PB Tooling Gel Coater Technician

Key Objective:

• Successfully spraying of prepared plugs and master patterns for the plug/master prep and mold lamination teams
• Maintain schedule and quality

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily tests for equipment calibration and operation
• Tape and prepare plugs and master patterns for spraying
• Make sure that plugs and masters are clean with no contaminates before spraying
• Set up, operate, and shut down gelcoat/high-build guns and pumps. Clean spray guns
• Spray gelcoat in an even mil thickness. Know each part’s mil requirements
• Maintain all booths and equipment clean neat and organized, at all times
• Conduct daily routine maintenance of booths and equipment
• Record material date and batch numbers
• Ensure all operations are performed safely
• Maintain all areas and keep equipment clean, neat, and organized at all times
• conduct daily routine maintenance of equipment
• Store all materials safely at the end of the day
• Conduct operations using TDC mold fabrication approved processes (ISPC)

Proficiencies:

• Fully understand gelcoat/high-build component coating equipment maintenance and use
• Spray booth operation and maintenance
• Use of quality assurance equipment, mil gauge, etc.
• Composite fabrication
• Spot repair techniques

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safety: provides for continuous improvement and zero recordable safety environment.
• Quality: responsible for Adherence of procedures and processes.
• Delivery: responsible for maintaining schedule to meet key milestones.

Other similar duties may be assigned:

• Understands environmental compliance as it relates to material used in their area:  chemical handling, usage, labeling, storage, and disposal.
• Supports continuous improvement utilizing Safety system, Kaizen, CAR system, and other problem-solving techniques.
• Responsible for the proper maintenance of all equipment used in their area and workplace organization using the 5S methodology.
• Identifies problems (i.e. material shortages, employee relations issues, etc.) within their scope and communicates to the group leader when additional assistance is needed.

Housekeeping:

• Performs housekeeping and other job-related duties assigned by supervisor/lead.
• Frequently handles and ensures that cleanliness and orderliness standards are met throughout the plant.  This means doing the work him/herself whenever necessary.
• Keep all shop areas clean, parts put away in an orderly fashion
• Maintain tool and workstation organization

Qualifications

General knowledge and understanding of required power tools

Must be able to understand and execute top quality

Must be able to pass the strength/stress test and drug/alcohol screening contingent to the hiring process

Job requires standing and working in and around boats/molds throughout the entire day

Must work efficiently and in the safest manner possible, following all safety regulations at all time