Distribution & Wholesale Jobs in Washington with F-1 OPT Sponsorship
Distribution and wholesale F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in Washington are concentrated around the Puget Sound region, where companies like Amazon, Costco, and Starbucks maintain major distribution and supply chain operations. Seattle, Kent, and Tacoma are the primary hiring hubs, with strong demand for supply chain analysts, logistics coordinators, and operations roles that align with STEM OPT eligibility.
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Ignite your career at Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. The #1 name in our industry, we help make the dream of home ownership more achievable every day. At BFS, you’ll be equipped with all the tools, training, and resources you need, and you’ll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
At Builder's FirstSource, a Design Technician II is responsible for creating designs and drawings prepared directly from information submitted on a company order form, client’s customer selection sheet, repeated from previous jobs, or from information developed by a design manager.
What You'll Do:
- Collaborate with outside sales personnel and customers to accurately complete, safe and quality structures.
- Develops layout and design drawings from architectural drawings or sketches provided to the company.
- Makes phone calls to building designers or professionals to obtain or clarify information shown on blue line drawings.
- Generate placement plans, identifying the location of the individual designs.
- May obtain information pertaining to products supplied by the company that have been field modified or damaged. The information is summarized and given to a professional engineer to evaluate and complete repair drawings when required.
- Analyzes technical data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
- Confers with technical and other engineering personnel and prepares design modifications as required.
- Analyzes plans and diagrams, or observes and makes notes on material processing, to determine material and material processing specifications, or specifications for construction activities.
- Writes technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties.
- Draws rough sketches or arranges for finished drawings or photographs to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Preferably experience with PrimeCad, MS Word, MS Excel, and AutoCAD
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Work Environment / Physical Activity:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and sit, and occasionally required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations.
- The employee is regularly required to use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) and color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to quiet conditions, such as those in a library or private office.
At BFS, we want you and your career to be greater than what you ever could have expected. Our supportive, people-first culture will build you up and empower you to do more, be more, and become better every day. Join us and see what’s possible when you can rise to new challenges, learn new skills, and add to your career tool belt every day.
In addition to the base wage listed, team members are also eligible to earn an additional incentive subject to changes in plan design and documents and in accordance with applicable law. Eligibility and the amount of the incentive varies based on the terms and conditions of the locations’ active incentive plan for the respective year.
At Builders FirstSource, we offer competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love. Our goal is simple — provide great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives. This role is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance plans, 401(k) retirement savings plan, PTO (including paid sick time), and 8 paid holidays per year (for salaried and hourly team members). Details about Builders FirstSource’s benefits offerings are available here www.bldrbenefits.com.
Builders FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Builders FirstSource, please call (214) 765-3990 or email: ADA.Accommodation@bldr.com. Please do not send resumes to this email address - it is intended only to be used to request an accommodation in submitting an application for a job opening.
If there's legally required pay transparency information missing from our job posting, it's not intentional and we'd like to know. To let us know, please email the job title and location to JobPostings@bldr.com. Please do not send resumes to this email address - it is intended only to provide a notice of non-compliance.
Please note that due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries about the status of your application.
INTRODUCTION
Ignite your career at Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. The #1 name in our industry, we help make the dream of home ownership more achievable every day. At BFS, you’ll be equipped with all the tools, training, and resources you need, and you’ll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
At Builder's FirstSource, a Design Technician II is responsible for creating designs and drawings prepared directly from information submitted on a company order form, client’s customer selection sheet, repeated from previous jobs, or from information developed by a design manager.
What You'll Do:
- Collaborate with outside sales personnel and customers to accurately complete, safe and quality structures.
- Develops layout and design drawings from architectural drawings or sketches provided to the company.
- Makes phone calls to building designers or professionals to obtain or clarify information shown on blue line drawings.
- Generate placement plans, identifying the location of the individual designs.
- May obtain information pertaining to products supplied by the company that have been field modified or damaged. The information is summarized and given to a professional engineer to evaluate and complete repair drawings when required.
- Analyzes technical data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
- Confers with technical and other engineering personnel and prepares design modifications as required.
