CAD Designer II

CAD Designer II

The Franke Food service Systems division is a world-leading supplier of kitchen facilities, equipment and supplies solutions. As a full system manufacturer, distributor and program management partner, we supply global chains in the quick-service restaurant, convenience store and supermarket segments, helping to manage unit growth and upgrade their facilities.

SUMMARY
CAD Designer II applies engineering, operational, ergonomic, and architectural principles to the design of commercial kitchens and their buildings/structures. Responsible for creating operational layouts, equipment selection, rough-in design, specification drawings, existing condition drawings, and related details. Provides guidance to more junior designers and/or drafters as needed, and technical support to others as needed. Maintains familiarity and up-to-date knowledge of a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures.

Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Prepares scale remodel and new construction kitchen proposal drawings, documentation, 3D models, and 2D plans for review by customer for operational consideration.
• Prepares scale existing condition (as-built) drawings, documentation, 3D models and 2D plans by converting data collected on-site by advanced site capturing methods including but not limited to: laser scanning, point clouds, asset data information, photos, and floor plan sketches.
• Prepares scale equipment specification drawings outlining concepts, configurations and details for review by customer for operational, engineering, and manufacturing approval.
• Plots drawings for internal and external project consultants, team members, owners, and stakeholders.
• Maintains strict CAD drawing standards.
• Logs drawings and database entries as required.
• Participates in team discussions to ensure team alignment and group consensus on SOPs and WI’s.
• Coordinates kitchen layouts with external consultants of all trades and other areas of expertise.
• Works with local municipalities to ensure drawings meet local codes when necessary.
• Coordinates projects with external and internal sales teams to ensure drawings are completed on schedule per customer's requirements.
• Interacts frequently with internal and external customers throughout the design and development process.
• Maintains existing relationships, and promotes new relationships with internal and external customers, consultants, installers, contractors, and AHJ.
• Technical liaison of equipment, layouts and operations for external contractors, architects, installers and AHJ.
• Participates in development and maintenance of symbol libraries and drawing templates for all accounts in all drawing platforms as required.
• Performs quality control review on account contracts and quotations.
• Performs quality control review of drawings as required.
• May participate in the development, creation, and coordination of design criteria media, visualizations, and documentation as required through renderings, animations, elevations, sections, and isometric views.
• May create and/or define rendering materials, textures, and maps to be used in visualizations and documentation.
• May participate in the development and maintenance of department SOPs and WIs.
• Creates and maintains workload priorities and project deadlines for self and other team members as needed.
• May mentor, coach, teach and lead others, as needed.
• Reliable attendance is required.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• General Office Computer and Software
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Working knowledge of general PC terminology, navigation, and tools.
  • Windows 10 proficiency required
  • Intermediate MS Office knowledge in Word, Excel, and Power Point
  • Intermediate operational knowledge of Google software suite
• Design Software Environment
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Required…