Plater

Wiltech Acoustics — now proudly part of Rehlko (formerly Kohler Energy) — is entering an exciting phase of growth and investment. Now integrated into Rehlko’s global energy-resilience group, Wiltech continues to build on its reputation as a leading UK specialist in acoustic canopies, generator enclosures, and industrial noise-control engineering.

Based in Loughborough, our manufacturing facility handles everything in-house — from raw material processing to welding, fabrication, painting, and full assembly of bespoke acoustic units. Joining Wiltech now means becoming part of a strengthened, well-funded and expanding organisation, with new opportunities created through the Rehlko transition.

Steel Plater

The Role

• Cut, shape and assemble steel plate components
• Building parts/assemblies to engineering drawings with precision
• Ensure quality is keep to a high standard through out and carry out visual inspections to ensure fabrication & build is correct to drawings.
• Manoeuvre fabrication machines, such as grinders, drill presses, brakes, rolls, shears and flame cutters to cut, bend, grind and adjust materials
• Working from engineering drawings & specifications and correct revisions
• Place each product component in its appropriate spot as noted in the blueprints,
• Engineer, Technical drawings for proper alignment by using the correct hand tools
• Grinding, burning and other fabrication tasks
• Review blueprints, drawings and other specification papers before starting work on a fabrication process and during the steps to ensure accurate completion
• Employ furnaces or hand torches to heat up materials to make them more flexible for bending or manipulation into the correct specification
• Make templates/Jigs for common work tasks when conducting repetitive motions for the fabrication process to ensure a set standard of work quality
• Overtime: After 38 hours enhanced pay for overtime.

The Person

• Good knowledge and experience in sheet metal fabrication
• Have understanding on Q.C inspection and process experience
• Experienced in using Drilling Machines / Rolling Machines / Guillotines.
• Experience in steel metal before
• Interpret work from drawings
• Experience in fabrication
• Competent in using hand and power tools

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities or requirements.