Designer Hourly

Designer Hourly

US LBM is one of the leading and fastest growing distributors of specialty building materials in the United States, with a team of over 15,000 employees located throughout the country. Since our founding in 2009, we have acquired over 70 companies and have expanded to more than 500 locations serving 37 states. US LBM is a progressive organization that promotes a unique culture that focuses on the value of its customers and associates. Developing our people is critical to our strategy and fostering our culture of empowerment.

Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company has an opening for a Truss Designer located at our Ruidoso, NM location.

SUMMARY
Performs layout and design, and assists with sales of floor trusses, roof trusses, wall panels, and components while providing quality client service.

INTENT OF JOB DESCRIPTION AND MODIFICATION
This job description describes the duties and responsibilities, qualification requirements, physical demands, work environment, etc. for this job. Duties may be combined with other jobs or duties from other jobs depending upon operational circumstances. Management reserves the right to add, modify or end any of the duties contained in the job description as business conditions warrant.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Service current clients by responding to truss needs and concerns regarding truss quality. Visit clients work sites as needed to deliver bids, takeoffs, or to encourage further business dealings with the company. May also visit work sites to perform field measures or to ascertain construction or manufacturing defects.
2. Perform accurate and professional component designs using customer blueprints resulting in zero shrink. Review cutting lists, production reports and delivery schedules to ensure the quality of the final product and timely deliveries to customers.
3. Create accurate bids, and material and price lists for clients in a timely manner.
4. At the client's request, provide engineered truss drawings to the client in a timely manner.
5. Provide technical knowledge and assistance to Layout Persons and Cutters in the designing of components and component layouts.
6. Provide technical support to internal and external clients including Foxworth-Galbraith sales associates, contractors and the general public.
7. Attend and participate in all Company sponsored training programs as required.
8. Perform any other duties, responsibilities or tasks as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; and four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Must have the ability to understand the English language in both the written and verbal form and to interpret documents such as safety rules, operating procedures, maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, work orders, takeoffs and engineered drawings. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Driver's License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The associate frequently is required to stand and walk. The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Professional level sales knowledge of building component design and manufacturing is required. The ability to use computers is required. Prior experience using truss planning software is required.

Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We seek and encourage a diversity of skills, talents and viewpoints in our workplace

US LBM Holdings, LLC, is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.