CAD Technician

SSAB is one of the largest North American producers of steel plate and coil, serving many industrial markets including energy, construction, agriculture and transportation. SSAB operates five state of the art facilities strategically located in key regions across the U.S.

SSAB has nearly 1,200 highly skilled employees in the U.S. Jobs at SSAB range from machine operators and sales people to advanced engineers and corporate professionals in HR, finance and more. SSAB offers challenging careers and comprehensive benefit program designed to keep employees and their families healthy and secure.

The CAD Technician position maintains and upkeeps the document management system, updates drawings as changes are made to the facility, performs 3D modeling and drawing creation, updates legacy AutoCAD files and provides design for new and retrofit equipment.

• Solid Works
• AutoCAD
• Sigma Nest
• Real Works

• Produce concept designs and final design drawings for all project disciplines (general assembly, detail, layout, electrical, structural, civil, mechanical, piping, etc.) using accepted drafting standards and practices
• Modify and revise drawing changes that occur throughout the facility
• Produce and distribute electronic and paper drawing packages
• Manage and update the document management system, including:
  • The Drawing Management System (Max View)
  • EDMS Mill Manual System
  • Enterprise Product Data Management (EPDM)
• Assignment and control of drawing numbers, manual numbers, document retention
• Assist engineering staff with outside contractor document collection and control
• Directly manage smaller projects
• Manage portions of larger projects under the guidance of engineering staff
• Programming of plate parts for the Shipping Oxy-Fuel/Plasma Burn Beds
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Office presence

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a designer, draftsman, technician utilizing Solid Works and AutoCAD programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office
• Possess attention to detail and organizational skills

• 5+ years of experience as a designer, draftsman, technician utilizing Solid Works and AutoCAD programs
• Specific drafting and design work related to the steel industry or other heavy mechanical industries
• Ability to manage software for CAD and Engineering software
• Experience with 3D laser scanning and software
• Familiarity with Trimble and Real Works software

• Associates Degree in Mechanical Design or Mechanical Engineering

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration on mechanical and electrical drafting disciplines

This position does not supervise other personnel.

This position operates in both the office and industrial environment. The majority of the work will be in office environment and this position will periodically require work in the industrial environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment. This role is partially sedentary.

• Talking and hearing person to person, on the phone, and/or in group settings
• Vision at near, mid, and far range and peripheral vision and depth perception

• Sit, stand, walk, alternating up to 12 hours at a time
• Use both hands for grasping, handling, gripping and feeling textures and temperatures
• Lift and/or move up to 20 lbs

• Balance, stoop, kneel, and climb stairs
• Push, pull, lift, and/or carry items weighing less than 50 pounds
• Twist at waist level, reach above shoulder level, reach at and/or below waist level

• Indoors
• In extreme heat and extreme cold
• In wet and humid conditions
• Amid fumes, dust, dirt, and smoke
• In confined areas and high places
• Around equipment in motion
• Amid noise
• Amid mechanical, electrical,…