Purpose: Laminate of composite components on molds to form specific custom products
Principal Accountabilities:
- Handle composite materials and follow established safety procedures
- Hand laminate composite components using carbon fiber pre-preg and other similar materials, to specifications set by blueprints, layup manuals, and other technical documentation
- Prepare components for autoclave cure utilizing vacuum bagging techniques (manufacturer breather, bag material kit).
- Prepare tooling patterns and molds using chemical sealers and release systems
- Fabricate molds from supplied patterns
- Follow build manuals and quality control processes
- Consult and resolve quality issues as they arise, in consultation with project engineers
- Ability to work with Supervisor’s established priorities to assure laminating and assembly workflow is sustained and attending to other duties as assigned
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
- Other duties as assigned
Basic Requirements:
- Ability to interpret basic instruction via detailed drawings / instructions
- An eye for detail and pride in making things by hand
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Flexible schedule to accommodate shift work if required
Desirables:
- An understanding of engineering drawings
- Comfortable using common hand and power tools
- Previous composite laminating experience is an asset, but specific training will be provided as required
- Basic understanding of composite component construction is an asset
Education & Experience Required:
- High school diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent
- Must be willing to work well under pressure as part of a strong team
- Have a can do, positive attitude
- Exemplary attendance
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality, monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback
- Understands, works within, and contributes to the continuous improvement of safety, health and environment requirements; adheres to all safety policies, reports safety and risk hazards
- Follows instructions, responds to management direction and completes tasks on time at expected level of performance
- Able to maintain follow through and honor commitments
- Works with the team to identify and drive productivity and performance improvement opportunities to support cost reductions
- Contributes to building a positive work environment
- Interacts well with fellow co-workers and is able to effectively communicate and actively listen
- Is organized and able to prioritize and respond in a timely manner
- Adapts to changes in the work environment and production schedules
- Able to perform multiple tasks
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions, engineering drawings and procedure manuals
- Ability to communicate effectively with other employees in the organization