FIBERGLASS HAND LAY-UP OPERATOR

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Double check all equipment prior to each part manufactured. Make sure parts are clean and free of any debris, etc.
• Ensure adequate supply of raw materials to include resin, hardener and glass cloth to complete part to be manufactured.
• Ensure that proper mix of resin and hardener meets specifications at all times during hand lay-up operations.
• Ensures all remaining layers of tank - chemical veil, chop and gel coat are applied to meet specifications.
• Rolls out each part layer as required to meet specification.
• Maintains proper thickness at all stages of part, especially careful at tank openings to ensure proper fit to other parts.
• Responsible to assist attaching top, bottom, manway various inlets and outlets to tank shell after shell is completed.
• Responsible to ensure any tank joint integrity, both inside and outside the tank.
• Knowledge to safety operate overhead cranes, fork trucks and yard crane.
• Operate or tend chop gun and gel coat operations to make various parts as required.
• Complete quality control and regulatory paperwork as applicable.
• Responsible to keep work area clean and free of debris on a daily basis.

Qualification

• Actual fiberglass production experience of at least 3 years is essential.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills & Knowledge

• Problem sensitivity - the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Knowledge of fiberglass production machinery to include chop guns, gel coaters, etc.
• Problem solving - the ability to keep fiberglass production machinery running with basic maintenance knowledge.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing 50 lbs.

Education and/or Experience

• Actual fiberglass production experience of at least 3 years is essential.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information one-on-one and to other employees of the organization.
• Bilingual skills are a plus.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units' weight, measurement, volume and distance.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardizing situations.