Drafter

Job Description

Job Description

Why Join Our Team?

Do you want to be part of a team that is making a positive difference in lives all across the globe? Do you want to be part of a culture where you are recognized, respected, and rewarded for a job well done? U.S. Pipe has been providing quality water and wastewater products since 1899, and for the past 120 years we have proudly supported local governments, municipalities, water departments, and businesses all across the United States, and the world.

What We Offer:

• Team Collaboration: Join a team-oriented environment where collaboration is not just a buzzword but a priority.
• Career Growth: Be part of an industry leader renowned for world-class design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution, and take your career to the next level.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a comprehensive benefits package with options tailored to meet your needs and those of your family.

Job Description:

U.S. Pipe and Foundry is seeking a Drafter in Hoover, Alabama.  The successful candidate will play a key role in providing support to the Sales Department and U.S. Pipe Customers by providing professional specification review, material take-offs, advice, training, and quotation entry.

Role Summary:  

• Supporting Sales and Customers by providing professional specification and contract drawing review, developing product layout design drawings with accurate construction bills of material for release of manufactured products (including pricing from Sales Dept. direction), value engineering, providing advice and training.
• As for all employees, this individual is expected to demonstrate our core values: customer commitment, high-performance culture, fleet of foot, innovation, accountability, integrity, respect for others and teamwork.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review plans, specifications, and sales quotation for preparing drawings. 
• Produce layout drawings with complete bill of material required to build project to customers for approval. 
• Coordinate with customers to revise/update/value -engineer the construction bill of material until final approval for manufacture.  
• Use sales quotation and final negotiated sales price basis to re-price project BOM.
• Release material for manufacturing with Project Managers/ISR’s as necessary.
• Provide backup support for Estimator, Project Manager, Inside Sales Reps, etc. when required by Managers.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by Managers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 2-year Technical Degree, Drafting Certification, or equivalent experience. 
• 2 - 4 years related work experience preferred. 
• Civil 3D, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Raster Design, Revit, or other 3D software experience.
• Experience in the construction field or civil engineering field, such as an estimator, draftsman, designer etc.
• Great mathematical skills. 
• Ability to interpret contract drawings and review project specifications accurately.  
• Excellent computer skills.  
• Ability to work together with others effectively in team-oriented processes.
• Eager to learn and grow within our company.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• The employee will be working in an office environment with limited business travel.   However, it will require some business travel to customer sites and to the various pipe plants, thus exposing the employee to Foundry operations.  The employee will be exposed (very briefly) to the following working conditions:  Extreme Heat and Cold, Noise, Vibration, Oils, and Atmospheric Conditions such as Dust, Fumes, and Metallic Particles.
• The employee will be required to perform the following actions (from time to time):  Standing, Walking, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Reaching, Talking, Seeing, Hearing, and Sitting.  Most of the actions will be sitting.