Fiberglass Technician

The Fiberglass Technician on the production line is asked to perform a variety of duties. The ideal applicant will be able to follow the Work Order Instructions & Procedures in place in the department assigned to ensure production of a quality product at all times. All departments are required to work together as a team, so it is crucial that this person be dependable and able to work well with others.

Essential Duties include but not limited to:

• Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers.
• Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments.

• Place materials into molds.
• Select precut fiberglass mats, cloth, and wood-bracing materials as required by projects being assembled.
• Select production input materials.
• Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees.
• Place materials into molds.
• Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes.
• Mix substances to create chemical solutions.
• Apply layers of plastic resin to mold surfaces prior to placement of fiberglass mats, repeating layers until products have the desired thicknesses and plastics have jelled.
• Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
• 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.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Mask off mold areas not to be laminated, using cellophane, wax paper, masking tape, or special sprays containing mold-release substances
• Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
• Check all dies, templates, and cutout patterns to be used in the manufacturing process to ensure that they conform to dimensional data, photographs, blueprints, samples, or customer specifications.
• Inspect production equipment.
• Inspect, clean, and assemble molds before beginning work.
• Clean production equipment.
• Build production molds.
• Trim excess materials from molds, using hand shears or trimming knives.
• Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair.
• Repair parts or assemblies.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance Begins after 90 days of employment.
• After 3 years of employment, medical coverage covered in full. No premium paid by the employee.
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Washington Mutual Supplemental insurance available
• Simple IRA, and employer match

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience:

• Assembly: 1 year (Preferred)
• Carpentry: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $19