Lamination Technician
Aviation Search Group •
Position Type: Permanent
Job Description:
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
Job 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
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
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