Assistant Designer

Essential Functions • Communicate and interact with other departments to ensure satisfactory design solutions • Communicate with sales staff, project managers, customer service representatives, estimators, and production staff to produce drawings for client approval and permit acquisition • Understand the project requirements, client needs, and all related information • Assist design staff in completing various tasks to bring each project assigned to fruition • Produce site specific presentation and permit drawings, as required, using computer aided design software, to illustrate concepts involved, in a manner that clearly represents the finished product, and allows staff or client representatives to fully understand the product • Present designs to staff for approval, and discuss need for modification • Modify and refine designs to conform with changes requested during the review process • Participate in continuous professional development in order to remain cutting edge • Observe all techniques being shown to you and implement them appropriately to maintain the design process and develop skills that can be used in broader projects during tenure with the company • Read industry related publications, study competing products, review new industry related product lines to obtain perspective and generate design concepts • Follow the rules and regulations related to the safety of all employees working for the Company • Adherence to all mandated safety procedures including: driving policy, production area safety requirements and fire safety • Safety requires all employees to review materials provided by the Company related to any updates on safety procedures • Informs management of any safety related issues • Other duties as assigned Competencies • Ability to prioritize tasks and handle numerous issues simultaneously • Observe and implement techniques in a proper manner to expand knowledge of the design process • Customer/Client Focus • Organized, detail and results oriented • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment and make good decisions based on the best interests of the company • Strong customer support skills. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time, 40 hour a week position with overtime as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Employee signature below constitutes employee’s understanding of the requirements, essential functions and duties of the position.