CAD Team Leader

Lippert

$75K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3D CAD software experience
  • SolidWorks experience highly preferred
  • PDM/PLM software experience a plus
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Highly motivated leader of people

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of CAD Technicians
  • Delegate work to CAD techs based on project priorities
  • Ensure accuracy of drawings as per customer specifications
  • Manage internal/external cost savings initiatives
  • Establish and upgrade drafting and workflow standards
  • Use metrics to enhance work efficiency and quality
  • Build and maintain relationships with customers and personnel

Benefits

  • Collaborative corporate environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and team leadership
  • Minimal travel requirements
  • Focused on work-life balance with manageable work hours
  • Impactful role in project management and execution
Full Job Description
Overview

Summary/Objective:

The individual must be forward thinking, has to have a positive attitude and can set expectations for their team members. This role is responsible for managing the RV Chassis Frame product associated to a specific set of external OEM customers. Working with and leading a team of CAD Technicians that create and update the chassis frame drawings and components. The candidate must be driven, hardworking and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency in managing and completing projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:
  1. Lead, mentor and grow a team of CAD Technicians
  2. Delegate work to CAD techs based on priorities
  3. Ensure all drawings are accurately created and maintained to customer specifications while complying with Lippert RV Best Practices and organizational standards.
  4. Manage and implement internal/external cost savings and/or standardization initiatives
  5. Assist in establishing and/or upgrading internal drafting and workflow standards and practices
  6. Consistently use metrics to improve or maintain efficiency and quality of work
  7. Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and intercompany personnel
  8. Aid in the training of new hires and continued support of team members software and product questions


Other Key Responsibilities

  1. Collaborate with intercompany personnel to achieve corporate, divisional and department goals.
  2. Self-motivated and possess a high level of personal initiative and accountability


To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions:
  1. Primarily working indoors, office environment.
  2. May sit for several hours at a time.
  3. Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
  4. Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

Qualifications:
  1. 3D CAD software experience
  2. SolidWorks experience highly preferred
  3. PDM/PLM software experience a plus
  4. Highly motivated and passionate leader of people
  5. Strong organization and time management skills

Competencies:
  1. Leadership
  2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
  3. Quality focused
  4. Detail oriented
  5. Ability to work in a fast-paced, results driven environment
  6. Results driven
  7. Initiative
  8. Ability to multi-task
  9. Ability to rapidly transition between projects as priorities change
  10. Ability to self-manage
  11. Ability to work independently or with others
  12. Decision making confidence

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role will have 3-6 CAD Technicians reporting to it.

Physical Demands
  1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly talk and listen. This position is not very active when it comes to movement and requires a lot typing and sitting in a chair.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
  1. This is a full-time salary position and the expected work hours are 45-50 hours per week. Hours may vary due to work load.

Travel:

Travel will be minimal and would be primarily local during the business day.

Preferred Education and Experience:
  1. Degree in engineering related field recommended
  2. 5-7 years solid modeling complex assemblies.


Additional Eligibility Qualifications:List any other specific eligibility qualifications.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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