Interior Design and Drafting - Restaurant and Hospitality
Description:
Job Description
Do you have experience in drafting or as a designer in the construction or architecture industries? Are you looking to find a more dynamic and exciting career path?
Rapids Foodservice Contract & Design, is searching for an eager and driven new Drafting and Design Specialist to join our Commercial Kitchen Design/Build team! Rapids has earned recognition from Food Service Equipment Reports' "Management Excellence Award" for hiring right, providing a culture of growth, and nurturing development so that all employees can excel in their jobs.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Assisting Director of Design and Senior Design Specialists.
- Work jointly our Director of Design, Sales team, and client to develop project scope.
- Provide support for the design team in developing commercial kitchen plans from schematic design through construction documents for clients.
- Prepare detailed construction documentation for coordination with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades.
- Quality control processing with design team to ensure integrity and accuracy of AutoCAD and Revit plans provided to clients and design team partners.
- Equipment specification verification to develop accurate utility and clearance requirements.
- Develop and maintains relationships with general contractors, architects, design consultants and others to ensure a strong pipeline of future design projects.
- Adheres to company’s standard operating procedures/protocols and uses preferred vendors to maximize pricing and rebates.
- Works with team to assess and establish priorities as needed to accommodate business and/or customer needs as applicable.
Starting salary:
$35K - $45K
Company benefits:
Health insurance, dental insurance, 401(K), disability insurance, paid time off
High school courses important to the position:
Arts (digital design and design arts are a plus), mathematics (geometry and algebra are a plus), English composition courses for writing proficiency.
Training, certifications, or degree needed to qualify for the position:
High school diploma
Specific skills that your business recognizes as fundamental to employment (life skills):
Self-starter, highly accountable, honest, competitive, innovative mindset, collaborative worker.
Advancement opportunities in the company:
Rapids has several business segments that offer employees a diverse set of career advancement opportunities. Our business include our Contract Division, our Retail Division, our CRS business and our service and repair division. The Contract Division helps clients to create new kitchens and dining spaces for restaurant and hospitality clients. This work involves collaboration with the owner, architect, and construction team to create exciting new spaces using design software and client meetings to help them bring their space to life and ensure the final product is what was presented through the design planning phases. Within this group there are opportunities to be on our design team, work on the project coordination team to help build the actual space out, and the sales team that is responsible for attracting and retaining a diverse set of clients all over the United States that include hotels such as Hilton and Marriott as well as local restaurants such as Black Sheep, Scooters Coffee and more! Many Rapids employees have moved between at least 2 of our business units as we continually strive to provide our employees with a challenging and rewarding career.
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