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Whole House Designer

Carter Lumber

Bowling Green, KYFull-timeSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Bowling Green, KY
Schedule
Full-time
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Job overview

A Carter Lumber Whole House Designer designs roof and trusses, wall panels, and engineered wood products, creating accurate drawings from customer blueprints, ensuring timely production while applying construction framing knowledge. The role requires competency in basic mathematics, geometry, trigonometry, and strong verbal and written communication, as well as proficiency with Microsoft Office and truss design software.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

MiTekSE TrainedConstructionTruss SoftwareTrusses Wall Panels and EWPMathematics Geometry and TrigonometryReading Architectural and Structural PlansAnalysis Troubleshooting and Problem SolvingVerbal and Written CommunicationMicrosoft Office Word Excel Outlook

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Whole House Designer

Bowling Green, KY

Full Time

Engineered Wood & Truss Design

Experienced

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A Carter Lumber Whole House Designer is responsible for designing roof and trusses, wall panels, and EWP for quoting and production. Ensures drawings are produced accurately and timely based off of blueprints provided by customers. Requires the knowledge of commonly used framing concepts and practices within the construction industry. A strong belief in the mission and goals of the company are necessary to this position.

Requirements to be Considered for this Position:

  • MiTek experience required; SE trained is preferred

  • Knowledgeable in the basic aspects of construction

  • Previous experience using truss software

  • High level of knowledge in the application of trusses, wall panels, and EWP

  • Competency in basic mathematics, geometry and trigonometry

  • Knowledgeable in reading architectural and structural plans

  • Ability to analyze, trouble shoot and problem solve

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook

Responsibilities of the Position:

Designing:

  • Creates roof trusses, wall panels, and EWP floor design illustrations based from blueprints to produce working drawings for fabrication.

  • Completes and finalizes designs for production and assembly.

  • Evaluates designs to ensure that design standards are being met.

Analyzes and Troubleshoots:

  • Reviews and analyzes specifications, blueprints, engineered drawings and related designs to determine factors affecting design of the wall, truss and engineered wood components.

Support:

  • Communicates with production teams, customers and sales to ensure designs are accurate throughout the process. Assists sales in responding to questions/concerns from customers.

Benefits (full-time employees)

  • Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment

  • Short and Long-Term Disability

  • Company-paid life insurance and AD&D

  • Optional supplemental life insurance

  • Company-match 401(k)

  • Vacation time and paid holidays

  • Vendor incentives

  • Room for growth; we promote from within!

  • Military encouraged to apply!

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