Composite Laminator

Strategic Recruitment Partners; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Composite Laminator in Willenhall, UK. The role involves laminating tooling and components, managing patterns and moulds, and ensuring quality while achieving delivery targets. Ideal candidates have at least two years in the composite industry, with knowledge of race cars and autoclave operations. This position requires strong teamwork, organizational skills, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience within the composite industry as a laminator.
• Basic knowledge of the make-up of race cars and road cars.
• Experience with autoclave operation.

Responsibilities

• Laminating tooling and components.
• Sealing and releasing patterns and moulds.
• Vacuum bagging of tooling and components.
• Loading of ovens and autoclaves.
• Manufacturing templates and cutting kits.
• Achieving delivery targets while ensuring quality.
• Supporting 5S and LEAN manufacturing activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Logical reasoning

Organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Interpret engineering drawings

Follow laminating manuals

Minimal supervision

Job description

Composite Laminator

Our client is a customer and quality driven carbon fiber and composite parts manufacturer, specialising in prestige automotive / aerospace / defence projects. They deliver full turn key solutions from design to manufacture.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will have experience in manufacturing composite tooling and components, within the automotive, aerospace or motorsport industry, be self‑motivated, enable to read and understand instructions from a manual or an engineering drawing, achieve company objectives within tight deadlines and work with minimum supervision.

Reporting to: Line Manager.

Hours: 37 hrs

Key Responsibilities

• Laminating Tooling and components.
• The seal and release of patterns and moulds.
• The vacuum bagging of Tooling and components.
• The loading of Ovens and autoclaves.
• Template manufacture and kit cutting of components.
• To achieve delivery targets of our customers while ensuring quality is not compromised.
• Support the continuing 5S and LEAN Manufacturing activities.

Essential Skills

• Good Team worker
• Logical reasoning with a “can‑do attitude”
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, and on multiple concurrent projects.
• Interpret engineer drawings.
• Follow laminating manuals.
• To work with minimal supervision.

Desired Skills / Experience - Composite Laminator

• At least two years’ experience within the composite industry as a laminator.
• Basic knowledge of the make‑up of race cars and road cars.
• Autoclave operation