- Analyzes plans and diagrams, or observes and makes notes on material processing, to determine material and material processing specifications, or specifications for construction activities.
- Writes technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties.
- Draws rough sketches or arranges for finished drawings or photographs to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Preferably experience with PrimeCad, MS Word, MS Excel, and AutoCAD
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Work Environment / Physical Activity:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and sit, and occasionally required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations.
- The employee is regularly required to use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) and color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to quiet conditions, such as those in a library or private office.
At BFS, we want you and your career to be greater than what you ever could have expected. Our supportive, people-first culture will build you up and empower you to do more, be more, and become better every day. Join us and see what’s possible when you can rise to new challenges, learn new skills, and add to your career tool belt every day.
In addition to the base wage listed, team members are also eligible to earn an additional incentive subject to changes in plan design and documents and in accordance with applicable law. Eligibility and the amount of the incentive varies based on the terms and conditions of the locations’ active incentive plan for the respective year.
At Builders FirstSource, we offer competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love. Our goal is simple — provide great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives. This role is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance plans, 401(k) retirement savings plan, PTO (including paid sick time), and 8 paid holidays per year (for salaried and hourly team members). Details about Builders FirstSource’s benefits offerings are available here www.bldrbenefits.com.
Builders FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Builders FirstSource, please call (214) 765-3990 or email: ADA.Accommodation@bldr.com. Please do not send resumes to this email address - it is intended only to be used to request an accommodation in submitting an application for a job opening.
If there's legally required pay transparency information missing from our job posting, it's not intentional and we'd like to know. To let us know, please email the job title and location to JobPostings@bldr.com. Please do not send resumes to this email address - it is intended only to provide a notice of non-compliance.
Please note that due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries about the status of your application.
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Which distribution and wholesale companies sponsor F-1 OPT visas in Washington?
Washington-based employers with documented OPT hiring in distribution and wholesale include Amazon, Costco Wholesale, Starbucks, and Paccar. Larger logistics and wholesale operators are generally more familiar with OPT work authorization than smaller regional distributors. Companies with established HR and compliance departments are more likely to have formal processes for onboarding F-1 OPT employees, making them practical starting points for your search.
Which cities in Washington have the most distribution and wholesale F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs?
Seattle and its surrounding cities, including Kent, Renton, and Bellevue, account for the majority of distribution and wholesale OPT opportunities in Washington. Tacoma is also significant given its major port operations, which support substantial wholesale import and export activity. Spokane has a smaller but active distribution sector serving Eastern Washington and Idaho. The Kent Valley in particular is one of the densest industrial and logistics corridors in the Pacific Northwest.
What types of distribution and wholesale roles typically qualify for F-1 OPT sponsorship?
Roles that align closely with a degree field are most straightforward for OPT eligibility. Supply chain analyst, procurement specialist, inventory analyst, logistics coordinator, and operations analyst positions commonly meet this standard, particularly for graduates in supply chain management, business, or industrial engineering. STEM-designated degree holders may also qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if their role and employer meet the E-Verify requirement, significantly extending their work authorization window.
How do I find distribution and wholesale F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in Washington?
Migrate Mate is a job board built specifically for international students and visa holders, with filters for F-1 OPT and industry categories including distribution and wholesale. Rather than sorting through general job boards where sponsorship information is unclear, Migrate Mate surfaces Washington employers who have indicated openness to OPT candidates. Filtering by state and industry helps narrow results to relevant distribution and wholesale roles across the Seattle metro, Tacoma, and the broader Puget Sound area.
Are there any Washington-specific or industry-specific considerations for F-1 OPT in distribution and wholesale?
Washington has no state income tax, which is a practical factor for OPT holders comparing offer terms. Within distribution and wholesale, roles tied to port operations in Tacoma or Seattle may involve federal contractor contexts, which can add complexity to onboarding for some visa statuses. STEM OPT extension eligibility depends on both the employer being enrolled in E-Verify and the role directly relating to the graduate's degree field, so confirming those details with the employer and your DSO before accepting an offer is important.
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