

Why Choose Lippert?

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. We foster an inclusive culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to provide a deeper sense of purpose at work and continuously build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You Will Get:

• A unique, inclusive, and supportive company culture.
• Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
• Fair and competitive compensation.
• Career development, mentoring, and opportunities for growth.
• Holiday, personal, and vacation days.

Summary/Objective

This is an entry-level position focused on producing solid models and manufacturing drawings for large assemblies. The role involves working independently, creating designs based on customer-supplied 2D drawings and existing internal product design guidelines. Work is reviewed for content and accuracy upon completion, and specific tasks are performed with minimal supervision.

Essential Functions

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Review incoming documentation to ensure minimum required design information is present.
• Review customer prints against internal design guidelines to identify any areas of deficiency.
• Create or modify assembly models as needed based on customer prints and/or other engineering documentation. Models and manufacturing drawings must be maintained according to corporate standards.
• Update the PDM system and create engineering Bills of Material (BOMs) for import into the business system.
• Assist manufacturing personnel with information regarding assembly changes and print questions.
• Complete design/research projects as assigned.

Competencies

• Ability to work as part of a team to achieve company goals.
• Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication skills (English).
• Ability to read and process written communication, including measurements, directions, and instructions.
• Possesses successful problem-solving skills.
• Exhibits tact and diplomacy, maintaining professional relationships with supervisors, fellow employees, and customers.
• Ability to work under physically and mentally stressful situations.
• Ability to prioritize and easily adapt to changes throughout the day.

Supervisory Responsibility

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, with expected work hours of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Weekend and overnight work could also become necessary.

Travel

Minimal local travel is required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Some technical education specific to CAD, an associate degree or equivalent, OR 1-3 years of modeling/drafting experience with Solidworks or other 3D modeling software.
• Must be able to rapidly transition between projects as priorities change.
• Must possess effective written and verbal communication skills to interface with all levels of personnel.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Manufacturing/industry experience.
• Welding and metal fabrication knowledge.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination, and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.