CAD Draughtsperson

Job in Drighlington, Leeds, West Yorkshire, ME17, England, UK

Listing for: ATA Recruitment

Full Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-06-10

Job specializations:

Engineering
CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design, Engineering Design & Technologists, Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing / Production
CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design, Engineering Design & Technologists, Manufacturing Engineer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 32.5 - 35 GBP Hourly GBP 32.50 35.00 HOUR

Location: Drighlington

2D AutoCAD Draughtsperson

Rate: £32.50 - £35.00 p/h (Outside IR35)

Initial 2-month contract (likelihood of extension)

Bradford Halifax Huddersfield Wakefield

AutoCAD / 2D Draughting

I am currently recruiting on behalf of a key client based in West Yorkshire. Our client is an established engineering and manufacturing business, designing and manufacturing specialist equipment for a range of high-profile industries. Due to an increase in workload, they are looking for an experienced 2D AutoCAD Draughtsperson to join their team on a contract basis.

As a 2D AutoCAD Draughtsman your key duties will include:

Producing 2D general arrangement drawings of specialist units, working from a 60% complete drawing generated by the company's estimating software
Refining and developing drawing detail in accordance with design guidelines and feedback from the engineering team, to a standard suitable for customer approval submission
Populating component and material specifications within template borders
Engaging with engineering, production and project management departments to obtain internal sign-off before completing drawings
Ensuring all drawings are produced accurately and within agreed timescales
The successful 2D AutoCAD Draughtsman will have the following attributes:

Proficient in AutoCAD 2D - confident working from part-complete drawings and developing them to a finished standard
Previous experience in a similar draughting role within a manufacturing or engineering environment
Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret design guidelines and engineering feedback
Good communication skills with the ability to liaise across multiple internal departments
The benefits of this position:

• Work for a well-established, growing manufacturing business with a strong order book

• Outside IR35 contract

• Competitive hourly rate

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