Structural Team Member

British Steel; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

27 leave days

Life Assurance

Sick pay scheme

Health plan

Employee assistance

Standby/call-out payments

Family friendly leave

Job summary

British Steel in Scunthorpe requires a Structural Craft Professional to maintain and repair plant structures within the Energy Team. You will perform structural maintenance, respond to defects, and support planned works to keep operations safe and reliable.

Working in a highly automated environment, you will ensure compliance with health and safety standards while developing your skills through training and development opportunities. The role is Monday to Friday, 42 hours per week.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant structural/engineering discipline.
• Recognised apprenticeship in a relevant trade.
• Experience in structural maintenance is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a wide range of structural maintenance activities to keep plant infrastructure safe and reliable.
• Respond to defects, carry out repairs, and support planned maintenance work.
• Identify hazards, assess risks, and apply safe systems of work in a highly automated environment.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Timekeeping

Adaptable

Willing to learn

Education

NVQ Level 3

Apprenticeship

Job description

Salary - £41,617.78

Location - Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA

Pattern of Work – 42 hours, Monday - Friday

What You Need To Know About The Role

Ready to help maintain the structures within our Energy department?

We're looking for skilled Structural Craft Professionals to join a number of our Energy Team at our Scunthorpe site. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a challenging and rewarding environment where your expertise will play a key role in supporting the safety, reliability, and performance of our assets.

As a Structural Craft Professional, you'll carry out a wide range of structural maintenance activities, ensuring our plant infrastructure remains safe, reliable, and fit for purpose. Whether responding to defects, carrying out repairs, or supporting planned maintenance work, you'll use your technical skills to help keep our operations running smoothly.

Working in a highly automated and technologically advanced setting, you'll be part of a team committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement. Safety is at the heart of everything we do, so you'll need a strong understanding of health and safety legislation, company procedures, and safe systems of work. You'll be confident identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing effective control measures while carrying out your duties.

What We’re looking for

The Successful Candidate Will

• Be a motivated and enthusiastic team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment and be willing to undertake training and development opportunities.
• Bring a positive, proactive approach to their work and contribute to a high-performing team culture.
• Demonstrate strong reliability, professionalism, and excellent timekeeping.
• Be adaptable and eager to learn, with the ability to work on a variety of equipment, structures, and maintenance activities.

What you need to bring

To Be Considered For This Opportunity, You'll Need

• A minimum NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant structural, fabrication, welding, plating, or engineering discipline, or
• A recognised apprenticeship in a relevant trade.

Ideally, you'll have experience in structural maintenance, repair, fabrication, or fault identification within a manufacturing, industrial, commercial, or heavy engineering environment. Just as importantly, you'll have the flexibility to adapt to new equipment, processes, and ways of working, along with the drive to continuously develop your skills.

Experience within the steel industry would be beneficial, but it's not essential. We provide comprehensive training and support to help you succeed in the role and build a rewarding long-term career with us.

• Evidence of qualifications/apprenticeship completion will be required.

What we can offer you

We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Benefits

• Defined contribution company pension scheme
• 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
• Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Standby and call-out payments
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What You Need To Know About Us

British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.