Positions: Laminator, Fiberglass Pipefitter, Thermoplastic Welder

Locations: Trussville, Gonzales, Baton Rouge and various Gulf Coast locations

About RPS:

We partner with companies around the world who are making a difference to people, communities, and the environment. Consider joining the team that manufactures, services and installs equipment that helps provide basic human essentials like electricity and clean drinking water. Our employees are craftworkers who apply their expertise to composite products at some of the most critical facilities in North America.

For more than fifty years RPS Composites has been supplying engineered composite solutions into industrial facilities. Hundreds of piping, tank, and vessel installations in 45+ countries around the world speak to our experience providing composite solutions for corrosive fluid handling, processing, storage, and infrastructure challenges. 

Why Join RPS?

• Great place to learn and grow your skills
• Challenging and interesting work
• Welcoming and professional culture where safety is a priority
• Good benefits with paid time off, medical & dental, matching 401k

The Position:

We have entry level roles and positions for the more experienced laminator, fiberglass pipefitters and thermoplastic welder. If you’re looking for a career with a great employer and not just a job, please apply.

What You Will Do:

• Perform bonding, curing and wet laminating tasks
• Perform surface preparation, sealing and release tasks
• Laminate fiberglass mats, bidirectional, nexus or other composite material
• Work in compliance with engineering and quality requirements
• Support safety program by helping to maintain a clean work environment, clear workspaces of trip, slip or fall hazards
• Organize tools, equipment
• Other projects, duties as assigned 

What You Bring:

• Ideally, 2 plus years’ experience with Industrial Fiberglass applications, maintenance and/or repairs
• Knowledge of fiberglass laminates; knowledge of plastic welding, coatings and liners a plus
• Good mechanical aptitude, basic math skills required: read tape measure, blueprints, calipers, fractions and decimals
• Mechanical repair, carpentry, pipefitting, and/or fiberglass laminating skills a plus
• Ability to follow detailed instructions
• Ability to follow safety, quality and production requirements and standards
• Ability to use or learn safe usage of standard hand power tools
• Reliable with good attendance and takes ownership, pride in work
• A good working attitude, enthusiastic and willing to learn new skills and the business
• Ability to work without direct supervision at times as well as within a team
• Ability to communicate and work well with others, maintain respectful, positive interactions
• Willing to work flexible hours and over time
• Must be able to pass pre-employment physical, including drug and alcohol screening
• Physical requirements: stand for long periods of time, crouch, kneel, bend, reach, lift up to 25-50lbs, wear Personal Protective Equipment, good finger/hand dexterity,
• Work environment: usually a moderate noise level but on occasion loud environments; some work sites may include exposure to heights or confined spaces

If one of these roles interests you please apply and forward your resume directly to HR@RPSComposites.com.

RPS offers a great work environment within a growing company, a competitive group benefits program and matching retirement savings program.