Product Designer- 1st shift

Job Title: Product Designer

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GRT Rubber offers exciting career opportunities with competitive compensation and benefits packages including:

• Vacation Time
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Matching 401K
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Paid Referral Program

Job Goal:

The Product Designer's responsibilities are primarily focused on the creation of product design details and drawings in support of production and sales development. Designs are developed based on descriptions, models, general arrangements, blueprints, and conceptual sketches from engineers and customers. Detailed drawings in support of major projects will be a significant component of the job. The role also includes preparation and integration of bills of material into our manufacturing management software and the creation of information packages for the factory floor. This function is an integral part of our rubber products and solutions business.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Uses Autodesk Inventor and supporting software to create product models and assemblies for use in both production and sales proposals.
• Creates and revises production drawings (detail and assembly drawings).
• Drafts detailed multi-view drawings of specific components and steel fabrications.
• Creates finished designs from sketches, blueprints, or models.
• Examines documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances.
• Calculates material requirements and records within a manufacturing control system (software)Examine documents to develop and create accurate bills of material (BOM) in the ERP system.
• Creates supporting information for release of designs to production.
• Maintains an organized file system for production drawings.
• Communicates with tooling, QA, project managers, engineering, customers, and manufacturing regarding new and revised prints.
• Consults with engineers, sales representatives, and customers to discuss or interpret designs and requirements and assists in the development of project and product proposals when required.
• Creates engineering documents and designs as directed.
• Assists with data management as needed.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Associate degree / diploma in technical drafting and design preferred
• Skilled in the use Autodesk products (Inventor), or Alternative experience with 3D modeling software such as SolidWorks
• Previous experience with ERP / MRP systems is preferable.
• People Skills
• Good Communication Skills

Position Type & Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of the week vary but are typically Monday through Friday, 40 hours weekly. This position could potentially require evening, weekend, and overtime hours. Travel expectations: Infrequent (less than 5%)

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