Director of Product Design

Futrus is America’s leading innovator, manufacturer and retailer of hygienic sinks, furniture, casework and headwalls, designed with Corian solid surface. We have an immediate need for a full-time Director of Product Design to join our passionate, innovative, and diverse team with the flexibility to work remotely.

As Director of Product Design, you will be a guru in drawing and construction detailing, with the ability to direct our company's product design and fabrication teams efforts, while also producing content for projects with meticulous attention to detail. You will also support our Project Management, Sales and Quoting Teams.

You will be extremely well organized, highly-detail orientated, have excellent team skills, extensive computer design skills, work with minimal supervision and have a passion for product design and construction.

Only candidates who demonstrate an extensive background in commercial architectural millwork detailing, furniture fabrication drafting/detailing, and strong CAD skills will be considered for this position. Candidates with healthcare design, architectural, Product or Project Management experience are preferred.

You will report directly to our Company President/Chief Innovations Officer and your performance will be appraised according to your design, drafting, detailing and engineering skills, drawing speed and accuracy, team leadership, presentation and organizational skills, ability to capture and relay detailed design information to suppliers, computer/technology skills, professional approach and ability to represent the Futrus brand.

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead and the company’s design, fabrication & detailing output

Oversee the drawing submittal process, including Materials; Manufacturing; Tooling; Hardware selection; Translation of market requirements to product specifications; CAD documentation; BOM; Technical drawings & reviews; Product testing; Implementation, Guides & Assembly Instructions

Lead and produce product/project sketches & designs during the qualification/quoting/design development process to help the fabrication & sales team determine constructability & budgetary pricing

Innovate new product designs that optimize manufacturability

Provide final approval and sign off on client and manufacturing drawings

Lead & manage BOM’s & material purchases for determined product lines

Determine nature of technical problems & possible solutions such as product redesign, substitution of materials/parts/hardware & subassemblies

Lead quality control of specific product lines, packaging & processes

Increase efficiency and accuracy by 50% for the facilitation of custom projects & specific product lines

Reduce errors related to product manufacturing due to oversights in the design process

Assist Project Manager to ensure smooth delivery of specific projects & product lines

Oversee vendors & drawing submittal process to meet lead time and delivery dates

Assist Project Manager with shipping & packaging details to ensure smooth & damage-free delivery

Involvement with seeking out & approving new manufacturing suppliers

Strategic Work

Accurately oversee, develop, generate, prepare and maintain detailed templates/drawings and designs for standardization of all product lines

Build Product Traceability Database (Suppliers, Materials, Locations)

Find ways to improve new or streamline existing products, manufacturing processes or company processes

Maintain, foster & support excellent relationships with clients and partner fabricators

Support, develop and capture company design processes to help improve efficiency and ways of working

Support integration of designs into Futrus Enterprize Quoting platform

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

10+ years min. experience in commercial furniture design, drafting and fabrication detailing/engineering

Extremely detail orientated & ability to multi-task

Advanced understanding of Sketchup/Layout and complete understanding of Sketchup Library

Ability to create Parametric Models. Deadline driven & able to manage time effectively & prioritize tasks

Must have the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new computer programs and systems, such as Monday.com , Slack, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, CAD

Excellent communication written, numerical and telephone skills

Independent thinker & ability to work within & build strong teams

Ability to build relationships, trust, respect & productive interactions

Highly self-motivated and able to thrive in a fast paced, growing company

Bachelor’s degree and formal design certification(s) preferred

SALARY & BENEFITS

Salary – From $140k, based on qualifications & experience

Annual performance-based bonus

401K contribution plan

Health Insurance (Employee only)

Remote working

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