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
