CAD Manager

We are looking for a skilled and hands‑on CAD Manager to lead our CAD, CAM, and Order Entry teams across Overlanders Manufacturing and Hansen Industries. In this role, you will ensure customer orders are accurately modeled, programmed, and prepared for production, while driving manufacturability, speed, and quality. This position combines office work with time on the shop floor and plays a key role in standardization, customer interaction, and supporting major initiatives like automation and process innovation.

The CAD Manager is responsible for leading the CAD, CAM, and Order Entry functions which support the precision manufacturing facilities at Overlanders Manufacturing and Hansen Industries. This role ensures that new customer orders are accurately entered, CAD modeled, reviewed, CNC programmed, and released into a production‑ready package with a strong focus on manufacturability, accuracy, and speed. Working with customers directly every day is an integral part of this role.

• Lead, mentor, and develop CAD/CAM and Order Entry Teams.
• Set clear priorities based on customer demand, production capacity, and business objectives.
• Plan and manage projects to budget, schedule, and quality targets.
• Establish accountability, cross‑training, and skill development within the teams.
• Foster strong cross‑functional communication partnerships across all departments of both companies.
• Work with customers daily to provide product and design for manufacture feedback.

• Oversee the Order Entry Team responsible for entering new POs into the ERP system.
• Improve the order‑entry triage and prioritization process, building a deep understanding of ERP.
• Drive standardization and digitization of order‑entry workflows to improve speed, accuracy, and visibility.

• Oversee, create and maintain 2D/3D CAD models and full assemblies.
• Ensure designs reflect design‑for‑manufacturing and design‑for‑assembly principles.
• Review and approve drawings, models, routings, and BOMs for completeness and accuracy.
• Develop and maintain CAD standards while walking the floor to see how drawings translate into real work.

• Oversee all CNC programming and create programs that understand how all equipment works.
• Ensure programs optimize material utilization, machine efficiency, and repeatability.
• Validate programs with operators, welders and assemblers, troubleshooting issues to reduce reprogramming and scrap.

• Ensure CAD packages fully support downstream assembly requirements.
• Support standard builds, prototype, first‑article runs, and new product introductions on the shop floor.
• Feed lessons learned from production and assembly into CAD standards and processes.

• Improve documentation processes including ECNs, travelers, routings, and revision control.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements, automation, and KPIs.
• Drive continuous process improvements, lean initiatives, and cost reduction.
• Support automation, digital transformation, and capacity expansion.

• Full Time:
  Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (40 hours per week).
• Salary Range $80,000 – $115,000 (Based on experience and skills).

You will be working at both Overlanders Manufacturing (Abbotsford, BC) and Hansen Industries (Richmond, BC) as needed. Your work location may vary depending on operational requirements, and you may be scheduled at either site.

• 10+ years of experience within a CNC sheet‑metal and machine shop manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of experience leading or mentoring technical teams with strong communication and organization.
• Strong understanding of punching, laser cutting, bending, machining, welding, assembly, and finishing.
• Proficient in CAD/CAM, CNC programming, Solid Works, ERP, Sigmanest, Radan Radbend, NC Express, Tru Tops, MetaCAM, Diamond
  
  CAM.
• Ability to interpret and create drawings, programs, assemblies.
• Experience overseeing or supporting order entry into ERP systems.
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous…