Role Purpose (Job Profile):     

To manufacture, repair and maintain composite parts using a range of materials such as carbon fibre, fibreglass and resin.  

Main Duties: 

• Using pre-impregnated tooling fabric to laminate moulds directly from patterns ensuring technical procedures, QA documentation, work orders and sign offs are adhered to at all times.  

• Using vacuum bagging techniques to debulk. 

• Positioning of drill bushes in the mould laminate. 

• Parting of mould from patterns and preparing the tool pre and post cure.  

• Laminating components using pre-impregnated carbon with various weave styles and impregnated with epoxy resin systems ensuring Technical Procedures/QA documentation/Work Orders and sign offs are adhered to.  

• Reading and understanding engineering drawings and Ply Books utilising Williams CAD system to extract relevant information. 

• Creating templates to enable repeatability. 

• Using Honeycomb as a sandwich core material either templating from a drawing or using pre-machined core.  

• De-moulding and drilling off of cured components from moulds in advance of next process. 

Key Accountabilities:  

Fulfil all organisational expectations, including but not limited to the following:  

• Understand and work in line with Williams Values & Behaviours, encouraging others to do the same. 

• Ensure understanding of and compliance with health and safety obligations. 

• Maintain personal high standards of behaviour and conduct, being a positive ambassador for the department. 

• Ensure you adhere to brand rules and maintain high standards of department presentation. 

• Work to quality standards and identify and contribute ways to continuously improve department and personal performance. 

• Ensure understanding of cost cap rules and requirements. 

Core Competencies: 

• Actively engage with the Component Faults system (MPI). 

• To be adaptable, demonstrate initiative along with the ability to work as a team to meet tight deadlines. 

• Problem-solving, along with attention to detail and a can-do attitude. 

• Ability to keep accurate data within the business MRP software. 

Qualifications and Experience Level: 

• Good level of knowledge around manufacturing technology relating to composite components. 

• Operationally you will ideally have experience with mould making, component manufacture, vacuum bagging. 

• Minimum 5 years laminating and assembly experience – Preferably in F1 

This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder will be required to carry out from time-to-time tasks in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within their capabilities.