CAD Technician
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22 hours ago
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Job Summary
Position Overview
The CAD Technician plays a critical role in bridging the gap between customer purchase orders and the production floor. This position is responsible for preparing precise and accurate drawings processing orders and ensuring all necessary information is complete and correct before production begins. The CAD Technician collaborates across departments to ensure work instructions are clear potential issues are proactively addressed and production runs smoothly and efficiently.
This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented disciplined and thrives in a structured environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of technical expertise a strong sense of accountability and a commitment to quality and consistency.
Key Responsibilities
Drawing Preparation
While primarily office-based this role requires regular presence on the manufacturing floor to ensure alignment between design specifications and production execution.
Standard Office:
The CAD Technician plays a critical role in bridging the gap between customer purchase orders and the production floor. This position is responsible for preparing precise and accurate drawings processing orders and ensuring all necessary information is complete and correct before production begins. The CAD Technician collaborates across departments to ensure work instructions are clear potential issues are proactively addressed and production runs smoothly and efficiently.
This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented disciplined and thrives in a structured environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of technical expertise a strong sense of accountability and a commitment to quality and consistency.
Key Responsibilities
Drawing Preparation
- Create detailed in-house drawings from customer-submitted data using AutoCAD ensuring accurate documentation of measurements and product features.
- Review sketches notes shop drawings and diagrams to verify dimensions angles allowances and hole placements align with manufacturing capabilities.
- Communicate with customers to clarify drawing details resolve discrepancies and ensure manufacturability.
- Escalate unresolved issues to the sales team for resolution.
- Utilize digitizing technology to trace templates and generate virtual images for fabrication programs.
- Develop customized Forcam machine language programs to support the production of fabricated glass products.
- Accurately enter customer purchase orders within designated processing timelines.
- Collaborate with customers to confirm order details and resolve issues proactively.
- Understand the manufacturing process and translate customer requirements into factory-ready instructions.
- Perform administrative tasks including printing and emailing order confirmations and maintaining organized customer files.
- Work closely with the order entry and sales teams to address incomplete or inaccurate orders.
- Champion end-to-end customer care throughout the order lifecycle.
- Participate in cross-functional projects and support additional tasks as required.
- Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience using AutoCAD in a professional setting.
- Diploma or certification in CAD Drafting or a related technical field.
- Experience in glazier installation or the glass manufacturing industry is considered a strong asset.
- Familiarity with digitizing tools and PLC programming is an advantage.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a structured deadline-driven environment.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities both written and verbal.
- Proficient with Fenevision and AutoCAD software.
- Aptitude for math and working with both imperial and metric measurements.
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
- Problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
While primarily office-based this role requires regular presence on the manufacturing floor to ensure alignment between design specifications and production execution.
Standard Office:
- Comfortable indoor area.
- Comfortable environment with exposure to some dust dirt or other conditions which might produce mild discomfort.
- Frequent short periods when it is necessary to pay close attention to the monitoring of sights and sounds.
- Moderate mental demands due to one or more conditions which are present in the job. There may be noticeable pressure from simultaneous priorities and deadlines.
- Temperature controlled indoor area.
- Comfortable environment with exposure to some dust dirt or other conditions which might produce mild discomfort.
- Frequent short periods when it is necessary to pay close attention to the monitoring of sights and sounds.
- Safety sensitive environment with mobile equipment and overhead cranes.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application. Please note that Garibaldi Glass does not provide immigration or work permit sponsorship.
- Garibaldi Glass Industries Inc. is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women Indigenous peoples persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
- Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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