Job Summary
Under general supervision, carry out drafting assignments of a routine to moderately complex nature.
Convert product design sketches into working documents by digitizing with Computer Aided Design (CAD) to enable a CAD operator to complete related computer entry. Produce complete drawings, review engineering drawings and support documentation. May take appropriate action to resolve details not completely defined. Final drawings must display completeness, clarity, and accuracy. Keep documents on such as work instructions up to date. Track the change management progress and ensure change managements are filled out correctly.
Responsibility
Ensure that all engineering documents are kept updated and record the correct revision.
Track the completion of Change Management records.
Design any data sheets that need to be implemented for documentation.
Prepare and log Engineering drawings (process spec, tooling drawings).
Support Program Managers/Project Engineers with process documentation as necessary.
Create fully detailed engineering drawings that contain all necessary information from required specifications.
Control/Update Plant Layout.
Serve as Customer Owned Tooling representative (create/edit) customer owned tool database for Site.
Adhere to all H&S and environmental laws and procedures.
Academic/Educational Requirements
Completion of a two-to-three-year college program in engineering design and drafting technology or in a related field is required or completion of a three-to-four-year apprenticeship program or four to five years of related experience plus completion of college or industry courses in drafting is required.
Required Skills/Experience
Essential Skills
Ability to read, write, speak and understand English fluently.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to meet or exceed the company’s attendance standards.
Ability to understand and follow directions given.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Two to four years of related experience.
Ability to read schematics, assembly drawings, blueprints, product specifications and geometric dimensioning tolerance (GD&T). Ability to enter personal scheduling details, tracking information and materials' details into tables and onto forms. Obtain project details and materials information from tables.
Ability to decide presentation of additional design details in tables attached to drawing sets, considering how construction or manufacturing employees will use them and what format will be easy for them to use.
Ability to work in a team environment to share opinions with co-workers, colleagues and peers about successful projects, problematic projects and drafting techniques. Meet with engineers, designers, other drafting professionals and various consultants to obtain additional information, clarification and feedback about drawings and to discuss projects' challenges.
Ability to use problem solving and analytical skills to compare the dimensions in drawings to specifications to ensure they meet the requirements, and then compare the dimensions in one drawing to others to check their consistency.
Ability to work independently while ensuring work meets the designers', engineers', technologists’ or operators’ vision.
Expert knowledge of AutoCAD, SolidWorks or related 3D engineering modeling software, MS Excel and MS Word.
Ability to absorb new information and learn about technological advances from daily work activities, training offered by software companies, and trade associations, and through personal reading and study using trade publications, company newsletters, manuals, books, regulations and websites.
Other duties as assigned.
What Linamar Has to Offer
Competitive Compensation
Employee Benefits package includes but not limited to, Medical, Dental, Vision and 401k etc.
Opportunities for career advancement.
Sustainability Counsel
Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.
About Us
Linamar Corporation is a Canadian diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products across global industries & markets. From the entrepreneurial seeds planted by our dynamic founder to the support provided along the way, all Linamar employees are poised for success in this fast-paced and rapidly growing environment. With access to the tools, you need to succeed, you will make an impact along with other motivated and engaged people.
Skills Required
- Completion of a two-to-three-year college program in engineering design and drafting technology or a related field
- Completion of a three-to-four-year apprenticeship or four to five years of related experience plus college courses in drafting
- Two to four years of related experience
- Expert knowledge of AutoCAD, SolidWorks or related 3D engineering modeling software
- Ability to read schematics, assembly drawings, blueprints, and product specifications
What We Do
Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) is an advanced manufacturing company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles, motion, work and lives for the future. The Company is made up of two operating segments – the Industrial segment and the Mobility segment, both global leaders in manufacturing solutions and world-class developers of highly engineered products. The Industrial segment is comprised of Skyjack, MacDon and Salford. Skyjack manufactures scissor, boom and telehandler lifts for the aerial work platform industry. MacDon manufactures combine draper headers and self-propelled windrowers for the agricultural harvesting industry. Salford also supplies the agriculture market with farm tillage and crop fertilizer applicator equipment. The Mobility segment is focused on propulsion systems, structural and chassis systems, energy storage and power generation for both the global electrified and traditionally powered vehicle markets, and is subdivided into three regional groups and one global product group: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the newly formed Structures Group. The Regional Mobility groups are vertically integrated operations combining expertise in light metal casting, forging, machining and assembly. The Linamar Structures Group offers competitive lightweight innovations for safety-critical components and systems for the global mobility market. In addition, the eLIN Product Solutions Group focuses on Electrification and McLaren Engineering provides design, development, and testing services for the Mobility segment. Linamar’s medical solutions group, Linamar MedTech, focuses on manufacturing solutions for medical devices and precision medical components. Linamar has over 31,000 employees in 70 manufacturing locations, 14 R&D centres and 28 sales offices in 19 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia, which generated sales of more than $7.9 billion in 2022.
