Designer/Estimator

Looking for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career? Do you have MiTek, commercial or multi-family design and 5 years of experience? If so, 84 Lumber is the place for you!

84 Lumber is a leader in the building material supplier industry and is proudly family and woman owned.  84 Lumber is committed to your success and is offering a competitive benefits and compensation package to assist you along your journey with us as you build your career!

Job Description: 

Optimize and generate clear, complete, and accurate working plans and detail layout drawings based on architectural and engineering plans for the fabrication of roof/floor trusses and components. Knowledge of MiTek software required.

Requirements:

• Must have 5 years of designing trusses with Mitek industry software.
• Broad knowledge of engineering fundamentals, wood truss roof and floor design and building materials.  Design optimized projects with or Mitek design software
• Specify Beams, connecting hardware and other related products
• Request sealed engineering drawings and/or repair details and follow up.
• Strong visualization skills and ability to picture complex conditions in wood structures from plans and specifications.
• Effectively communicate with architects, engineers, customers and fellow team members.

 Why 84 Lumber?

• 84 Lumber is a leader in the building material supplier industry and is proudly family and woman owned.  84 Lumber is committed to your success and is offering a competitive benefits and compensation package to assist you along your journey with us as you build your career!
• Endless growth opportunity, we are always looking for future leaders – if you are willing to invest in 84, 84 will invest in you.  Applying for an entry-level position will enable you to learn the industry in’s and out’s, providing endless growth opportunity in areas of Production, Production Leadership, Sales and Design.
• By working hard, we will reward you with monthly incentive opportunities.
• We provide comprehensive training to ensure you are provided the tools you need to be successful.

84 Lumber’s Mission:

• To Serve our customers through a team of dedicated, honest, hardworking Associates
• To Supply our customers with the best quality products while providing out Associates with the safest work environment
• To Save our customers by offering competitive value-added pricing for each specific market
• To Provide our Associates with an environment where nothing is impossible

 Benefits provided to full-time associates:

• • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Disability and Life Insurance
  • 401(k) and Profit Sharing
  • Paid Sick, Personal and Vacation time
  • Holiday pay
  • Amazing Benefits! Incentive Bonus! Employee Discounts!!

Reading architectural prints to create truss placement layouts

Design roof and floor trusses in engineering software

Other design support related tasks

Word Processing System

Design Software

Internet Software

Database Software

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; write simple correspondence; effectively present information to others one-on-one.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.