Plater

Company: Westray Recruitment Consultants Ltd
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Location: Newton Aycliffe
Job Description:

What is in it for you

£17.33 per hour plus 1/3 shift allowance for night shift equates to £23.10 per hour.

Overtime: time ½, time ½ and double time depending on when worked.

Temp to perm role.

Working hour week is 42 hours.

Monday to Thursday – 8pm to 7am (4 x 10.5 hour shifts with 2 x 20 minute breaks).

Newton Aycliffe location.

Once perm, you gain 24 days’ holiday plus statutory.

The Business

Our client is a structural steel and fabricated parts supplier based in Newton Aycliffe.

The Role

  • Working as a structural plater on a permanent night shift.
  • Working with complex structural engineering drawings.
  • Positioning plate, boxing up and levelling off.
  • Using oxyacetylene burning equipment to manipulate steel plate.
  • Adding plate sections to columns and beams.
  • Marking up beams with weld sizes.
  • Applying fitting.
  • Identifying requirements for welding.
  • Ensuring quality compliance.
  • Tacking up welds.

The Person

  • Time served Plater with structural knowledge.
  • Knowledgeable with a range of plating techniques.
  • Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings.
  • Flexible attitude.
  • Quality focused.
  • Ability to also MIG weld to a high standard would be preferred.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026