Laminating

Crosby Composites Limited; Brackley; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Crosby Composites Limited is seeking a Break-Out Technician to support the laminating department during Twilight shifts (4pm–2:30am). You will release components from moulds using air/hand tools and help maintain smooth production flow.

You'll work in a fast-paced environment, follow procedures, keep areas tidy, and coordinate with supervisors to prioritise tasks while meeting daily targets and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced/high-pressure environment.
• Good communication and written skills.
• Proven ability to meet targets within deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Release components from moulds using air/hand tools following procedures.
• Fully assemble patterns with weirs after moulds are broken.
• Flex hours to support project needs.
• Unload autoclave parts and move to break-out dept after cycle.
• Coordinate with supervisors to prioritise work.
• Keep work area clean and tidy.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Communication skills

Target achievement

Job description

This is a Twilight-Shift role with ours from 4pm-2:30am

About the company:

Crosby Composites is a leading carbon fibre engineering company supplying customers worldwide. Established in 1982, the company has constantly improved production techniques and invested in the latest technologies to provide cost effective components and achieve shorter lead times. We offer composite solutions for both one-off prototype components, as well as larger production runs. Our accuracy, reliability and fast turn around time allows us to work with a large variety of industries, from high precision Formula One cars and Aerospace to the longer production runs and visual standards of the automotive and medical industries.

About our employees:

As a member of the Crosby Composites team, we expect all our employees to:

• Adhere to all Crosby Composites policies and procedures
• Represent the Company in a professional manner at all times
• Ensure workplace safety is practiced at all times
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment

Core Values:

Teamwork –At the heart of everything we do

Reliability –Honesty and dependability in our everyday business

Accountability –It up to me and its up to us, we all take responsibility for our actions

Continuous Improvements –Always striving to improve all that we do

Exceeding Expectations –Never excepting the minimum standard

Driving Safety First –Looking out for ourselves and each other

Mission:

• Support the development of an efficient and effective operational Team
• Increase efficiency to +90%
• Reduce scrap to 2%
• Ensure 100% Plan Adherence
• Increase staff retention
• Develop and maintain the pace of staff development

Measures:

• Meeting the mission objectives (detailed above) which are measured and monitored through the data and metrics collected by the company

Purpose of the job:

The role of Break-Out Technician is to work alongside the laminating department by assisting with daily tasks of releasing components from moulds, which will ensure the department runs smoothly. Listed below are the main responsibilities associated with the position

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Responsibilities:

• Release components from moulds using air/hand tools, ensuring release directions and procedures are followed, with due care and attention
• Fully assemble patterns with weirs once moulds have been broken
• Have a flexible approach to working hours as required by company projects, as this role will also incorporate other tasks on an ad-hoc basis
• When autoclave cycle has finished, the operator has opened the clave door, unload the claves and take parts into break-out dept
• Liaise with department supervisors to prioritize work
• Capable of listening to and following instructions from supervisors
• Be proactive in all aspects of daily tasks

Quality and Standards:

• Remove any further debris from mould with appropriate tools i.e. scrapers, brushes and blow guns
• Fully reassemble moulds once cleaned
• Report damaged moulds or parts to supervisors
• Ensure released components are always supervisor inspected, labelled correctly, route card signed and placed with part and the part follows next the route card stage
• Ensure work area is kept clean and tidy

SKILLS:

• Have experience in a similar fast paced / high pressure industry
• Good communicational and written skills
• Capable of reaching set targets within given time frame