Description

Position Title: CAD Designer
Department Location: Graphic Services - Design
Reports To: Director of Design Services
Employees Supervised: None
Interrelationships: Internal - graphics, production and sales staff;
External - vendors and customers
FLSA Classification: Salaried - non-exempt
Employee Classification: Regular, full-time

Position Summary:
Responsible for the design and engineering work required turning a concept into a
design that can be manufactured and installed. Provides creative and effective design
solutions for the food service industry. To plan, design, and furnish interior
environments of commercial, and industrial buildings according to needs of clients.
Lays out complete products and prepares assembly and detail drawings, following the
general instructions and directions of a salesperson, project manager or designer.
Makes various calculations such as strength of materials, weights, simple forces, and
stresses, frequently using charts and tables. Designs, develops, and improves new or
existing products and directs the building and testing of prototypes.

Essential Job Function Time Allocations:
1. Modeling (25%): Identifies materials, components, structure and manufacturing
options; prepares layouts, creates sketches, recommends color palettes, parts and
assemblies. Analyzes various design requirements and recommends possible
solutions or alternate constructions. Integrates clients' wishes with knowledge of
design and develops a plan to best accommodate function, artistic preference, and
budget. Creates scale 3D models of prototypes.
2. Creates Drawings (30%): Prepares floor plan layouts, assembly, exterior or interior
site and building concept drawings, and detail drawings for new or improved
products, special machinery design, test equipment, tools, fixtures and gauge
design. Originates and/or develops designs for products relating to defined customer
needs or as possible proprietary items. Creates various detailed views needed for
manufacturing, including isometric, dependent and piece-part views. Adds
dimensions, tables, notes, and relations between components, etc. Adheres to
design and manufacturing standards. Displays final drawings to verify completeness,
clarity, and accuracy.
3. Product/Prototype Support (20%) Identifies design issues, generates and
assesses alternatives/ facilitates discussions, agreement and resolution among key
parties. As needed, produces revised drawings.
4. File Conversions (5%): Retrieves the design and converts the file into a suitable
format for vendor and customer review and usage; provides package file and
drawings.
5. File Set-up (5%): Submits final plans to production. Displays final drawing and
converts the file into a suitable format for review and production usage.
6. File Maintenance (15%): Saves, files, and organizes art files and support files for
efficient retrieval and future use.

Qualifications:
1. Education: Associate's degree in engineering technology, Fine arts or related.
2. Experience: Three years' experience with materials selection, manufacturing
processes, statics/dynamics as well as computer-aided design.
3. Computer/Software and Office Equipment Skills: Highly skilled in use of CAD
standards, including AutoCAD and Sketchup. Experience with Fusion or equivalent
CAD software like SolidWorks or Inventor preferred. Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Personal Attributes Required:
Must have effective interaction and collaborative skills. Effective written and
verbal communication skills are required. Must demonstrate a high level of
initiative and ability to establish and maintain effective customer, visitor and
vendor relationships by using well-developed and appropriate interpersonal skills.

Essential Physical/ Mental Requirements:
1. Must be able to sit for periods of extended times throughout the day.
2. Work is performed in an office setting. Position does occasionally interact
with manufacturing personnel in the production areas and can be exposed
to noise and fumes.
3. Must have good time management skills.
4. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color
vision and the ability to adjust focus.
5. Ability to work with mathematical concepts and fundamentals of plane and
solid geometry and trigonometry.
6. Must be able to communicate effectively on the telephone and in person
with individuals to provide and gather information.
7. Must have the ability to maintain concentration and focus on tasks
requiring timeliness and accuracy.

Specific Accountabilities:
A1: Confers with Sales Team, Project Managers, and vendors to identify
functional requirements for the space and to ascertain aesthetic
considerations and budgetary restrictions.
A2: Prepares layouts, assembly, and detail drawings for new or improved
products, special machinery design, test equipment, tools, fixtures, and
gauge design.
A3: Analyzes various design requirements and recommends possible
solutions or alternate constructions. Also prepares and evaluates
tolerance stack-ups.
A4: Integrates client's wishes with knowledge of design and develops a plan to
best accommodate function, artistic preferences, and budget.
A5: Prepares sketches-by hand or computer-aided industrial design (CAD,
Sketchup)- showing possible options for layout, furniture, and equipment.
A6: Analyzes various design requirements and recommends possible
solutions or alternate constructions. Also prepares and evaluates
tolerance stack-ups.
A7: Assists in the follow-up of prototype construction with outside vendors.
A8: Originates and/or develops designs for products relating to defined
customer needs or as possible proprietary items. This also may include
the adaptation of existing designs to new-customer applications. These
designs may be in the form of freehand sketches or final detail drawings,
depending on timing and available drafting time.
A9: Conducts responsibilities in a positive, solution-driven manner. Sets an
overall mood that is conducive to creativity.
A10: Holds an advanced knowledge of materials, production and assembly
methods. Creates assembly guides, renderings, logos, page layouts, etc.
Ensures that renderings are accurate for engineering and visual purposes.
B1: Inspects deliveries. Has authority to accept or reject orders based on
quality standards.
B2: Develops copy from scratch or from rough drafts.
B3: Seeks out new concepts and designs to ignite FCI sales.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by the person assigned to this position. Essential job functions are intended to
describe those functions that are primary to the performance of this job, and other job duties
include those that are considered secondary to the overall purpose of this job.
This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities
assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other
job-related duties as requested by the Company. All requirements are subject to possible
modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.
Originated: July 2019
Updated: August 2025