Platers

Forge Talent Group; Hartlepool; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Forge Talent Group is seeking a Structural Plater to join a busy fabrication workshop. You will fabricate and assemble large structural steel components from engineering drawings and prepare sections for welding, ensuring high quality and safety standards.

You should have experience reading detailed drawings, working with heavy steel, and a collaborative approach in a team. The role is permanent and site-based in a UK fabrication environment, with focus on accuracy and production schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience reading and interpreting detailed engineering drawings.
• Experience fabricating heavy structural steelwork in a workshop.
• Strong measuring and marking-out abilities with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and assemble structural steel components from drawings.
• Mark out, prepare and fit steel sections and plates.
• Read fabrication and general arrangement drawings and check dimensions.
• Tack weld components where required and use overhead cranes safely.
• Collaborate with welders to meet production schedules and maintain quality.

Skills

Reading drawings

Fabrication & assembly

Measuring & marking out

Quality focus

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Our client is a well‑established structural steel fabrication company with a strong reputation for delivering high‑quality steelwork across commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects.

Due to an increasing workload, they are looking to recruit experienced Structural Platers to join their fabrication workshop on a permanent basis.

The Role

Working within a busy fabrication shop, you will be responsible for the fabrication and assembly of large structural steel components, ensuring work is completed accurately, safely and to the highest quality standards. This is a hands‑on role suited to experienced platers who are confident working from engineering drawings and assembling structural steelwork ready for welding.

Key Responsibilities

• Fabricate and assemble structural steel components from engineering drawings.
• Mark out, prepare and fit steel sections, plate and associated materials.
• Read and interpret fabrication and general arrangement drawings.
• Tack weld components where required (beneficial but not essential).
• Use overhead cranes and workshop equipment safely.
• Carry out dimensional checks to ensure components meet specification.
• Work closely with welders and other fabrication personnel to meet production schedules.
• Maintain high standards of quality, housekeeping and health & safety.

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience as a Structural Plater, Fabricator or Steel Plater.
• Ability to read and work from detailed engineering drawings.
• Experience fabricating heavy structural steelwork within a fabrication workshop.
• Strong measuring, marking out and assembly skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Flexible approach with a positive work ethic.

Desirable

• Overhead crane certification.
• FLT licence.
• Experience tack welding.
• Experience working on heavy fabrication, bridges, buildings or industrial steelwork