Laborup

Lead Laminator / Floater

Laborup  •  $27/hr  •  Tennessee (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

We’re hiring a highly skilled Lead Laminator / Floater to be a utility player in our fiberglass lamination department.

In this pivotal role, you’ll be the go-to expert who can do it all—seamlessly jumping in wherever needed to keep production moving without missing a beat. Whether it’s running the chop gun, applying flawless gel coat, executing detailed patch and P&I work, color matching, or sanding, your versatility is the engine that keeps our line running. You won't just be filling gaps; you’ll be setting the gold standard for craftsmanship on the shop floor.

Why Join Us?

  • No two days are the same; you will utilize your full skill set across the entire shop floor as a critical utility player.
  • Work in a clean, safe, and efficient facility that takes pride in world-class 5S workplace organization.

Compensation

  • $24 - $27 / hr

Shift

  • 1st shift
  • Monday - Thursday | 5:00am - 3:30pm

Responsibilities

  • Versatile Execution: Act as the department's premier floater, seamlessly transitioning between stations to cover high absenteeism or production bottlenecks.
  • Technical Lamination: Operate resin spray equipment (chop gun/gun running) and expertly lay and roll fiberglass materials (chop/mat, biaxial, woven fabrics, foam) into decks, hulls, and liners.
  • Gel Coat & Color Matching: Apply gel coat with precision, incorporating flake and executing exact color matching for flawless, premium finishes.
  • Patch & P&I: Perform expert cosmetic and structural fiberglass patching, alongside thorough prep and inspection (P&I) duties.
  • Finishing & Sanding: Shape, cut, grind, sand, and finish fiberglass components to meet stringent luxury marine standards.
  • Leading by Example: Set the shop-floor standard for quality, safety, and efficiency, indirectly mentoring the team through your high-level, hands-on craftsmanship.
  • Process Collaboration: Work seamlessly with the engineering team to launch new products, navigate custom deviations, and identify ways to improve department efficiency.
  • Quality Control: Maintain a sharp eye for both internal and customer-facing quality anomalies, addressing and correcting issues on the spot.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

  • Experience: 5+ years of hands-on lamination experience in the marine industry.
  • Versatility: Proven ability to act as a utility player, highly proficient in all major fiberglass processes (gun running, rolling, gel coating, patching, P&I, and sanding).
  • Cosmetic Expertise: Strong, demonstrable skills in exacting color matching, flake application, and high-end cosmetic finishing.
  • Problem-Solving: Ability to identify structural or cosmetic issues promptly and implement effective, high-quality repairs on the fly.
  • Physical Endurance: Capable of performing physically demanding tasks, including lifting up to 50 lbs, standing for extended periods, and working safely with fiberglass materials and chemicals
Laborup

About Laborup

Laborup is the #1 AI powered talent platform for America’s industrial workforce. We use AI to create jobs, not take them away. We help HR and plant leaders hire and keep the skilled workers who keep plants running: machinists, welders, maintenance techs, operators, industrial electricians, and engineers. USA Today called us the “LinkedIn for blue collar workers,” and Forbes profiled our work in “How AI Is Solving America’s 1 Trillion Dollar Manufacturing Labor Crisis.”

Today we work with manufacturers from 50 person shops to large public companies with tens of thousands of employees, and the story is the same everywhere. It is hard to find talent, hard to keep good people, and staffing costs keep rising. In a market where filling critical industrial roles can take months and turnover is constant, Laborup helps teams move qualified workers from first contact to on site interview in days instead of weeks and keep them on the floor longer.

Most of the workers our customers need are not on LinkedIn or the usual job boards. Laborup uses AI to find this hidden workforce, call and text them, screen and qualify them, build real profiles, and match them directly to the plants and roles where they can succeed. For workers, that means real, permanent roles at serious manufacturers, not one off gigs. For companies, it is durable infrastructure for hiring and retention at scale in a labor market that will stay tight for years.

We work across nuclear, defense, and advanced manufacturing, as well as sectors like aerospace, automotive, and food production. Teams that use Laborup hire 5 to 10 times faster, see around 3 times better retention, and cut cost per hire by up to 50 to 70 percent. That turns into fewer empty shifts, fewer missed orders, more stable teams, and more capacity without more headache.

We are building the modern talent system for America’s industrial base with a simple long term goal: put a billion industrial workers to work in good jobs that matter.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Knoxville
Year Founded
Unknown
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