Composites Laminator

Job Title: Composites Laminator

We are seeking a skilled Composites Laminator to join our team in Sheffield. As a Composites Laminator, you will be responsible for the production of automotive parts using pre-preg composite materials.

Key Responsibilities:

• Production of automotive parts using pre-preg composite materials
• Mould preparation, manufacture, and maintenance
• Adherence to validated process cycle/TAKT times
• Maintaining the highest quality standards on all manufactured composites components
• Supporting the Team Leader with prioritizing work and other activities
• Contributing to training and development of other team members
• Ensuring the work area is clean, tidy, and orderly, in line with brand expectations, and maintaining a safe working environment for yourself and others
• Proactively contributing to developing processes to improve quality and efficiency
• Setting an example to production operatives
• Providing support on all processes in the department
• Working to challenging and demanding deadlines

Requirements:

• 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
• Thorough understanding of composite materials
• Experience and understanding of dealing with quality issues
• 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 working under minimum supervision
• Ability to read and draw information from engineering drawings/manuals
• Good knowledge base of materials

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

Benefits:

• 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 We Are:

McLaren Automotive exists to create breathtaking 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.