Motorsport & automotive
Prepreg carbon at pace: low volume, high mix, and deadlines set by a race calendar.
Fast parts, faster turnarounds
Motorsport composites compress the whole trade into short cycles: plug, pattern and mould making, prepreg layup, vacuum bagging and autoclave cure, trimming, bonding, fitting and a finish good enough to run unpainted. Volumes are low, part variety is high, and the calendar does not move. If the car races on Sunday, the part exists by Friday.
Specialist automotive shares the same DNA at a slightly longer cadence: niche vehicle manufacturers and tier suppliers producing carbon body panels, aero components and structural parts where surface quality is a selling point rather than an afterthought.
The workforce challenge is versatility under time pressure. The people who suit this sector move comfortably between tooling, layup and finishing in the same week and work accurately when the clock is loud. That versatility is exactly what we probe for when assessing candidates.
Who we supply
- Carbon fibre & prepreg technicians
- Plug, pattern & mould makers
- Trim, bond & assembly specialists
- Surface finishing specialists
- CNC & kit cutting personnel
- Quality inspectors
- Team leaders
We supply individual specialists to cover crunch periods and longer contract support through a season or a model programme. Because requirements in this sector often arrive late and urgent, keeping an open line to us before the crunch is the best way to guarantee cover when it hits.
Both contract and permanent requirements are supported, and complete teams can be mobilised where the programme calls for it. Working in this sector yourself? Register with your CV.
Related: Contract workforce · Project teams · Permanent recruitment · Aerospace & defence
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Not listed? Still talk to us. The work described here covers the most common requirements we see in this sector, not everything we can resource.
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