CAD Programmer
Larkin Industries
Position Summary. The CAD Manager oversees all programming and design functions within the CAD Department, ensuring the accurate and efficient creation of dies, print plates, graphics, and rule-processing programs that support production. The role balances deep technical CAD expertise with leadership - guiding CAD Programmers (GD300) and Senior CAD Programmers (GD200), managing workflow, and maintaining quality standards - and is the senior technical authority for CAD at the operating company. Reports to the General Manager.
Key essential functions:
- Oversee all CAD programming/design - dies, print plates, graphics, rule-processing - and approve programming before release to production.
- Supervise, train, and mentor the CAD team (GD200 / GD300); manage scheduling, coaching, and performance.
- Establish and enforce CAD programming standards, documentation protocols, and quality control.
- Manage daily workflow and job prioritization to meet production deadlines.
- Communicate with customers, customer service, and production to clarify requirements and resolve technical issues.
- Monitor department metrics (programming hours, accuracy, throughput, rework) and drive lean process improvements.
- Maintain working programming capability; step in during peak load, training, or coverage; maintain/upgrade CAD software and recommend technology/capital investments.
Supervisory responsibility. Full supervisory authority over the CAD department (GD200 Senior CAD Programmers, GD300 CAD Programmers) - hiring, training, performance management, scheduling, and discipline, in partnership with the General Manager and HR.
Supplemental Duties Addendum (same reporting line & FLSA):
- Quote-to-Production Validation - technical checkpoint between estimating and the floor; verify foil coverage, layouts, pass counts, tooling/make-ready reuse, and stock/press compatibility before pricing is finalized and jobs release; reduce underquoted jobs and setup surprises.
- SOP & Process Documentation (beyond CAD) - own SOPs with revision control, visual setup guides, and a troubleshooting database.
- ERP / Data Integration - operations-side technical lead on the ERP implementation; define routing, setup standards, labor tracking, and CAD-to-production data flow.
- Customer Service & Technical Support - technical resource behind CS; spec/artwork review at intake; own the Sales↔CS↔CAD↔Production technical handoff.
- Cross-Plant Support & Standardization - extend practices to sister operating companies; shared SOP library and centralized CAD knowledge base; support group technical training.
- Business Development Support (Specialty Markets) - technical partner in the sales process for specialty embellishment work; maintain a capabilities package and accurate group-wide quoting.
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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