Plater - Nights

Optima UK Inc Ltd

Location: Nottinghamshire

Shift: Nights (Monday - Thursday, 6:00pm - 4:30am)

Salary: Starting at £18.62 per hour



The Role

An experienced Fabricator / Plater is required to join a leading structural steel manufacturer based in Nottinghamshire.

Working as part of a skilled fabrication team, you will be involved in the manufacture of large-scale steelwork for major infrastructure projects across the UK, including bridges, gantries, transport structures, and other heavy engineering applications.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business with a strong reputation for delivering complex structural steel solutions to the road, rail, and transport sectors.



Duties and Responsibilities

  • Fabricating and plating heavy structural steel components from engineering drawings
  • Marking out, assembling, and preparing steelwork to required specifications
  • Working with thick gauge mild steel
  • Manufacturing bridge sections, gantries, and associated structural steelwork
  • Carrying out dimensional and quality checks throughout the fabrication process
  • Working safely and efficiently to production schedules
  • Assisting in other areas of the workshop when required


The Candidate

To be considered for this role, you must:

  • Be apprentice trained or time-served as a Plater / Fabricator
  • Have previous experience working with thick gauge mild steel
  • Be able to read and interpret engineering drawings with minimal supervision
  • Have experience fabricating heavy structural steelwork
  • Possess a strong work ethic and a commitment to quality
  • Be willing to support other departments when required


Desirable Skills

  • Overhead crane experience
  • Structural welding/Fabricating
  • Positional welding
  • Tig
  • Flux-Cored
  • Spot welding


The Client

Our client is a highly respected structural engineering and steel fabrication company specialising in the design, manufacture, and installation of complex steel structures for the transport and infrastructure sectors. With decades of industry experience and involvement in major UK projects, they continue to invest in both their workforce and manufacturing capabilities.



Benefits

  • Competitive starting rate of £19.00 per hour
  • Permanent night shift pattern with a 4-night working week
  • Overtime opportunities available
  • Opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure projects


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