Contract Opportunity - Outside IR35 - Composite Manufacturing
NOTE: This role requires frequent overseas travel outside of Europe
Requirement: an experienced Composite Manufacturing professional to act as technical liaison between OEM and composite suppliers.
The position begins with 1 month in the UK, followed by an ongoing rotation of 3 weeks at the supplier location in India and 1 week back in the UK.
Responsibilities:
* Oversee lamination and lay‑up activities to ensure compliance with ply books, drawings, and specifications.
* Conduct in‑process and final quality inspections of composite components.
* Monitor material control, curing processes, tooling readiness, and dimensional accuracy.
* Identify and escalate manufacturing or quality concerns early, supporting root‑cause analysis and corrective actions.
* Work closely with supplier production and quality teams to improve process discipline and build consistency.
* Track supplier progress against programme timing and delivery milestones, ensuring clear communication with internal teams.
You will have:
* Strong background and deep technical knowledge in composite component manufacturing and structures.
* Direct experience overseeing lamination and lay‑up quality.
* Ability to interpret engineering drawings, ply books, and GD&T requirements.
* Proven experience resolving composite manufacturing quality issues.
* Ability and willingness to follow a rotation pattern involving regular overseas travel.
* Comfortable working autonomously in a supplier‑facing environment.
This is an excellent opportunity to take on a key technical role supporting high‑performance composite manufacturing across multiple locations. If this role aligns with your experience, please send us your CV or get in touch for a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you.