Plater

Company: Rehlko
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Location: Loughborough
Job Description:

Responsibilities

  • Cut, shape and assemble steel plate components
  • Build parts/assemblies to engineering drawings with precision
  • Ensure quality standards through visual inspections to confirm fabrication matches drawings
  • Operate fabrication machines such as grinders, drill presses, brakes, rolls, shears and flame cutters to cut, bend, grind and adjust materials
  • Work from engineering drawings, specifications and correct revisions
  • Place each product component in its appropriate spot as noted in the blueprints
  • Engineer and create technical drawings for proper alignment using hand tools
  • Perform grinding, burning and other fabrication tasks
  • Review blueprints, drawings and other specification papers before starting fabrication and during the steps to ensure accurate completion
  • Employ furnaces or hand torches to heat materials to make them more flexible for bending or manipulation into the correct specification
  • Create templates or jigs for common work tasks to maintain a standard of work quality
  • Work overtime: after 38 hours, enhanced pay for overtime
  • Work nights from 10 pm until 6 am Sunday to Thursday (30% shift allowance)

Qualifications

  • Good knowledge and experience in sheet metal fabrication
  • Understanding of quality‑control inspection and process experience
  • Experienced in using drilling machines, rolling machines and guillotines
  • Experience working with steel metal
  • Ability to interpret work from drawings
  • Experience in fabrication
  • Competent in using hand and power tools

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Work‑life flexibility
  • Recognition and rewards
  • Development and career opportunities
  • Safe and inclusive workplace
  • 25 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays
  • Private healthcare coverage
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Death in Service benefit
  • Comprehensive employee assistance programme
  • Retention bonus

Equal Opportunity

Rehlko is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, promoting equal opportunities in every aspect of our process.

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Posted: July 8th, 2026