Plater/Welder

Maxwell Consultancy; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm in Scotland seeks a Plater/Welder for a full-time position. The candidate will prepare and fabricate metal plates and sections, operate various machinery, and maintain quality standards. Competitive salary and benefits including 33 days holiday, pension, and employee assistance program offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

33 days holiday

Pension

Life Cover

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Required to operate CNC computer-controlled and hand-controlled machines.
• Must read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Ability to maintain a clean working environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare steel or metal plates for manufacturing.
• Operate machinery for cutting and shaping plates.
• Weld or bolt completed plates to fabricate products.
• Maintain department flexibility and assist with various tasks.

Skills

Reading engineering drawings

Operating heavy machinery

Welding techniques

Quality standards awareness

Material traceability

Tools

CNC machines

Oxyacetylene flame cutters

Band saws

Job description

Maxwell Consultancy are working with global engineering business in their search for a Plater/Welder.

This is a full time, permanent position working day shift Monday to Friday with an early finish.

What's required?

• Help to prepare steel or other metal plates and sections for the manufacture of a variety of products
• Identify piece parts to drawings and manufacture accordingly
• To work with various thicknesses of metal plate ranging from 5mm to over 100mm
• To operate heavy‑dut gillotine to cut the plates, oxyacetylene flame cutters for curves and complex shapes and utilise rollers/presses to curve and bend plates
• Weld or bolt together completed plates to fabricate the finished product
• To cut and shape thin sheets of metal using hand and machine saws, metal cutters and small presses and rollers to create bends and curves
• Required to read and interpret engineering drawings
• To measure and mark out plates and sections for cutting, shaping and drilling
• To operate plate cutting machines and edge preparation machines
• To operate roll bending machines and presses to form and shape plates and sections guiding cranes and hoists for moving and assembling plates
• To operate CNC computer-controlled and hand-controlled machines
• To operate band saws to cut material to size and drilling machines to form holes as required
• To work to a high standard of quality standards, safety awareness and housekeeping
• To prepare and fabricate or modify in situ pipework for pump test
• To support welding activities as and when required
• To maintain material traceability and identify components accordingly
• To maintain department flexibility and assist with or complete other jobs as required. Training will be given
• Conduct stock takes on material and move material as required
• To maintain a clean working environment
• Comply with all company HS&E Policies
• Maintain all documentation, both paper and electronic as required

What to expect?

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities to develop
• Bonus
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Holiday buy and sell
• Pension
• Life Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Digital Benefits; Health, Wealth & Lifestyle