CAD Designer / Drafter (Custom Millwork & Wood Products)

Location: Remote 

Employment Type: Full-Time or Contract

Working Hours: Overlap with U.S. business hours (EST)

About the Company (Confidential)

We are a high-end custom wood manufacturing company specializing in bespoke doors, architectural millwork, and specialty wood products. Our work blends craftsmanship with precision engineering—delivering detailed, production-ready designs that translate seamlessly from concept to shop floor to installation.

We operate in a highly custom, project-driven environment where no two builds are the same. Accuracy, clarity, and buildability are critical to our success.

The Role

We’re looking for a detail-oriented CAD Designer / Drafter to support our custom millwork and wood product manufacturing operations.

This person will play a critical role in transforming architectural plans, design intent, and field inputs into clear, production-ready shop drawings used across estimating, approvals, manufacturing, and installation.

This is not a generic drafting role—you’ll be working on custom, made-to-order products where precision, foresight, and problem-solving are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce 2D shop drawings, fabrication drawings, and production drawings for custom wood doors, millwork, and related products


• Translate architectural drawings, sketches, and field measurements into accurate, buildable shop drawings


• Apply strong drafting standards: dimensioning, annotations, layer management, and file organization


• Ensure drawings are clear, practical, and usable by shop and installation teams


• Maintain organized drawing sets and revisions for efficient updates and version control


• Proactively identify:
  
  
  
  • Missing dimensions
  
  
  • Design inconsistencies
  
  
  • Coordination conflicts
  
  
  • Constructability issues
  
  
  
  


• Collaborate with project managers, estimators, and production teams to resolve ambiguities


• Revise drawings based on:
  
  
  
  • Client feedback
  
  
  • Field conditions
  
  
  • Design updates
  
  
  • Production constraints
  
  
  
  


• Support a high-variability manufacturing environment (materials, hardware, installation conditions)

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience producing shop drawings or fabrication drawings for:
  
  
  
  
  • Millwork
  
  
  • Cabinetry
  
  
  • Construction
  
  
  • Manufacturing
  
  
  • Or similar production environments
  
  
  
  


• Strong ability to convert architectural information into production-ready drawings


• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD (preferred) or similar CAD software


• Solid drafting fundamentals:
  
  
  
  • Dimensioning accuracy
  
  
  • Annotation clarity
  
  
  • Layer organization
  
  
  • Sheet layout consistency
  
  
  
  


• High attention to detail with a quality-first mindset


• Ability to flag issues early and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams


• Comfortable working remotely with a U.S.-based team

Nice-to-Have / Preferred Background

• Experience with:
  
  
  
  • Custom millwork
  
  
  • Wood doors
  
  
  • Cabinetry / casework
  
  
  • Furniture or architectural wood products
  
  
  
  


• Familiarity with production-driven drafting (not just design-focused drafting)


• Understanding of:
  
  
  
  • Wood species and material behavior
  
  
  • Joinery and construction methods
  
  
  • Shop workflows and fabrication processes
  
  
  
  


• Experience working on custom / made-to-order projects vs. standardized products


• Exposure to TurboCAD (bonus, not required)

What Success Looks Like

• Drawings are:
  
  
  
  • Clear
  
  
  • Accurate
  
  
  • Immediately usable by production teams
  
  
  
  


• Minimal back-and-forth due to missing details or errors


• Revisions are handled quickly and cleanly


• Issues are identified before they become production problems


• Strong collaboration across design, estimating, and manufacturing


• Consistent contribution to smooth handoff from design → shop → install

Compensation (Monthly USD)



Final compensation depends on experience, technical ability, and relevance of millwork/manufacturing background.

Who This Role is Perfect For

• Drafters who enjoy real-world, buildable design—not just conceptual work


• Candidates who take pride in precision and clarity


• People who naturally think: “How will this actually get built?”


• Professionals who thrive in custom, detail-heavy environments