Laminating Administration Leader

Crosby Composites; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading composite manufacturer in Northampton is seeking a Laminating Administration Leader to support the Technical Laminating Supervisor and oversee daily operations. Responsibilities include managing laminating staff, monitoring performance, and ensuring quality control. Ideal candidates should have laminating experience, strong communication skills, and a positive, problem-solving attitude.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a laminating environment is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to manage and organise staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Technical Laminating Supervisor in daily operations.
• Maintain discipline and performance records.
• Monitor and authorise holiday requests and overtime.

Skills

Good communication skills

Problem solving skills

Hard-working

Previous laminating experience

Good management and organisational skills

Positive can-do attitude

Team Player

Attention to detail

Methodical approach to problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Laminating Administration leader

Reports to: Operations Manager

Department: Laminating

Responsible for: Cell leaders, Laminators and Break-Out operatives.

About the company

Crosby Composites (established in 1982) is the number one composite manufacturer in the UK, excelling in the design and manufacture of high-quality carbon fibre parts. Our global customers cover Formula 1, motorsport but primarily automotive, making components and bodywork for some of the most prestigious and outrageous hyper cars in the world. Our services in supporting this include conceptual design, bespoke tooling and manufacturing (with inhouse state of the art spray painting, kit cutting and multiple large autoclaves).

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 it’s up to us, we all take responsibility for our actions.

Continuous Improvements – Always striving to improve all that we do.

Exceeding Expectations – Never accepting 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 purpose of the role is to support the Technical Laminating Supervisor in the day-to-day running of the Laminating, Break-Out and claves departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day department discipline including back to works and time keeping performance.
• Recording daily rosters of operators.
• Setting appropriate overtime and monitoring effects to fulfil daily job sheets.
• Carry out appraisals when required with cell leaders.
• Carry out disciplinary hearings as and when required.
• Monitoring and authorising holiday requests.
• Setting and completing the daily job sheet.
• Ensuring kit wo numbers match job sheet when handing out work.
• Maintaining a close relationship with the technical supervisor to assure job sheet is complete.
• Feedback to scheduling of any issues affecting the completion of the daily job sheet, including parts not cured overnight.
• Ensuring breakout is complete by 1pm each day.
• Identifying operators to be upskilled
• Maintaining and updating the skills matrix throughout the clean room.
• Keep mould log up to date and plan in refurbishments as needed to maintain good quality.
• Solving issues such as missing paperwork, missing parts, job queries etc.
• Maintaining a clean and tidy work environment.
• Setting and un-setting the factory alarm whilst following company last man out procedures.
• Assist in taking stock out of the main stores and vendors as per the Clean Room requirements.
• Assist with monthly WIP count.

Skills

• Good communication skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Hard-working.
• Motivated.
• Previous laminating experience.
• Good management and organisational skills.
• Positive can-do attitude.
• Flexible.
• Team Player.
• Attention to detail.
• Have a methodical approach to problem-solving.