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Plater/Welder (12-month contract)

  • River Logistics
  • 12 months contract, Charlton

Join Cory as a Plater/Welder on a 12-month contract - Utilise your welding skills in vessel repair and maintenance.

Job description

Cory is one of the UK’s leading resource management, recycling, and energy recovery companies. We use the River Thames as a green highway, saving around 100,000 truck movements a year – a vital way of getting traffic off the road and making London safer and less polluted. As a river-based business, we are proud to support the growth of the Thames economy and the wider inland waterways sector.

We are recruiting for the position of Plater/Welder. The primary purpose of this role is to assist the Cory Ship Repair managers to provide an effective maintenance and repair service to meet the demands of the company’s in-house and third-party needs.  The successful candidate will provide support for the day-to-day operations at Cory Ship Repair Services and ensure full compliance with all relevant workplace legislation at all times.


Typical duties include:

  • Fabrication of steel barge/vessel sections
  • Repair and maintenance of tugs, barges and containers and third-party vessels
  • General woodworking, to include use of woodworking machinery
  • The operation of heavy machinery used in the fabrication process
  • Emergency repair of tugs and barges and third-party vessels including salvage work
  • Participating in the movement of craft in the immediate vicinity of Gravesend and Charlton and in/out of the slipways
  • Assisting in yard activities (preparation and painting, plant operation, HP water washing, assisting Fitters/MSOs, housekeeping and any other duties that may arise)
  • Ensuring full compliance with all international, national, local and company safety and environmental legislation, regulations, codes, procedures, and guidance
  • Full participation in emergency exercises
  • Assisting in the training of apprentices
  • To carry out this work at other Cory-operated locations


Job requirements

The successful candidate should demonstrate the following abilities and competencies:

  • Hot works experience, including welding, fabrication, and burning
  • Working at height awareness
  • Understanding of technical drawings and template making
  • Confined space/enclosed space awareness
  • Flexibility in working hours
  • Ability to work well in a team

Please note: While this role is based at Charlton, there is the requirement to work at our Gravesend site from time to time. It would be advantageous to hold a full driving licence.

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Cory is an inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life.

As a signatory of the armed forces covenant, we actively encourage job applications from veterans and reservists, to whom we will provide additional assistance when needed.

You may see a long list of job requirements and feel discouraged because you don’t match every single bullet point. We welcome your application if you feel you could make a positive impact in the role.

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