Laminator
Job Title: Laminator
Department: Lamination
Organizational Relationship: Reports directly to the Lamination Supervisor
Job Type: Full-Time
Shift:
1st Shift Monday-Friday 7am -3:30pm (2-15min paid break, 1 - 30 min unpaid lunch)
Job Duties:
- Preforms fiberglass lamination activities as required by the customer and/or for production. The following are the duties and responsibilities of the Laminator.
- Mold inspection prior to production, clean and repair as needed, and mask off areas which are not to be laminated
- Work with various resins, gel-coats, fiberglass materials, foam and other adhesives
- Spray chopped fiberglass, resins and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments - release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers
- Select precut fiberglass mats, cloth and wood bracing materials per production requirements
- Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees
- Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes
- Install wood or and other components to hulls, desk and molds
- Operate certain power tools not limited to chop gun, saws, drills, grinders and hoists
- Check completed products for conformity and repair or modify discrepancies if detected
- Ability to work both independently and as a team memberFollow safety and health standards - use of dust masks, respirators, gloves, eye protection and other protective equipment as required
- Perform other duties as assigned by management, supervisors and/or management
- Understand and comply with health, safety and regulatory requirement
- Additional Skills and Competencies:
- Basic mathematical skills
- Understand and comply with health, safety and regulatory requirementsMust be able to speak, read, and write English
- Meeting production schedules
- Knowing chemicals, their dangers, safety procedures, mixing procedures and time limits
- Ability to work both independently and as a team memberFollow safety and health standards - use of protective equipment as required
- Ability to work 8+ hour day shifts (sitting, standing, bending and reaching) and moderate lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Understand and comply with health, safety and regulatory requirementsMust be able to speak, read, and write English
- Perform other duties as assigned by management, supervisors and/or management
- Required education and experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent - 2 - 5 years of experience finishing - Prefer knowledge with fiberglass and resin, spray painting, composites, marine material knowledge and marine experience.
- OTHER JOB DEMANDS:Working Conditions
- Works inside with occasional outside work.
Physical Effort:
Lifting 50 lbs. maximum with infrequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 25 lbs.; stooping, kneeling or crawling with moderate effort; reaching and handling is required often with moderate effort; pushing and pulling of up to 25 lbs.
Physical Environment:
Exposure to dirt, dust, hazardous substances and equipment does exist; they occur often. Protective eyewear is required when in production area.
Sensory Attention:
Senses of seeing, smelling and touching are required with extreme concentration for long duration.