Posted: July 13, 2011

Description:
Laitram Machinery, a division of Laitram, L.L.C., is seeking a Document Control/Drafting Manager. Primary responsibility for this position is for CAD, drawings, and bills-of-material systems management in the engineering department. Also provides support on urgent requests for drawings/information, corrections to bill’s-of-materials/drawings, manages engineering request databases and manual generation/archiving. This position reports to the Engineering Manager.

Laitram, L.L.C, a global company with over $250M in annual revenues and 1400 employees worldwide, offers an unparalleled opportunity for those who want to work for an established, yet growing company in the private sector. We offer opportunities for international exposure, continuous improvement, and career advancement. Laitram grew out of inventions of a local entrepreneur and continues to pride itself on innovation – the company has approximately 400 patents in its name.

Responsibilities:
· Responsible for the overall control and management of all technical and commercial documents for the company.
· Develop, implement and maintain a streamlined Engineering Change Order (ECO) process
· Select, implement and manage SolidWorks product data management (PDM) tool
· Schedule and monitor drafting and designer resources based on priority input from engineering manager and engineering department functional managers
· Manage and maintain the Folder System (bill of material system)
· Manage and maintain the engineering portion of Mapics
· Oversee drawing release and configuration control
· Process documents for revision and approval
· Develop product manual standards
· Train staff on document control processes and procedures
· Supervise drafters, designers and technical writers to ensure the flow and storage of all documentation.
· Participate in the development and updating of Department procedures and guidelines
· Other duties and tasks as requested by the engineering manager

Requirements:
· B.S. Degree in engineering or equivalent experience
· Must have a minimum of 3 years administering and using an electronic document management system
· At least 3 years experience managing and supervising employees
· Fluent in English Language spoken and written
· Minimum 5 years experience using and maintaining 2D and 3D CAD software tools
· Well versed in the control of documents and records as per ISO 9001 standards
· Experience in established companies and familiarity with best practices. Also, a preference for working in an entrepreneurial culture of a growing company. A focused organizer who enjoys hands on involvement in the operational and technical details.

Please visit www.laitram.com to apply.