Creative Composites, Inc., an AS9100-registered designer and manufacturer of Advanced Composite structures, of Rapid River, Michigan has an opening for a Molding Department Supervisor & Technician. This is a full-time position (40 hours/week), including paid holidays and vacation, company-matched retirement, company-provided AD&D insurance, and health-insurance reimbursement.
We have a flexible and varied work environment servicing customers in the Automotive, Aerospace and Defense industries.
Candidates should have experience in the following:
• Various liquid resin processes such as VARTM, RTM, Light RTM.
• Compression Molding of Epoxies, Vinylesters and Phenolic Prepregs.
• Mold tooling design and fabrication.
• Layup of dry fabrics and prepregs, as well as use of tackifiers.
• Determination of amounts of resins to be used to fill preforms.
• General selection & understanding of resin systems for part and tooling manufacture.
• Adhesive bonding of structural composites.
• Process monitoring (temperature, pressure & cure), as well as selecting and setting up appropriate process monitoring depending on requirements.
• Reading dimensioned and noted drawings.
Responsibilities will include:
• Day-to-day scheduling of workflow of molding department employees.
• Interfacing with other departments in the company to ensure smooth workflow.
• Building tooling and manufacturing aids with input from Engineering.
• Laying up structures using reinforcements such as fiberglass, Kevlar & carbon fiber.
• Molding parts using liquid molding processes or prepregs.
• Ensure Preventive Maintenance tasks are performed.
• Participate in Product Development Team functions to develop production plans.
• Follow established Quality Control Procedures, including making sure documentation is correct.
