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Location

Newton Aycliffe

  • Sector:
Rail

  • Job type:
Contract

  • Salary:
£28.30 per hour

  • Contact:
Tanya Wallace

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  • Job ref:

BH

  • Published:
10 minutes ago

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TXM recruit are looking for a team of PLATERS/ FABRICATORS in


Hours: 12 hr shift pattern 6am - 6pm Mon to Thursday and 6pm to 6am Monday to Thursday


Pay per hour:


6am - 6pm days - £21.53 PAYE or £28.30 Umbrella

Pay per hour 6pm to 6am Nights £25.44PAYE or £33.44 Umbrella

We are looking for a team of qualified and driven Platers/Fabricators.


You will support the operational teams to deliver parts within dimensional tolerances of drawings as well as carrying out welding & fabrication activities of our Rolling Stock Car Body fleet.

Essential Requirements

  • Strong prior fabrication and welding experience.
  • Knowledge of assembling aluminium fabrication for welding.
  • Reading a WPS for joint preparation details.
  • Ability to read measuring equipment, tapes, telescopic measuring sticks etc.
  • Able to perform a variety of welding / fabrication tasks including coded welding to relevant standards in TIG or MIG.
  • An understanding of health and safety requirements of a working welding environment.
  • Ability to work unsupervised able to make decisive, informed decisions within the welding environment.
  • Excellent dexterity and coordination as well as a high level of accuracy / excellent attention to detail.
  • Good problemsolving skills and understanding of the importance to delivering to a schedule.
  • A willingness to work flexibly and a positive approach to work and working patterns including shift work.
  • Commitment to working as part of a team and have a 'Can do' attitude to supporting both welding and working with other functions.
  • Focusing on creating a high quality finished product.
  • Being professional and responsible for work area.
  • Strong interpersonal / communication skills at all levels.
  • Ability to learn new skills to a high standard and train others by working closely with and support the Section Leader.
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills.
  • Willing to learn new job skills
  • Kaizen, 5S and participate in improvement activities
Desirable

  • Rigging and lifting qualifications.
  • Abrasive wheels.
  • Distortion control methods.
  • Train the trainer qualification or relevant training experience.

Role responsibilities include

  • Mark out and set up components and assemblies to the drawing requirements.
  • Prep material where required for welding activities.
  • Tack weld components into the finished assemblies.
  • Competent in reading and understanding comprehensive engineering drawings, datum's and tolerances.
  • Ensuring everything is assembled accurately to drawing instructions and tolerances.
  • Working on Aluminium carbody and underframe assemblies.
  • MIG tack welding between 70mm in all positions.
  • Support the development of tools, jigs and fixtures to improve setup efficiencies.
  • Selfinspection of joint setup.
  • Operating cranes and lifting components in to jigs and fixtures.
  • Problemsolving technical and production constraints with solutions.
You may also be asked to support Welding and fabrication of car bodies and sub-assemblies.

To include but not limited to:

  • Carrying out welding activities in accordance with WPS and SOP's.
  • Carry out safe movement of car body panels.
  • Preparation of weld surfaces in readiness for welding.
  • Ensure that work is only carried out in accordance with coding / qualification to the correct specification.
  • Carrying out weld repairs
  • Full accountability for weld quality and ensuring selfchecks are made to ensure work meets standard.
  • Carry out weld finishing activities.
  • Carry out pre and post weld inspections inspects own pre/post weld work and has the responsibility to correct to the required standard. Problems encountered may not be routine /defined and need analysis to understand correct course of action.
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