Design Drafting Technician

Milton Keynes

Salary - £24,000 - £27,000 depending on experience

Hours - Monday - Thursday 08:00 – 17:00 Friday – 08:00 – 14:00

My client is looking to recruit a Design Drafting Technician to join their successful and growing team within the engineering department.

This opportunity would be ideal for a recent graduate, but a degree is not necessary, just a positive attitude and a good work ethic with experience working within AutoCAD. This opportunity will give the design drafting technician to later develop their career into a Design engineer. The company has multiple long-standing clients and a healthy order book.

The appointed Design Drafting Technician will carry out the below duties

To provide support to the Engineering department by preparing and modifying drawings and process sheets utilizing AutoCad primarily in 2D but with potential to develop into a 3D design role further down the line.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Review drawings for dimensional accuracy, completeness and content to conform to company standards.
• Prepare dimensional drawings and work instructions for manufacturing by interacting with design engineers for information.
• Assist design engineers with label generation.
• Release approved drawings according to company document release procedures.

• Prepare dimensional drawings and work instructions for manufacturing by interacting with design engineers for information and correctness
• Revise and update existing drawing and process sheets as required for Engineering Change Requests
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within department

The select Design Drafting Technician will need to meet the following key criteria for the role.

• AutoCad 2D experience.
• 6-12 months+ in a similar role.
• Manufacturing experience preferred but not essential.

If you are interested in applying for this position, hit the reply now button and contact Ellie Gibson at Orion.