Plater

A Plater is required in an established Structural Steel company based in Wigan.

Job Overview:
The Plater is responsible for ensuring that work is completed to the highest of standards in accordance with given Instructions, Drawings, and approved Codes of Practice.

Their daily duties will include fabrication of steel components, grinding of materials while working under own initiative and directed further as required, ensuring Health & Safety compliance is upheld to the highest standards.

The Plater is also responsible for maintaining relevant work records as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• To undertake fabrication and welding to drawings


• To undertake cutting and grinding and prepping of materials


• To work under own initiative and seek guidance when required.


• To ensure job materials and equipment are correctly used.


• To maintain specified work records.
  
  Drawings to be marked up and initialled.


• To take responsibility for equipment


• To safely operate while slinging/loading of steelwork


• To take responsibility for individual Health & Safety


• To maintain safe working practices and have consideration for all other operatives


• To inspect own work is to the required standard.


• To inspect Plant & Machinery as directed, complete check sheets as requested.


• To use of all machinery and equipment contained within your Individual Employee Risk Assessments


• To complete general housekeeping duties


• Slinging & Loading of steelwork.

Job Requirements:

• Focus on service delivery in accordance with Quality Control Standards


• Knowledge of Health & Safety compliance


• Demonstrated 5 years Plater/Fabricator experience.


• City & Guilds/NVQ or equivalent, requirement dependent on experience


• Availability to work shift patterns as directed

Reports to:

• 1st Relevant shift Chargehand and/or Workshop Foreman


• 2nd Relevant Workshop Manager


• 3rd Head of Production

Please apply with your most up to date CV and you will be contacted.