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Job title: 

CAD Piping Design Drafter

Work Location: 

Leeds, AL

Division/Department: 

DRAFTING

Reports to (manager title): 

DRAFTING MANAGER

☒ Full-time

☐ Part-time

☒ Exempt

☐ Nonexempt

Company History:

C&B Piping LLC, founded in Adamsville, AL in 1986, is a full-service manufacturing supplier of ductile iron piping systems with a primary focus on the water & wastewater treatment plant construction industry. Our headquarters and primary manufacturing facility is in Leeds, Alabama while our Gilbert, Arizona fabrication and linings/coatings facility proudly serves our western United States customers.

We are proud to be the nation’s largest supplier of porcelain glass linings for ductile iron pipe systems. We have more manufacturing machines for ductile iron pipe under one roof than any other ductile iron fabricator in the USA. We fabricate the full-size range (3”-64”) of ductile iron pipe available. We are a licensed applicator of Protecto 401 Ceramic Epoxy and Ceramapure PL90 linings.

C&B Piping LLC takes great pride in its long-standing tradition of serving its customers. The company’s success over the years is a testament to its steadfast dedication to surpassing customer expectations. This ongoing commitment will ensure C&B’s continued success in the years ahead.

To keep this commitment, C&B Piping must have team members that share this commitment to making customers happy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Our CAD Piping Designers:

• Primarily prepare and revise 3-D models utilizing BIM software.
• Prepare and revise computer generated 2-D engineering drawings and 3-D models according to established standards and procedures in Autodesk Revit.
• Create and revise equipment layout, piping, instrumentation, mechanical, civil, structural, and architectural drawings and models.
• Creates and revises drawings and models from sketches, plans, and written and verbal instructions.
• Utilize Redline system and verify all associated items are updated throughout the drawing set.
• Interface and communicate with project engineers, project managers, engineering contractors, other designers, and manufacturing staff as required.
• Provides input regarding company graphics, standards and procedures. Support development and documentation of design standards, user guides, and procedures to create uniform drawings and documentation.
• Perform engineering support tasks including plotting drawings, filing originals, and creating PDF’s.
• Test updates or new version of CAD/CAE tools for backward compatibility and new functionality.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned to support engineering and maintenance groups.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Qualifications and Skills:

The ideal candidate will be one who is organized, friendly, punctual, flexible, and thoroughly professional and have:

Experience:

• Associate’s degree in computer aided drafting/design or related field. Previous relevant work experience can be used to substitute education requirements.
• 1-3 years of professional experience working with 2 or more of these CAD software packages: AutoCAD, MicroStation, Speedikon, COMOS or E3D Software. Preferably working in engineering and construction projects.
• Proficiency with Autodesk Revit modeling software.
• Ability to complete drafting assignments under minimal supervision.
• Basic user of Microsoft WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT required.
• Strong and effective communication skills in English (oral and writing).
• Ability to multi-task and professionally deal with changing priorities and requirements in a fast-paced environment.

Physical Requirements:

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Physical:

• Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station. 
• Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals. 
• Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Some tasks require the ability to travel, visit industrial/commercial facilities and move around such facilities freely.