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Grow your career with Halton Company! We are seeking a CAD Design Technician at our Scottsville, KY facility. Located just 25 MINUTES FROM BOWLING GREEN! Halton provides medical, dental, and vision insurance at NO COST to our employees. The company also offers a competitive 401K program, profit sharing bonuses, paid holidays, paid time off during your first year, tuition assistance, and much more. At Halton Company, your wellbeing is our goal.

Halton Company is a global technology leader in indoor air solutions. With personnel in over 35 countries, your career growth potential is endless. The Scottsville, KY location focuses on providing innovative and energy-efficient air handling solutions for the food service industry. Please visit www.Halton.com for more information.

Summary:

The CAD Design Technician works in our Applications Engineering department. The successful candidate should have a solid understanding of creating plan drawings / blueprints utilizing AutoCAD or other similar software packages. The CAD Design Technician will develop a strong working knowledge of the foodservice industry, kitchen ventilation systems and concepts, and all facets of Halton products allowing for the creation of AutoCAD drawings and/or designs, along with the creation of Revit 3D models. This role also provides technical support and consultation for a wide range of industry customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties may include the following. Other duties may be assigned at management’s discretion.

• Create submittal drawings using AutoCAD for customer and manufacturing use.
• Create and maintain Revit 3D models of Halton products.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of fire suppression system design and components.
• Understand, interpret, and apply various mechanical and fire codes/standards.
• Consult with customers concerning submittal drawings and technical support issues relating to hood design and performance.
• Occasionally create hood design information using Halton proprietary design software.
• Occasionally create displacement design information using Halton proprietary design software.
• Consult with customers concerning all Halton products.
• Interpret and generate electrical schematics.
• Troubleshoot problematic hood systems.
• A thorough understanding of Halton UL and ETL listings.

Qualifications:

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• An associate's degree or higher and/or a minimum of 3 years AutoCAD experience with a high school diploma or general education degree and related experience and/or training
• Well versed in AutoCAD or similar CAD packages
• Have a clear understanding of computers and ability to navigate various software packages including, but not limited to: Navision, Microsoft Office, and Halton Design Software

Language Skills

• Ability to read and speak English
• Possess both written and oral communication skills appropriate to a workplace environment
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

Other Skills

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, Misc.

None

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing this role an employee may be expected to do, but not limited to, the following:

• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle and feel
• Regularly stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms
• Regularly Talk and hear
• Maintain awareness
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10lbs
• Maintain vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.