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Designer - Draftsman
Louisville, KY
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Description AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter and the AAF International brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.
We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 98,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defense systems and electronics.
Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centered management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth & development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fueled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.
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AAF International is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran. We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, uniform servicemember status, age, disability or any other legally recognized protected personal characteristics. Position Objective Primary objective of this role is to support the execution of IAQ orders through production of 3D models and 2D drawings, BOM’s, and engineering instructions that define how to produce the equipment specified by the client. Deliverables include customer drawings and models, fabrication work packages, BOM’s to drive purchases and free issue supply, and part number creation with the engineering tool and the ERP tool. Secondary objectives include product development support through the production of 3D models, 2D drawings, BOM’s, engineering instructions, production of logic and parametric models to allow for reduced effort in production of sales drawings and fabrication work packages.
Key Accountabilities Primary Responsibility: Engineering specification and definition of products and projects after award. This includes technical information (3D models, 2D drawings, BOM’s, engineering instructions), cost information, customer information, and supplier information. Works with other designers, project engineers, and product engineers to properly specify products for purchase and manufacture by the operations team. Duties include sales drawing creation, fabrication work packages, supporting of the sourcing team with estimates and technical descriptions to suppliers, and development of aftermarket parts lists for the aftermarket team and customer facing documentation for the customers. Sales drawings include 2D and 3D outputs. Fabrication packages include 3D models, 2D drawings, BOM’s, and manufacturing instructions.
Secondary Responsibility Development of drafting and design tools to support improved product performance, cost, specification, sales 3D/2D generation, fabrication work package generation, and part number generation and maintenance and translation to ERP tools. This includes i-logic models, automatic BOM’s, tools for automatic production of models and drawings, tools for clear and efficient communication of engineering details to manufacturing centers (internal and external).
Tertiary Responsibility Supporting sales, other business units, etc. with drafting and design support (creation of 3D and 2D drawings) if the primary and secondary responsibilities do not constitute a full workload. Other duties and responsibilities may be added on as-needed basis when there is availability. Supplier support, customer support, etc.
Other Duties - Reviews engineering service requests in relation to project specific requirements
- Works within specified product variations as defined by Product Engineer
- Reviews customer / industry specifications
- Works within ERP system to ensure that all engineering data is kept up to date for specific product lines
- Continually working with Product Engineer to identify opportunities to improve upon products, adjust/change technical product specifications as gaps are identified, identify opportunities for product standardization, etc.
Requirements Position Requirements: - Associates degree or equivalent experience. Degree or diploma with focus drafting, design and technology a plus;
- English spoken, written, reading & listening (medium – high level);
- Spanish language skills a plus;
- At least 3 years of relevant experience with demonstrated record of success working within an engineered products and systems business;
- Experience in a manufacturing or industrial type industry (automotive, HVAC, industrial equip);
- Experience working within a team, both local and off-site/remote employees;
- Demonstrated ability to work in a proactively diverse and inclusive organization;
- Excellent, proven interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills;
- Effective problem – solving, quantitative and business analysis skills, as well as mediation skills;
- Demonstrated ability to share skills and knowledge with others;
- Proficiency with office computer equipment and software;
- Demonstrated ability to multi - task and work in a fast - paced office setting;
- Knowledge of fabrication drafting and design as applied to equipment within air pollution control and process applications;
- Design drafting of structural support and access systems;
- Application of airflow in equipment design;
- Understanding and application of specific industry codes and standards with respect to Industrial Air Quality (IAQ) Product design;
- Proficient in Autodesk products (Inventor 3D modeling, AutoCAD, and Vault) mandatory;
- Proficiency must be demonstrated;
- Must exhibit the following core competencies:
- communication skills
- problem analysis and solving
- technical analytics – apply knowledge
- strategic thinking
- organizational and planning skills
- judgment
- attention to detail
- creativity
- team player
- stress tolerance
- customer orientation
- presentation skills
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