Job Details

Job Title: Laminator                                                 Department:  Large Part Lamination

Job Grade:     9-11                                                     FSLA Status: Non-Exempt

Reporting Relationship: This position reports to the Lamination Supervisor/Lead

Purpose and Scope: Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, and other small parts, such as lids and dive doors.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

1) Laminates layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, or fiberglass small parts: Selects precut fiberglass mat, cloth, and wood bracing materials, according to model number of boat.

2) Places layers of mat and cloth in mold and smooths out wrinkles by hand.

3) Trims excess material from mold, using hand shears.

4) Mixes catalyst into resin and saturates cloth and mat with mixture, using brush.

5) Works saturated mat and cloth into shape of mold with hands and squeegee, to remove air bubbles and smooth surfaces.

6) Bonds wood reinforcing strips to deck and cabin structures, using resin-saturated fiberglass.

7) Cuts hardened fiberglass from mold with trimming knife.

8) May specialize in molding part of boat and be designated Deck Molder; Hull Molder; Small Parts Laminator, etc.

9) May install stringers and flooring in hull.

10) May inspect, clean, and assemble molds prior to start of work.

11) May apply wax to surface of mold to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts.

12) May apply resin to surfaces of mold prior to placement of fiberglass mats.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

1. Be knowledgeable of different models of boats and parts necessary for the build
2. Must be able to read a tape measure
3. Be able to lay out any parts and read relevant documentation
4. Ability to use hand and power tools
5. Ability to work with a team, as well as independently
6. Able to follow directions and schedules
7. Good eye for and commitment to Quality

Education and Experience: 

1. GED / High School Diploma 
2. Prior manufacturing/fiberglass experience preferred

Americans with Disability Specifications

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must have manual dexterity and hand-arm steadiness. The employee must occasionally move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. More specifically:

• Ability to stand for 8 to 10+ hours.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, kneel, reach, twist, squat, grasp, and work with tools above shoulder level.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment for extended periods.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may he made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and is frequently exposed to extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. 

General Sign Off:

The employee is expected to adhere to all organizational policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to the organization`s mission, vision and core values.