CAD - Layout and Design Technician

Position Summary: In this position, you are responsible for commercial kitchen design, draft layouts, production drawings, and presentation drawings. You are comfortable developing client relationships while creating schematic design, design development, and prototypical packages. You are also skilled at coordinating with architectural and engineering partners, plus all other stakeholders attached to a project.

Functions & Responsibilities: 

  • Collaborate on multiple commercial kitchen projects, spanning all phases of design 

  • Sketch layouts and perform capacity/sales studies to develop designs and determine equipment needs

  • Meet/coordinate with clients to determine the unique needs of each space

  • Coordinate drawings through all business phases, from procurement to installation

  • Create graphical presentations and documentation for training and standards development

  • Resolve drawing/document issues, ensuring that all relevant specifications are error-free

  • Attend design reviews and meetings with clients

  • Perform any other related duties as required

Competencies, Skills and Abilities: 

  • You possess excellent conceptual and client-service skills, demonstrating effective problem-solving 

  • Can demonstrate strong organizational skills, including the ability to work within tight schedules, deadlines and budgets, and the capacity to succeed in an environment of rapidly evolving priorities 

  • Possess excellent interpersonal skills, effectively communicating with diverse stakeholders and exhibiting a willingness to contribute to all facets of the design process

  • You are a strong conceptual and strategic thinker, with great attention to detail

  • You have demonstrated superior technical and layout design talent 

Education & Experience: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Industrial Design, or related field 

    OR

  • 5+ years’ experience in a professional design environment/department 

  • Advanced computer skills including AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) 

  • Food service design experience preferred 

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