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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