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