Laminating Cell Leaders

Wellingborough
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Laminating Cell Leaders

About the company:

Crosby Composites (established in 1982) is the number one composite manufacturer in the UK, excelling in the design and manufacture of high-quality carbon fibre parts. Our global customers cover Formula 1, motorsport but primarily automotive, making components and bodywork for some of the most prestigious and outrageous hyper cars in the world.     Our services in supporting this include conceptual design, bespoke tolling and manufacturing (with inhouse state of the art spray painting, kit cutting and multiple large autoclaves).

About our employees:
 
As a member of the Crosby Composites team, we expect all our employees to:

Adhere to all Crosby Composites policies and procedures 
Represent the Company in a professional manner at all times
Ensure workplace safety is practiced at all times 
Maintain a clean and safe working environment

Core Values:
 
Teamwork – At the heart of everything we do
Reliability – Honesty and dependability in our everyday business
Accountability – It up to me and its up to us, we all take responsibility for our actions
Continuous Improvements – Always striving to improve all that we do 
Exceeding Expectations – Never excepting the minimum standard
Driving Safety First – Looking out for ourselves and each other

Mission:

Support the development of an efficient and effective operational Team
Increase efficiency to +90%
Reduce scrap to 2%
Ensure 100% Plan Adherence
Increase staff retention
Develop and maintain the pace of staff development 

Measures:

Meeting the mission objectives (detailed above) which are measured and monitored through the data and metrics collected by the company

Purpose of the job:
 
This is a key role within the laminating department, assisting the Kit-Cutting and Laminating supervisor with the smooth running, ongoing training, drive to bottom out scrap rates and reduce ongoing quality issues. Responsible for managing, motivating and training the cell so they are working to the best of their ability and meeting the company expectations. 

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Responsibilities 

Responsible for all mould checks prior to laminating and sign off
Responsible for checking off first plies for allocated operatives.
Responsible for checking off bags before loading into autoclave for allocated operatives.
Responsible for ensuring all paperwork is completed by allocated operatives.
Be present for the hand over, from Brackley of new parts allocated to your cell.
Any issues arising from new jobs (kit, manual, hardware needed etc.) to be highlighted to laminating supervisor immediately.
Roll out to rest of cell as and where appropriate training/information about these new parts.
Assistance in Break-out in the morning when needed
Record progress of jobs, on the department daily job sheet electronically.

Quality and Standards 

Ensure they understand and implement the expected standards within the laminating department and can provide the support to the cell to ensure all the team achieve the standards.
Ensure 100% plan adherence from laminating cell – ensure the job sheet is fully completed on a day-to-day basis.
Quality – working to the highest standards of quality for all products – right first time, no scrap or reworks.
Manage the day to day needs to the laminating cell – ensuring they are clear on expected standards. 

SKILLS:

Experience of laminating in a production environment.
Strong team player.  An effectively team worker alongside the Laminating Supervisor .to provide the right guidance and support for his cell. 
Encouraging performance through the time and effort spent with individuals.
Excellent process adherence – understanding the importance of process and that if followed the outcome will be right.
Good people management skills. 
Committed and hard working.
Working to the highest levels of performance. 
 
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