Experienced Truss Designer - MiTek Experience - Powhatan, VA - 84 Lumber Company

84 Lumber is seeking an Experienced Designer to join the design team at our newly expanded component facility In Powhatan, VA

Looking for an exciting, new opportunity with growth potential? Are you located in the Richmond/Powhatan area? If so, this may be the opportunity for you!

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in designing Roof & Floor Trusses, and/or Wall panels- (Single-family or Multi-family design)
• Broad knowledge of engineering fundamentals, wood truss roof and floor design and building materials.
• Experience with design software, including MiTek. (SE experience a plus)
• Request sealed engineering drawings and/or repair details and follow up.
• Strong visualization skills and ability to picture complex conditions in wood structures from plans and specifications.
• Effectively communicate with architects, engineers, customers and fellow team members.
• Be able to thrive in a collaborative work environment

Responsibilities:

• Reading architectural prints to create truss placement layouts
• Design roof and floor trusses in engineering software
• Other design support related tasks

Why 84 Lumber?

• 84 Lumber is a leader in the building material supplier industry and is proudly family and woman owned.  84 Lumber is committed to your success and is offering a competitive benefits and compensation package to assist you along your journey with us as you build your career!
• Endless growth opportunity, we are always looking for future leaders – if you are willing to invest in 84, 84 will invest in you.  As a well-established and growing company, we provide endless growth opportunity in areas of Production, Production Leadership, Sales and Design.
• By working hard, we will reward you with monthly incentive opportunities.
• We provide comprehensive training to ensure you are provided the tools you need to be successful.

Why Powhatan:

• New up graded state of the art facility
• Opportunity to help establish a new design trainee program to facilitate future growth
• Ground floor opportunity in a growing market

 Benefits provided to full-time associates:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401(k) and Profit Sharing
• Paid Sick, Personal and Vacation time
• Holiday pay

Qualifications:

• Word Processing System
• Design Software
• Internet Software
• Database Software
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; write simple correspondence; effectively present information to others one-on-one.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Reading architectural prints to create truss placement layouts

Design roof and floor trusses in engineering software

Other design support related tasks

Word Processing System

Design Software

Internet Software

Database Software

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; write simple correspondence; effectively present information to others one-on-one.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.