- Salary
- £14+
- Location
- GB
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Manufacturing
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
Job Description: Plastic Fabricator
Overview
• Job Title: Plastic Fabricator
• Location: Slinfold
• Job Status: Permanent
• Salary: £ 14 per hour
• Shifts: Monday-Friday, 7:00 am- 4 :00 pm
• Objective: Responsible for production fabrication tasks.
Requirements
• Essential: Previous experience in plastic process vessel fabrication.
• Essential: Full driving licence.
• Desirable: Forklift truck (FLT) operator qualification.
Key Responsibilities
Fabrication & Production
• Hands-on Assembly: Fabricates, assembles, reworks, and repairs plastic products using hand/power tools, precision instruments, and machinery.
• Blueprints & Layouts: Interprets blueprints and work orders to plan operations ; marks cutting lines on materials (sheet stock, fiberglass) using templates or sketches.
• Processing & Shaping: Cuts material to size (using saws, shears, routers, etc.) and operates forming machines/presses, laminates resins/cloth onto moulds , or heats parts to shape them.
• Finishing & Fitting: Trims, drills, grinds, and finishes parts ; fits components using clamps, jigs, and fasteners ; applies bonding adhesives/tape for autoclave processing.
• Quality & Repair: Verifies dimensions using calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators ; repairs defects via lay up, cementing, molding, or foaming.
Quality, Team & Support
• Quality Standards: Meets or exceeds all quality benchmarks.
• Teamwork: Assists colleagues and actively contributes to team tasks.
• General Support: Handles other production tasks directed by management or team leaders.
Health & Safety
• Complies fully with company safety policies and procedures.
• Protects the safety of staff, visitors, and customers.
• Strictly follows valid risk assessments and method statements.
Key Skills
• Knowledge of plastic vessel fabrication standards and codes.
• Sound engineering risk judgment and firm commitment to safety choices under pressure.
• Strong communication (open/constructive), organizational, numeracy, and literacy skills.
Performance & Reporting
• Success Measures: Projects completed on schedule, to standard, with good punctuality and positive team relationships.
• Reporting: Provides regular production updates to the team leader.
• Key Interactions: Works manager, fabrication line managers, supervisors, inspectors, and operators.
