Production Operative - Laminator

Working in a team environment you will work on a range of parts. You will need to read and understand lay-up drawings and use your laminating skills to carry out the required workload to the lay-up specification. The role will be utilised in both mould manufacture and vehicle laminating.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply lacquers and waxes to mould surfaces to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts.



• Apply layers of gel to mould surfaces prior to placement of fiberglass mat, repeating layers until products have the desired thicknesses and plastics have gelled.



• Check all dies, templates, and cut out patterns to be used in the manufacturing process to ensure that they conform to dimensional data, photographs, blueprints, samples, and/or customer specifications.



• Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by checking them visually, or by tapping them to detect bubbles or dead spots.



• Cure materials by letting them set at room temperature, placing them under heat lamps, or baking them in ovens.



• Inspect, clean, and assemble moulds before beginning work.



• Mask off mould areas which are not to be laminated, using cellophane, wax paper, masking tape, or special sprays containing mould-release substances.



• Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes and rollers.



• Press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on moulds using brushes.



• Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using brushes and rollers.



• Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fibre parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair.



• Trim excess materials from moulds, using hand shears or trimming knives.
  
  Attention to detail and a methodical approach to tasks.



• Health & Safety Knowledge.



• Experience in wet lay-up GRP.



• Knowledge of chemical mixes.



• Good team player and excellent communicator.



• Punctual & reliable.
  
  Formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1991 as a manufacturer of insulated panels for cold storage, Paneltex is one of the world's leading temperature-controlled vehicle body builders and converters. Thirty years later, Paneltex produces hundreds of refrigerated vehicle bodies, vehicle body kits, and portable cold stores a week out of seven specialised factories across the UK.