Drafter in Leola, Pennsylvania at WHITLEY EAST LLC

About the Company

Whitley East is a commercial modular builder working across education, healthcare, military, and multi-story projects. We’re part of a growing industry and a team that values craftsmanship, teamwork, and steady improvement.

Our culture is Built with PRIDE — Passion, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Excellence. That means we care about the work, respect one another, do what we say we’ll do, and hold ourselves to a high standard every day.

Position Overview: Under the direction of the drafting manager, this individual is responsible for generating a complete and accurate file and prints based on written specifications for submission to customers, state agencies, and production.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Draft project drawings including: working drawings for customer sign-off, state agencies, and production; miscellaneous details and drawings; updating structural standards; sales bid drawings
• Partner with sales/research for clarification on projects
• Submit complete and accurate plans to supervisor/plan checker for review
• Accurately address and incorporate redlines from plan review
• Submit plans for customer and state to Project Coordinator; revise prints per customer redlines; cloud modifications as needed
• Process complete and accurate prints including all necessary corrections for final release; save CAD file of completed project final release
• Address and respond to questions from sales, purchasing and production
• Other duties as assigned

This position is also expected to:

• Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Maintain a positive, professional demeanor at all times
• Provide outstanding customer service to internal and external clients
• Report hours in a timely and error free manner
• Be very detail oriented and well organized
• Possess outstanding communication skills – verbal and written
• Be skilled at problem solving and analysis

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• Three (3) plus years of relevant work experience

Preferred Skills

• Experience in modular manufacturing
• Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD experience
• Knowledge of ICC Building codes

Job Requirements

• Ability to sit/stand at desk/workstation for prolonged periods of time
• Frequent use of hands/fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse; repetitive hand/wrist motions
• Ability to view and interpret detailed drawings, schematics, and specifications; ability to work on a computer for extended periods of time; close up vision required for precision work
• Ability to communicate effectively in English with engineers, drafters, and internal customers
• Able to successfully pass a criminal background check (following a conditional offer of employment)