Composite Laminator

Red Chilli Recruitment; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,160 - 37,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

40-hour week

Day shift

3:00pm finish Friday

Overtime 1.25x after 40h

Weekend pay 1.5x

Regular pay reviews

Career progression

Friendly management

Modern facility

Social events

Long-term permanent opportunity

Job summary

Red Chilli Recruitment is recruiting six Composite Laminators in Oxford for a permanent, day-shift position. You will work in a modern facility making prepreg carbon fibre components from drawings, ensuring right-first-time quality and clean production.

Applicants should have minimum three years in advanced composites; experience with prepregs, vacuum bagging, tooling and autoclave processes is preferred. Attractive salary with overtime and clear progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Three years' experience in an advanced composites environment.
• Experience with prepreg carbon fibre, vacuum bagging and autoclave manufacturing.
• Experience with high-quality cosmetic carbon fibre and composite tooling.
• Background in aerospace, motorsport, Formula 1, automotive or other advanced composites manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Prepreg carbon fibre lay-up
• Tool preparation and mould preparation
• Reading engineering drawings and ply books
• Correct ply orientation and material placement
• Vacuum bagging and debulking
• Preparing components for autoclave cure
• Demoulding finished components
• Self‑inspection to ensure right‑first‑time quality
• Maintaining excellent housekeeping and FOD standards

Skills

Attention to detail

Reading engineering drawings

Teamwork

Job description

Composite Laminators (x6)

Oxford | Permanent | Days | £30160 - £37440 per annum PAYE + Overtime

Build world-class carbon fibre components. We're recruiting six experienced Composite Laminators to join a friendly, growing advanced composites manufacturer in Oxford. Working within a modern manufacturing facility, you'll produce high-quality carbon fibre components for technically demanding engineering applications where precision and craftsmanship are everything.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business that genuinely values its employees, offers long-term career progression and promotes from within.

The Role

Working as part of an experienced composites team, you'll manufacture advanced prepreg carbon fibre components from engineering drawings and ply books through to cured parts ready for trimming and assembly. Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepreg carbon fibre lay-up
• Tool preparation and mould preparation
• Reading engineering drawings and ply books
• Correct ply orientation and material placement
• Vacuum bagging and debulking
• Preparing components for autoclave cure
• Demoulding finished components
• Self‑inspection to ensure right‑first‑time quality
• Maintaining excellent housekeeping and FOD standards

What we're looking for

We're keen to hear from Composite Laminators with a minimum of three years' experience within an advanced composites environment. Ideally you'll have experience of:

• Prepreg carbon fibre
• Vacuum bagging
• Composite tooling
• Autoclave manufacturing
• High‑quality cosmetic carbon fibre
• Aerospace, motorsport, Formula 1, automotive or other advanced composites manufacturing

You’ll also have excellent attention to detail, take pride in your workmanship and enjoy working as part of a close‑knit production team.

What's on offer?

• £Competitive salary PAYE
• 40‑hour working week
• Day shift
• 3:00pm finish every Friday
• Overtime paid at 1.25x after 40 hours
• 1.5x paid for weekends (min 45 hour)
• Regular pay reviews
• Genuine promotion and career development opportunities
• Friendly, supportive management team
• Modern manufacturing environment
• Regular company social events
• Long‑term permanent opportunity with a business that values its people

If you're looking for your next challenge in advanced composites and want to join a company with an excellent culture and genuine opportunities to progress, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Red Chilli Recruitment for a confidential discussion