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About the Role

The Drafting and Release Manager serves as the crucial link between PrimeFab's drafting department and the manufacturing floor, translating technical drawings and specifications into clear instructions for production. This role ensures accuracy, minimizes discrepancies, and facilitates a smooth handoff from design to production, ultimately reducing rework and improving efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Review drafting packages and shop drawings for accuracy, completeness, and manufacturability before release to production.
• Translate technical drawing details and specifications into clear, practical instructions for the manufacturing floor.
• Act as the main point of contact between the drafting department and production teams, resolving questions and discrepancies.
• Coordinate the release of approved drawings and documentation to the shop floor, tracking revisions and version control.
• Flag design or drawing issues that could affect manufacturability, cost, or schedule, and route them back to drafting for correction.
• Attend production meetings to communicate upcoming releases and address drawing-related questions.
• Maintain accurate records of drawing revisions, approvals, and release history.
• Support drafters in understanding shop floor constraints and feedback.
• Work with quality and production teams to investigate and resolve issues related to drawing errors or misinterpretation.
• Identify recurring communication gaps between drafting and manufacturing and recommend process improvements.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in drafting, drawing review, or a technical liaison role within a manufacturing or construction environment.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering and shop drawings, specifications, and bills of material.
• Working knowledge of CAD software (AutoCAD or similar) sufficient to review and mark up drawings.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and how drawing specifications translate into shop floor instructions.
• Experience managing document control or drawing release processes, including revisions and version tracking.
• Ability to explain complex technical drawings in plain language understandable to the shop floor.
• Clear and direct communication skills, comfortable interacting with drafters, engineers, and production staff.
• Proactive in identifying inconsistencies and asking clarifying questions.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple drawings and revisions.
• Takes ownership of the drafting to manufacturing handoff and ensures tasks are completed correctly.

Skills

• Drafting
• Drawing review
• Technical liaison
• Engineering drawings interpretation
• Shop drawings interpretation
• Specifications interpretation
• Bills of material interpretation
• CAD software (AutoCAD or similar)
• Manufacturing processes understanding
• Document control
• Drawing release processes
• Revision tracking
• Version tracking
• Clear communication
• Problem-solving
• Organization
• Process improvement

Location

• PrimeFab, Greater Toronto Area

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3 to 5 years

Salary/Compensations

• $100,000 to $130,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision
• Three weeks vacation to start

About the Company

• Triumph Group of Companies is a stable, growing company with work across multiple construction and infrastructure sectors.