CAD Technician

Founded in 1925, Duke Manufacturing is a privately held manufacturer of food service equipment designed to address the most important needs in customers' food service operations. Duke's purpose is to Nourish Our World through integrated solutions that connect people, equipment and technology to improve throughput, efficiency and quality. As a privately held company Duke enjoys a rich history and exceptional culture based on our Values. This includes doing the right thing, being open to new possibilities, and always learning and improving. Duke has manufacturing facilities totaling over 700,000 square feet, serving our target markets through six sales offices and distribution centers, and nearly 300 service agency centers in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, including both strategic corporate accounts and independent sales representatives and foodservice equipment dealers.

CAD Technician

Job Summary:

Establishes design concepts, reads publications, attends showings, and consults with engineering, marketing, production, and sales representatives to establish design concepts. Evaluates design ideas based on factors such as appealing appearance, design-function relationships, serviceability, materials and methods, engineering, application, budget, price, production costs, methods of production, market characteristics, and client specifications.

Essential Functions:

1. Preliminary drawing creation/revisions
2. Submittal drawing creation/revisions
3. Release for production drawings/factory revisions
4. Maintenance of block library 

Please see the attached job description for more detail.

Job Qualifications:

1. Experience: 1 year of professional level experience
2. Education: Associates Degree in CAD or related program, CAD certification
3. Must be familiar with AutoCAD Software; Revit and 3D experience is a plus

Required Abilities

1. Mathematical Reasoning: the ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem
2. Near Vision: the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
3. Deductive Reasoning: the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
4. Oral Comprehension: the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
5. Visualization: the ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
6. Written Expression: the ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
7. Information Ordering: the ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations)
8. Oral Expression: the ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
9. Originality: the ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
10. Speech Clarity: the ability to speak clearly so others can understand you

Workplace Environmental Conditions:

Typical manufacturing and office environment. Occasional exposure to hazardous conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals typical to a manufacturing facility

Tools Used to Perform Essential Functions:

1. Equipment:  Personal computer, telephone, fax, copier
2. Software:  Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, AutoCAD  

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