CAD Designer / Drafter (Custom Millwork & Wood Products) - 59018096145
CAD Designer / Drafter (Custom Millwork & Wood Products) Location: Remote Employment Type: Full-Time or Contract Working Hours: Overlap with U.S. business hours (EST) About the Company (Confidential) We are a high-end custom wood manufacturing company specializing in bespoke doors, architectural millwork, and specialty wood products. Our work blends craftsmanship with precision engineering—delivering detailed, production-ready designs that translate seamlessly from concept to shop floor to installation. We operate in a highly custom, project-driven environment where no two builds are the same. Accuracy, clarity, and buildability are critical to our success. The Role We’re looking for a detail-oriented CAD Designer / Drafter to support our custom millwork and wood product manufacturing operations. This person will play a critical role in transforming architectural plans, design intent, and field inputs into clear, production-ready shop drawings used across estimating, approvals, manufacturing, and installation. This is not a generic drafting role—you’ll be working on custom, made-to-order products where precision, foresight, and problem-solving are essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce 2D shop drawings, fabrication drawings, and production drawings for custom wood doors, millwork, and related products
- Translate architectural drawings, sketches, and field measurements into accurate, buildable shop drawings
- Apply strong drafting standards: dimensioning, annotations, layer management, and file organization
- Ensure drawings are clear, practical, and usable by shop and installation teams
- Maintain organized drawing sets and revisions for efficient updates and version control
- Proactively identify:
- Missing dimensions
- Design inconsistencies
- Coordination conflicts
- Constructability issues
- Collaborate with project managers, estimators, and production teams to resolve ambiguities
- Revise drawings based on:
- Client feedback
- Field conditions
- Design updates
- Production constraints
- Support a high-variability manufacturing environment (materials, hardware, installation conditions)
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience producing shop drawings or fabrication drawings for:
- Millwork
- Cabinetry
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Or similar production environments
- Strong ability to convert architectural information into production-ready drawings
- Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD (preferred) or similar CAD software
- Solid drafting fundamentals:
- Dimensioning accuracy
- Annotation clarity
- Layer organization
- Sheet layout consistency
- High attention to detail with a quality-first mindset
- Ability to flag issues early and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams
- Comfortable working remotely with a U.S.-based team
Nice-to-Have / Preferred Background
- Experience with:
- Custom millwork
- Wood doors
- Cabinetry / casework
- Furniture or architectural wood products
- Familiarity with production-driven drafting (not just design-focused drafting)
- Understanding of:
- Wood species and material behavior
- Joinery and construction methods
- Shop workflows and fabrication processes
- Experience working on custom / made-to-order projects vs. standardized products
- Exposure to TurboCAD (bonus, not required)
What Success Looks Like
- Drawings are:
- Clear
- Accurate
- Immediately usable by production teams
- Minimal back-and-forth due to missing details or errors
- Revisions are handled quickly and cleanly
- Issues are identified before they become production problems
- Strong collaboration across design, estimating, and manufacturing
- Consistent contribution to smooth handoff from design → shop → install
Compensation (Monthly USD) Final compensation depends on experience, technical ability, and relevance of millwork/manufacturing background. Who This Role is Perfect For
- Drafters who enjoy real-world, buildable design—not just conceptual work
- Candidates who take pride in precision and clarity
- People who naturally think: “How will this actually get built?”
- Professionals who thrive in custom, detail-heavy environments
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