Lamination Technician

We are partnered with a cutting edge composite design, engineering, and manufacturing company that provides custom products to both the aviation and motorsports industries.  Our client is growing and looking to add a Lamination Technician to their team.  A Lamination technician’s role is to lay up pre-preg carbon fiber onto molds to form specific custom products in industries such as Motorsports, Defense, and Aerospace.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• 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
• Follow build manuals and quality control processes
• Consult and resolve quality issues as they arise, in consultation with project engineers
• Ability to work with the Supervisor’s established priorities to ensure laminating and assembly workflow is sustained and attending to other duties as assigned
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Must adhere to health and safety procedures, and all workplace policies
• Ability to lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds
• Other duties as assigned

• 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

Desirables:

• An understanding of engineering drawings (e.g. read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions, engineering drawings, and procedure manuals)
• Comfortable using common hand and power tools
• Previous composite laminating experience is an asset, but specific training will be provided as required