Platers - North East UK

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Location:
Billingham, County Durham
Job Description

We currently have opportunities for Platers to join the Altrad team on Mitsubishi Chemicals, in the North East.

As a Plater you will be responsible for supporting the site maintenance team in carrying out steel and plate preparation for boilers, pressure vessels, and oil storage tanks.

Quality improvements are key to our daily business where workmanship, professionalism and ownership at all levels of our company are the fundamental pillars of our corporate culture. We work to improve and develop our portfolio of services to the best of our ability, in close cooperation with our customers.

Your roles and responsibilities will include:

  • To ascertain job requirements from drawings or other specifications. 
  • To mark out and develop profiles on plate, structural steelwork and pipework. 
  • To produce templates for marking and/or drilling. 
  • To produce angled fabrications using bending or folding machinery. 
  • To form rolled steel sections using section rolling machinery. 
  • To set out plate work for structural steelwork fabrication. 
  • To produce and install structural steelwork fabrications. 
  • To produce and install plate work assemblies of square, rectangular, cylindrical or conical form. 
  • To produce and install heavy steelwork beams or sections. 
  • To produce and install structural lattice girders. 
  • To use manual metal arc welding to weld fabrications or structural steelwork. 
  • To use straight line and profile cutting machines. 
  • To operate overhead crane in a safe manner using basic slinging. 
  • To carryout Stand-by and fire watch duties. 
  • To adhere to all safety requirements including safety checks of tools and equipment. 
  • To use Oxy/fuel hand burning/heating/cutting equipment. 
  • To use all relevant workshops/site equipment associated with job requirements including all relevant training/certification requirements

What we are looking for:

3 x Platers DAYS
This is a fixed term contract

  • Start: ASAP
  • End Date: approx. 4 weeks (15th July)
  • 10 hour shifts
  • 13 day fortnight
  • NAECI Rates
  • Will accept travelling labour

4 x Platers NIGHTS
This is a fixed term contract

  • Start: ASAP
  • End Date: approx. 4 weeks (15th July)
  • 12 hour shifts
  • 13 day fortnight
  • NAECI Rates
  • Will accept travelling labour

Experience Required:

  • Approved Apprenticeship to City & Guilds NVQ level 3
  • Valid Site Safety Passport (CCNSG or Equivalent)

What is in it for you:
In return for your hard work and commitment we offer:

  • 38 hours per week / Monday-Friday 07:30-15:30
  • A competitive salary
  • 25 days’ holiday
  • Overtime readily available; potentially work through rest of the year.
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