Shot Blaster

Orion Group; Ballygawley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Full-time 40-hour week

Specialist heavy engineering envt.

Job summary

Orion Group is seeking an experienced Shot Blaster to join our Ballygawley manufacturing team. You will prepare fabricated steel components and assemblies for painting, maintaining high standards of surface preparation, quality and safety.

Responsibilities include operating blasting equipment, handling large steel structures, and ensuring accurate production documentation. Overtime opportunities and a full-time 40-hour week are available in a specialist heavy engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Experience operating shot blasting equipment in heavy engineering, fabrication, manufacturing or steel processing environments.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and production documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Operate automated and manual shot blasting equipment safely and efficiently.
• Prepare large steel components for painting and final assembly.
• Load and unload components using cranes, forklifts and lifting equipment where authorised.
• Remove rust, scale, weld spatter, contamination and surface defects.
• Inspect blasted components to ensure surface prep standards are met.
• Carry out routine equipment checks and basic maintenance.
• Monitor abrasive media and maintain blasting equipment for optimum performance.
• Complete production and quality documentation accurately.
• Maintain housekeeping and support production schedules.
• Follow all health, safety, environmental and quality procedures.

Job description

Shot Blaster - Ballygawley

Location: Ballygawley, County Tyrone, N. Ireland
Department: Manufacturing / Production
Hours: Typically 40 hours per week, with overtime available
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

We are seeking an experienced Shot Blaster to join our manufacturing team in Ballygawley. You will be responsible for preparing fabricated steel components and welded assemblies for painting and final assembly, ensuring high standards of surface preparation, quality and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate automated and manual shot blasting equipment safely and efficiently.
• Prepare large steel components, chassis, hoppers, conveyors and machine assemblies for painting.
• Load and unload components using cranes, forklifts and lifting equipment where authorised.
• Remove rust, scale, weld spatter, contamination and other surface defects.
• Inspect blasted components to ensure required surface preparation standards are met.
• Carry out routine equipment checks and basic maintenance.
• Monitor abrasive media and maintain blasting equipment for optimum performance.
• Complete production and quality documentation accurately.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping and support production schedules.
• Follow all health, safety, environmental and quality procedures.

About You

• Previous experience operating shot blasting equipment in a heavy engineering, fabrication, manufacturing or steel processing environment.
• Experience handling large fabricated steel structures.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and production documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements.
• Reliable, hardworking and able to work independently or as part of a team.

Desirable

• Overhead crane or forklift experience/licence
• Experience in industrial paint preparation
• Background in crushing/screening, quarrying, mining, construction equipment or heavy machinery

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Full-time, 40-hour working week.
• Overtime opportunities.
• Opportunity to work within a specialist heavy engineering manufacturing environment.