Engineering Detailer

Founded in 1890, The D.S. Brown Company is a world-wide leader and supplier of engineered products to the bridge and highway industry. Headquartered in North Baltimore, Ohio the Company actively sells to bridge and pavement contractors, specialty subcontractors, and construction product distributors. The D.S. Brown Company prides itself on its quality workforce and its reputable products.

Position Summary

The Detailer is accountable for preparing high quality shop drawings for bridge component design projects. Responsible for reviewing and detailing multiple projects for customers on a continuous basis to meet drawing submittal and release deadlines.

Primary Accountabilities (Essential Duties)

• Detail multiple product lines using computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment with a high level of detail to ensure accurate products are delivered to customers.
• Review and interpret project design plans and specifications.
• Ability to compute vertical curves, horizontal curves, grade transitions, slopes, staging, and flared roadways.
• In conjunction with project engineers and the operations team, ensuring products provided on shop drawings are feasible and economical to produce, and that material can be procured and machined as shown to within specified tolerances.
• Utilize company project checklist to minimize errors and provides input for the checklist's continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Coordinates with customers and designers on such things as information requests, technical guidance, and transmittal comments/questions.
• Supports management and colleagues in implementing continuous improvement initiatives identified in yearly and long-term goals.
• Provides guidance to Estimating Department for calculating engineering hours and identifies fabrication challenges to include in the budget.
• Occasionally assist in Project Coordinator duties.

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Position Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary accountability satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Additionally, the physical demands and the work environment typically encountered are listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Licenses / Certifications

None required

Physical Requirements (Approximate time spent to be included in physical demands such as walking, or bending, specific lifting requirements and/or other requirements such as vision or hearing.

May be required to lift up to 30 pounds and sit for prolonged periods at a desk and/or working on a computer. Must be able to sit, walk, see and hear.

Education / Experience (an equivalent combination of education and experience required to successfully complete the primary accountabilities is indicated below)

Degree: Associates Preferred Major: Engineering, Detailing, or related

Years of Experience: 2

Competencies / Technical Skills

Core Competencies: Fostering Teamwork; Managing Performance; Building Collaborative Relationships; Customer Orientation; Result Orientation; Personal Credibility

Organizational Competencies: Initiative, Communication skills, Multi-tasking, Detail Oriented, and Time Management

Technical Skills:

• Experience using AutoCAD, SolidWorks preferred
• Good geometry and trigonometry skills.
• Basic understanding of how products are purchased, machined, fabricated.

Benefits

DS Brown offers a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short & long term disability plans, flex spending & health savings accounts, 11 company holidays, PTO (Paid Time Off), 401k with excellent company match, wellness programs, education assistance, uniforms allowances, and boot reimbursement programs.

We're an equal employment employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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