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Job Description - Plater - Nights

Location: Nottinghamshire

Shift: Nights (Monday - Thursday, 6:00pm - 4:30am)

Salary: Starting at £18.62 per hour

The Role

An experienced Fabricator / Plater is required to join a leading structural steel manufacturer based in Nottinghamshire.

Working as part of a skilled fabrication team, you will be involved in the manufacture of large-scale steelwork for major infrastructure projects across the UK, including bridges, gantries, transport structures, and other heavy engineering applications.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business with a strong reputation for delivering complex structural steel solutions to the road, rail, and transport sectors.

Duties and Responsibilities

Fabricating and plating heavy structural steel components from engineering drawings
Marking out, assembling, and preparing steelwork to required specifications
Working with thick gauge mild steel
Manufacturing bridge sections, gantries, and associated structural steelwork
Carrying out dimensional and quality checks throughout the fabrication process
Working safely and efficiently to production schedules
Assisting in other areas of the workshop when required

The Candidate

To be considered for this role, you must:

Be apprentice trained or time-served as a Plater / Fabricator
Have previous experience working with thick gauge mild steel
Be able to read and interpret engineering drawings with minimal supervision
Have experience fabricating heavy structural steelwork
Possess a strong work ethic and a commitment to quality
Be willing to support other departments when required

Desirable Skills

Overhead crane experience
Structural welding/Fabricating
Positional welding
Tig
Flux-Cored
Spot welding

The Client

Our client is a highly respected structural engineering and steel fabrication company specialising in the design, manufacture, and installation of complex steel structures for the transport and infrastructure sectors. With decades of industry experience and involvement in major UK projects, they continue to invest in both their workforce and manufacturing capabilities.

Benefits

Competitive starting rate of £19.00 per hour
Permanent night shift pattern with a 4-night working week
Overtime opportunities available
Opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure projects

To Apply

Please click Apply and one of our experienced consultants will be in contact to discuss the opportunity in more detail
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed
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