Drafting Technician

Department: Planning/Engineering

Location: Northfield

Hours: 40 per week

Union/Mgmt: Mgmt

NJCSC Test Required: Yes

Grant Funded? No

Definition

Under direction, performs routine drafting work involved in the preparation of drawings, maps, charts, graphs, sketches, and plans; does other related duties as required. NOTE: The definition and examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Preferred Requirements

Experience

One (1) year of drafting experience preferred.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.

Examples of Work

Receives instructions and selects appropriate templates or compass for making arcs, curves, circles, and ellipses.

Draws angles with drafting machine or through use of T-square and triangles, and determines size, spacing, and arrangement of dimensions and notes.

Plots and draws graphs, charts, and diagrams.

Makes standard arithmetic calculations in determining scales and line weights of drawings to be reduced for publication and reports and in converting drawings from one scale to another.

Draws floor plans of buildings from sketches, determining size, spacing, and arrangement of freehand lettering according to a given scale.

Draws simple land profiles from previously reduced survey notes and structural dimensions furnished.

Revises original drawings of a plumbing system, from a marked-up print showing changes, increasing or decreasing the diameter of the pipes.

Performs routine drafting work involved in plotting alignments of roads from construction plans and field notes.

Draws widths and types of pavements.

Draws numbers and indexes bridges over streams, railroad overpasses and underpasses, grade crossings, and topographical features.

Prepares sketches and charts.

Inks titles on property maps and construction plans and varied types of field notes.

Does mechanical lettering.

Draws and/or revises tax maps and other maps requiring use of various colored ink and protractors.

May perform field work requiring use of transit and rod to verify information prior to revising map of underground utilities.

Prepares clear, accurate, and complete working plans and detail drawings from rough or detailed sketches or notes according to specified dimensions.

Makes final sketches of proposed drawings checking dimensions of parts and making any adjustments or changes necessary or desired.

Inks in all lines and letters on pencil drawings as required.

Draws charts for representation of statistical data.

Checks noncomplex mathematical calculations for accuracy.

Maintains established, relevant records and files where selection and classification of data does not require difficult decisions and where procedures are routinized.

Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Knowledge and Abilities:

Knowledge of drafting techniques and instruments used in preparing detailed sketches, drawings, charts, and plans.

Knowledge of procedures for reducing, enlarging, tracing, lettering, and filing of maps, drawings, charts, sketches, graphs, and plans.

Knowledge of symbols and terminology used in drafting work.

Ability to analyze routine drafting problems.

Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions.

Ability to learn quickly from written and oral explanations and from demonstrations.

Ability to prepare engineering and/or architectural drawings that are neat, accurate, and logically arranged utilizing methods and techniques of drafting.

Ability to make mathematical computations using standard tables and formulas.

Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as