Plater
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 March 2026
LOCATION
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS
Reading engineering drawings
Cutting metal
Operating CNC machines
Welding
Quality control
Teamwork
Safety awareness
FULL DESCRIPTION
Main Responsibilities:
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
- Measuring and marking out plates and sections for cutting, shaping and drilling.
- Operating plate cutting machines and edge preparation machines.
- Cutting slots in metal and drilling for punching holes.
- Guiding cranes and hoists for moving and assembling plates.
- Operating CNC computer-controlled and hand-controlled machines.
- Tacking welding fabricated part together.
- Continuous housekeeping ensuring a clean and safe working environment at all times following [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] written work instructions.
- Adhere to [Employer hidden] Health and Safety procedures at all times.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Willing to work alone or in a small team.
- The ability to work to stringent quality controls.
- Be a good communicator. You should be conscientious, hardworking and safety aware.
- Platers must be alert to the safety risks of using welding machinery, cutting tools and lifting/moving heavy sheets of metal.
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