About this role
The Senior CAD Operator is part of the Sales & Marketing Team, supporting Bonnell in serving existing customers, acquiring new business, and meeting group Key Result Areas. This position requires onsite presence. The primary responsibilities include designing and processing approval prints, providing support to Customer Account Representatives on die data, and coordinating with manufacturing to implement changes in product design as needed. The primary software used is AutoCAD for creating 2D drawings, with occasional use of Inventor and/or SolidWorks to extract 2D data from 3D models. The Senior CAD Operator also assists with quoting and follow-up communications with customers, acting as a resource to the Sales & Marketing Team.
What You'll Be Responsible For:
- Create extrusion die drawings for customer approval.
- Re-engineer products with customer feedback for enhanced reliability and consistency in extrusions.
- Confirm receipt of approval prints with the customer.
- Create initial drawings for quotation.
- Modify existing customer drawings.
- Use calipers, micrometers, and other equipment to create drawings from samples.
- Interpret manufacturing needs and concerns and discussing with the customer.
- Produce drawing for prospect quotations.
- Performs other duties as required.
What You'll Need To Have:
- CAD/Drafting Diploma, Training and/or Certification or equivalent industry experience
- Knowledge of mechanical drafting and principles
- 3+ years Auto-CAD/ drawing experience
- Excellent analytical problem-solving skills
- Results-oriented and customer-focused
- Motivated self-starter who can manage multiple tasks with minimum supervision.
It Would Be Great If You Have:
- Aluminum extrusion experience
- 5+ years AutoCAD experience
- Inventor/Solidworks experience
Compensation:
Based on experience
Employee Benefits:
- Paid Vacation
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance, 401k
- Tuition Reimbursement
Other facts
About Bonnell Aluminum
Bonnell Aluminum is a premier manufacturer of custom fabricated and finished aluminum extrusions. But it’s what we offer behind the scenes that enables us to go beyond expectation—And achieve Excellence Beyond Extrusion.
For more than half of a century, Bonnell Aluminum extruded profiles have been the prominent components for many product innovations and applications in the building and construction and industrial sectors. Through a commitment to customer excellence, Bonnell Aluminum's production facilities serve many of our nation's largest and most respected manufacturing companies through design solutions, unmatched extrusion capabilities and services.
We are headquartered in Newnan, Georgia. In addition to our Newnan facility, we also have manufacturing operations in Carthage TN, Niles MI, Clearfield UT and Elkhart IN.
What you'll do
- The Senior CAD Operator is responsible for creating extrusion die drawings for customer approval and re-engineering products based on customer feedback. They also coordinate with manufacturing to implement design changes and assist with quoting and customer communications.
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