Composites Laminator

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Sheffield (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Bonus opportunity

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical option

Wellbeing program

Job summary

McLaren Automotive is seeking experienced personnel for composites manufacturing, especially in pre-preg laminating and vacuum bagging. You will work with moulds, maintain high quality, and contribute to process improvements while meeting demanding deadlines.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with composite materials, reading engineering drawings, and addressing quality issues. The role emphasizes initiative, teamwork, and a proactive attitude within a dynamic automotive environment.

Qualifications

• Background in composites manufacturing and laminating essential.
• Pre-preg laminating experience including vacuum bagging, consolidation checks, demoulding parts and mould cleaning/prep.
• Thorough understanding of composite materials.
• Experience in dealing with quality issues.
• Proficiency from training and on-the-job experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce automotive composite parts and maintain quality to standards.
• Mould preparation, manufacture and maintenance.
• Adhere to validated process cycles and TAKT times.
• Support Team Leader with prioritising work and activities.
• Contribute to training and development of team members.
• Maintain clean, safe, and orderly work environment.
• Develop processes to improve quality and efficiency.
• Set an example to production operatives.
• Provide support on all processes in the department.
• Work to challenging and demanding deadlines.

Skills

Composites manufacturing

Pre-preg laminating

Vacuum bagging

Engineering drawings reading

Materials knowledge

Quality issue handling

Initiative

Self-motivation

Job description

What to Expect

• Production of Automotive parts using Pre-Preg composite materials.
• Mould preparation, manufacture and maintenance
• Adherence to validated process cycle/TAKT times
• Responsible for maintaining the highest quality standards on all manufactured composites components.
• Support Team Leader with prioritising work and other activities.
• Contribute to training and development of other team members.
• Ensure the work area is clean, tidy and orderly always in line with brand expectations and maintain a safe working environment for yourself and others.
• Proactively contributing to develop processes to improve quality and efficiency.
• Set an example to production operatives.
• Provide support on all processes in the department.
• Working to challenging and demanding deadlines.

What You'll Do

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• A previous background in composites manufacturing and composites Laminating is essential.
• Pre-preg laminating experience, including vacuum bagging, consolidation checks, demoulding parts and mould cleaning and preparation etc.
• Thorough understanding of composite materials.
• Experience & understanding of dealing with Quality issues.
• Has developed proficiency in a range of processes or procedures through job-related training and considerable on the-job expertise.
• Must demonstrate previous experience of using their own initiative and work under minimum supervision.
• Ability to read and draw information from engineering drawings/manuals
• Have a good knowledge base of materials

What You'll Bring

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to adopt a professional and mature attitude to work and other people.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and highly self-motivated.
• Proactive - takes opportunity to use initiative where possible.
• Team player – supports other team members, department strategies and processes.
• Determined – results focused, driven to do the very best possible.
• Flexibility towards overtime when available.
• Excellent attendance and time keeping

What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide - ranging benefits package, which includes:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice

Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don't simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.