Position: Plater / Fabricators
Location: Birkenhead, Wirral
Package: £19.22 per hour + Overtime £28.83 – £38.44
Hours: 38 hours per week (8am – 4.30pm Monday – Thursday / 8am – 2.30pm Friday)
Contract: Long Term Contracting – PAYE
4Sure Recruitment is proud to be partnered with a heavy engineering client based in Birkenhead. We are currently looking to expand the engineering division with additional Plater / Fabricators to work on a highly skilled Ministry of Defence (MOD) project.
Role & Responsibilities –: Plater / Fabricators
- Working with thermal processes for cutting and welding
- Working from technical engineering drawings and documentation
- Working across site production in preparation for assembly of all components, and modules up to construction stage at which point the welding team will take over.
- Understanding the selection process of various materials and considering traceability for material type and thickness.
- Able to use the most appropriate cutting methods safely, thermal cutting (oxy-acetylene, plasma), cold cutting methods (guillotine, steel worker, cropper, angle grinder, nibbler).
- Ability to produce templates and JIGs for batch production or difficult and repetitive shapes.
- Ability to tack/ block weld, using MMA, FCAW (qualification as required)
Candidates Attributes / Qualifications -: Plater / Fabricators
- Proven track record in the Marine / Steel fabrication / Off-shore / Petro-chemical or Construction industries – Essential
- Highly skilled plater/ fabricator with experience of; FCAW, MMA, MIG/ MAG welding processes – Essential
- Experience in thermal cutting processes (oxy-acetylene, plasma) – Essential.
- Experience in cold cutting techniques, grinding and nibbling machines – Essential.
- Experience using handheld angle grinders and pencil grinders – Essential.
- Experience of working at heights and confined spaces – Essential
- Qualified welding / plater within qualified to 9606-R1, butts & fillets 316 process – certificates valid / expired will be required for proof of. – Essential
If you feel like you would be a good fit for this role, please apply now with a full CV or contact Victoria to find out more.
Office: 0151 3324113 / 01244 255466
To apply for this job email your details to Victoria.Forshaw@4surerecruitment.com.
