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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products. | Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers. | |||
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Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments. | ||||
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Select precut fiberglass mats, cloth, and woodbracing materials as required by projects being assembled. | ||||
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Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees. | ||||
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Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes. | ||||
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Bond wood reinforcing strips to decks and cabin structures of watercraft, using resin-saturated fiberglass. | ||||
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Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by measuring with rulers or micrometers, by checking them visually, or by tapping them to detect bubbles or dead spots. | ||||
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Trim excess materials from molds, using hand shears or trimming knives. | ||||
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Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair. | ||||
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Cure materials by letting them set at room temperature, placing them under heat lamps, or baking them in ovens. | ||||
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Apply layers of plastic resin to mold surfaces prior to placement of fiberglass mats, repeating layers until products have the desired thicknesses and plastics have jelled. | ||||
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Mask off mold areas which are not to be laminated, using cellophane, wax paper, masking tape, or special sprays containing mold-release substances. | ||||
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Apply lacquers and waxes to mold surfaces to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts. | ||||
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Check all dies, templates, and cutout patterns to be used in the manufacturing process to ensure that they conform to dimensional data, photographs, blueprints, samples, and/or customer specifications. | ||||
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Inspect, clean, and assemble molds before beginning work. | ||||
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Trim cured materials by sawing them with diamond-impregnated cutoff wheels. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Dynamic Strength | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Data entry software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Chopper guns | Resin guns | |||
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Curing ovens | Paint systems ovens | |||
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Cutoff saws | Power saws | |||
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Fiber reinforced polymer FRP rollers | Feed or drive rollers | |||
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Hand shears | Shears | |||
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Heat lamps | Laboratory heaters | |||
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High-volume low-pressure HVLP spray guns | Paint sprayers | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Paint application brushes | Paint brushes | |||
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Paint application rollers | Paint rollers | |||
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Paint spray guns | Paint sprayers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Pneumatic spray guns | Paint sprayers | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power drivers | Power screwguns | |||
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Power grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Power sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Pressure-fed roller applicators | Feed or drive rollers | |||
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Respirators | Respirators | |||
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Rotating mandrels | Pipe bending mandrels | |||
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Rulers | Rulers | |||
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Scaffolding | Scaffolding | |||
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Squeegees | Squeegees or washers | |||
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Trimming knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vacuum bags | Glass vacuum moldings | |||
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Vacuum pumps | Vacuum pumps | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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Required Level of Education | Less than a High School Diploma | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Boat Assembler | |||
Boat Builder | |||
Boat Carpenter | |||
Chopper Gun Operator | |||
Composite Mechanic | |||
Composite Technician | |||
Fiberglass Boat Builder | |||
Fiberglass Boat Maker | |||
Fiberglass Container Winding Operator | |||
Fiberglass Fabricator | |||
Fiberglass Finisher | |||
Fiberglass Grinder | |||
Fiberglass Laminator | |||
Fiberglass Luggage Molder | |||
Fiberglass Machine Operator | |||
Fiberglass Roller | |||
Fiberglass Ski Maker | |||
Fiberglasser | |||
Foam Tank Laminator | |||
Gel-Coater | |||
Golf Cart Assembler | |||
Golf Cart Maker | |||
Hull Line Crew Member | |||
Laborer | |||
Lamination Technician | |||
Laminator | |||
Pre-Fabricator | |||
Roller | |||
Ski Maker | |||
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