Plasterer

Location: Central Scotland

Salary: £17-£20 per hour DOE

Contract: Self-Employed

Benefits: Company van, Fuel card, Self-employed flexibility, Varied industrial and engineering projects across Central Scotland!

McGregor Projects is an established, family-run construction and maintenance business delivering high-quality projects across Scotland. Since 2016, the company has grown into a trusted name in the industry, providing end-to-end services across construction, planned and reactive maintenance, refurbishment and specialist trades.

With an experienced team and a wide range of trades delivered in-house, McGregor Projects works across sectors including commercial, industrial, rail, healthcare, housing, hospitality and heritage. The company has delivered projects for major organisations including Network Rail, Babcock and Glenmorangie, with a strong focus on quality, safety, reliability and customer satisfaction.

As a Plasterer, you'll be responsible for preparing, repairing and finishing internal and external surfaces across a range of industrial, manufacturing and engineering environments. You'll take ownership of your work from initial surface preparation through to final finishing, ensuring walls, ceilings, partitions and specialist surfaces are completed accurately, safely and to the required quality standards.

Your practical expertise, attention to detail and ability to work to precise specifications will be key to ensuring every project is completed to a high standard and contributes to the successful delivery of McGregor Structures' projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing surfaces by cleaning, priming, bonding, meshing and repairing brickwork, blockwork, concrete and studwork.
• Applying plaster, bonding agents, hardwall, render and specialist coatings to achieve high-quality, durable finishes.
• Repairing and finishing walls, ceilings and partitions across industrial and manufacturing environments.
• Installing and finishing plasterboard, dry lining, metal studwork and specialist fire-rated or acoustic partitions.
• Measuring, cutting and fitting materials accurately to technical drawings and project specifications, while inspecting finished work for quality.
• Working alongside maintenance, production and other trades while maintaining high standards of health & safety, PPE and workshop/site housekeeping.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 3 years' relevant plastering experience within a construction, industrial, manufacturing, maintenance or similar environment.
• Strong experience in plastering, rendering, dry lining and surface preparation.
• Experience working with plasterboard, bonding agents, hardwall, renders and specialist finishing materials.
• The ability to accurately measure, prepare and finish surfaces to a high standard.
• Experience working with hand and power tools and a good understanding of safe working practices.
• The ability to read and follow technical drawings, specifications and project requirements.
• A full UK driving licence - essential.
• A good understanding of health & safety, PPE requirements and site/workshop housekeeping.
• The flexibility to work across different industrial and engineering environments throughout Central Scotland.

Please note: A CSCS card is not required for this position.

If you're an experienced Plasterer looking for your next opportunity and want to work with an established engineering business delivering innovative structures across the UK, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of the McGregor Structures team.