Lamination Tech

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Duties/Responsibilities: Under direction of supervisor, effectively and efficiently:

· Maintain a professional, organized, clean lamination department

· Contribute to team effort meeting production goals

· Clean and maintain tools and equipment for proper use and perform daily tool maintenance

· Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts into prepared molds or dyes using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments

· Fiberglass mats, cloth, wood-bracing materials and small parts as required by projects being assembled

· Pat or press layers of saturated mats or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands,

· Smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees

· Mix catalysts into resins and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures using brushes

· Apply layers of resin to mold surfaces prior to placement of fiberglass mats, repeating layers until products have the desired thickness and resins have jelled

· Bond wood reinforcing strips to decks and cabin structures of watercraft, using resin-saturated fiberglass

· Identify all boats made by shape, size and model

· Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by measuring with rulers or micrometers, by checking them visually, or by tapping them to detect bubbles or dead spots.

· Trim excess materials from molds, using hand shears or trimming knives

· Help Product Development with new product launches into production

· Other duties as assigned

Operations Monitoring:

· Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Required Skills/Abilities:

· Work the hours required for this position. Overtime may be required

· Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience, preferably in a boat lamination department

· Maintain a positive attitude in a team environment

· Self-starter and organized

· Maintain high standards of quality,

· Use all hand tools and measuring equipment in the lamination process

· Demonstrate ability to adapt quickly in a manufacturing environment

· Reliable transportation

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements including, but not limited to:

· Able to lift 50 lbs.

· Work in a non-climate-controlled environment

· Climbing, stopping, kneeling, reaching, squatting and bending

· May work on knees, seated laying down standing up

· May require individual to be in awkward positions

· May be exposed to acetone resin fiberglass, putties, glues, cleaners

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Is your resume current?
• Are you actively seeking employment?
• Have you ever worked at Blazer Boat?

Experience:

• Lamination: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Pensacola, FL 32514 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $20