ETC is looking for a talented Drafter to join our Custom Metal team!
If you love turning ideas into reality, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. As a Drafter, you will create detailed manufacturing drawings for unique, custom-built products that help bring innovative designs to life. You will collaborate closely with our Manufacturing Engineers to ensure documentation is accurate, organized, and production-ready, playing a key role from concept to creation.
We are looking for someone who enjoys problem-solving, pays attention to the details, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where no two projects are exactly alike.
Our preference is for this position to be based at our Mazomanie facility, but we are also open to candidates who can work from our Middleton location. If you are ready to make an impact and be part of a team that builds one-of-a-kind solutions, we'd love to hear from you!
Check ETC out at www.etcconnect.com/careers to learn more about us!
Representative Responsibilities:
• Create detailed manufacturing documentation for custom designed products
• Create metal work details for shop floor
• Create label documentation for print
• Review assembly designs for proper sizing, material, and finishes
• Interpret release drawings and bill-of-materials
• Maintain knowledge of drawing standards
• Assist engineers with documentation necessary for the successful manufacturing of ETC products. This would include assisting with the following per ETC standards:
• Detailed part drawings
• Wire harness drawings
• Assembly drawings
• Bill of Materials
• Standard Parts Release forms
• Produce and update drawings for existing products
• Engineering Change Request (ECR) is investigated before changes are made
• Engineering Change Order (ECO) is processed and approved
• Revisions to part, wire harness and assembly drawings
• Maintain drawings and their corresponding Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Provide task completion time estimates
• Participates as a team member, works effectively in a team environment
• Other duties as assigned.
• Complete assigned tasks in a timely and positive fashion.
Minimum Qualifications:
• High school diploma or its equivalency (GED) including, additional specialized training and 2-4 years of experience or,
• Associate’s degree in mechanical Drafting/Design and 0-2 years of experience.
• All levels of previous experience job-related experience will be considered
• Experience in a team environment
• Basic drafting skills
• Basic AutoCAD skills
• Solid Works skills
• Microsoft Office knowledge
• Organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Motivation and leadership skills.
• Ability to follow directions and project plans.
• Ability to maintain individual task lists and logs individual time in approved timekeeping program.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED with additional specialized training and 2-4 years of related experience
- Associate's degree in Mechanical Drafting/Design with 0-2 years of related experience
- Experience working in a team environment
- Basic drafting skills
- Basic AutoCAD skills
- SolidWorks skills
- Microsoft Office knowledge
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Motivation and leadership skills
- Ability to follow directions and project plans
- Ability to maintain individual task lists and log time in approved timekeeping program
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Healthcare Strength — Health benefits are often noted as a strong part of the package and help offset modest base pay in some roles. Feedback suggests medical coverage contributes meaningfully to overall satisfaction.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation time and paid leave are described favorably alongside flexibility and work-life policies. Feedback suggests time off policies are a consistent bright spot even when salary levels feel average.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs, on-site gyms, subsidized food, company events, and other on-site perks enhance day-to-day experience. Feedback suggests these lifestyle benefits add tangible value beyond base pay.
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What We Do
A global leader in the manufacturing of lighting and rigging technology, ETC employs nearly 1400 people in 13 corporate offices around the world. ETC is proud of its industry reputation for unmatched technical and customer service, 24/7/365. And with a family of over 300 authorized service centers throughout the world, staffed by hundreds of certified technicians, customers are never far from an ETC resource with a face and a name. ETC develops professional tools and makes them accessible to everyone. Their products are found in small and large venues worldwide, such as theatres, churches, restaurants, hotels, schools, television studios, casinos, theme parks, and opera houses. Founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1975, ETC was begun with the passionate belief that there was a better way to make a lighting control console. A small group of university students challenged themselves by creating a microprocessor-based console that outdid other boards on the market at the time. That entrepreneurial spirit grew into an award-winning business. To learn more about ETC and our history of innovation, visit www.etcconnect.com.
