PEMB Drafter
Location
Texas
Posted
21 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
PEMB Drafter
Cornerstone Building Brands
• deliver complete and accurate drafting outputs, including drawings, shop details, and bills of materials (BOMs) • ensuring high quality and on-time delivery aligned with customer-specific requirements • Produce neat, accurate, and easy-to-follow fabrication documents that align with design calculations and manufacturing limitations • Generate precise permit, approval, and erection drawings that comply with purchase order requirements and guide material installation • Maintain tight project schedules, often accommodating last-minute changes or shifting priorities • Communicate challenges and project needs to Project Engineers, Design Engineers, and Detailers to ensure timely technical resolution • Respond promptly to calls, emails, and inquiries from customers, design teams, or manufacturing • Provide expert-level solutions for field issues and generate the necessary documentation to support customer service • Continuously enhance productivity, accuracy, and technical expertise • Support and enforce drafting standards used by production detailers • Manage multiple complex projects through fabrication and erection phases, balancing overlapping individual responsibilities • Ensure conformance with defined engineering processes and initiate corrective actions to maintain compliance with quality standards • Lead initiatives to improve quality, drive innovation, and increase efficiency
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in metal building drafting
- Minimum of 5 years of experience using Tekla, AutoCAD, Revit, Trimble Connect, and other detailing software
- Highly detail-oriented, with demonstrated experience managing multiple projects through fabrication and erection phases
- Adaptable team player with strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to document workflows, optimize processes, and follow detailed instructions
- Able to perform under pressure while complying with established procedures and guidelines
- Strong mathematical and trigonometric computation skills
- Proven ability to collaborate across all organizational levels
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general PC/technology tools
- Drafter IV: Minimum of 5 years of experience in metal building drafting
- Drafter V: Minimum of 7 years of experience in metal building drafting
- At least 5 years of experience as a checker or quality inspector for buildings of complexity levels 1–10
- Minimum of 10 years of experience using Tekla, AutoCAD, Revit, Trimble Connect, and other detailing software
- Strong adaptability and effective collaboration in team-based environments
- Strong background in process improvement and operational efficiency
- Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1
- PTO
- paid holidays
- FSA
- life insurance
- LTD
- STD
- 401k
- EAP
- discount programs
- tuition reimbursement
- training
- professional development
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