Position: Plater / Welders
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
Recruitment Fox are partnering with 4Sure Recruitment 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 for a call back