Draftsman - Heritage Equipment (Athol) - Idaho Forest Group

Built on Tradition
From its Coeur d'Alene, Idaho headquarters, the closely held, family-owned company is now one of America's largest lumber producers, with capacity for over one billion board feet per year and markets around the globe. The company holds high standards when it comes to product, process, and company objectives. This is a healthy, growing company big enough for its national and international markets, but with hometown ethics and pride in a job well done. Excellence is the goal in caring for our team members, customers, and natural resources.
IFG is a growing company with 6 regional sawmills located in North Idaho and Mississippi that values employees and holds a reputation for high quality products.

Starting wage:  $33.95 - $41.95 per hour DOE

Job Summary:

Idaho Forest Group is currently seeking a Draftsman to join our Heritage Equipment team.
This position will have primary responsibility for the reproduction parts design, parts reproduction manufacturing, research vendor capabilities, troubleshooting of parts integration for the company’s vintage equipment collection.

Essential Functions:
• Comprehend and perform all duties in accordance with safety rules and regulations
• Design flat pattern parts for water/laser/plasma/torch, understand capabilities and limitations of each process and be able to select most viable option for parts that are drawn.
• Design parts for machining including parts from castings and fully machined parts such as shafts and other fabrications
• Design parts in solid modeling software from scan data.
• Create assemblies of modeled parts to check fits and interferences
• Operate 3D scanning equipment
• Operate 3D Printing equipment for prototyping and pattern making
• Create Bill of Materials for assemblies
• Consistently work at acceptable production levels
• Knowledge of material composition for selection of proper materials for engineered parts such as castings, shafts, and fabrications
• Other duties as needed

Specific job duties may vary but this description is intended to cover the baseline. Ask your supervisor or HR if there are addendums for site specific variances.

Qualifications:

• General knowledge of gears and basic design principles
• Experience with solid modeling software, such as Solid Works
• Experience with 3D scanning equipment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; computer skills including excel, word, email
• Ability to plan, develop and organize multiple demands
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Self-motivation; results oriented
• Valid Driver’s License
• Pass a drug, physical, and background check

Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit and/or stand for shift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, squat, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distance, and climb stairs. Must be able to tolerate all weather elements, loud conditions, airborne particles (sawdust).
• Bend at waist – occasional
• Twist upper body – occasional
• Stoop - occasional
• Repetitive use of hands – occasional
• Stand/walk – frequent
• Climb stairs - occasional
• Sit – occasional
• Vision – near and far correctable; depth perception
• Hearing – preferred for awareness of surrounding machinery, mobile equipment, emergencies
Total Rewards
We understand the value of our team members and how each and every one plays a vital role in the day-to-day success of Idaho Forest Group. Idaho Forest Group looks for driven people with strong work ethics, morals, and values. When we find them, we want to keep them. Therefore, we offer competitive total rewards compensation.
Idaho Forest Group has a wide range of benefits including Health Care Coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts, Annual Incentive Plan, Wellness Programs, Life and Disability Protection, 401(k) Benefits, PTO, Holiday Pay, Family and Self Care Leave, Scholarships, and more. We value a good balance between career and personal life and encourage a healthy lifestyle.
Idaho Forest Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 208-762-6630 and/or hr@ifg.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Fabrication