Cory
Plater/Welder, Gravesend
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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.
Role Overview
As a Plater/Welder at Cory, you’ll play a hands-on role in maintaining and repairing the vessels that keep London’s waste moving by river. Working as part of our Ship Repair Services team, you’ll support both in-house operations and third-party customers, helping ensure our fleet of tugs, barges, and containers remains safe, compliant, and reliable.
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Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair vessels, including fabricating steel barge and vessel sections.
- Carry out emergency repairs and salvage work.
- Support yard activities, vessel movements in and out of slipways.
- Ensure general upkeep of our Gravesend site.
- Occasionally work at other sites, typically our Charlton location.
- Work in full compliance with international, national, and company legislation.
- Take part in emergency exercises.
- Support the development of others, including assisting in the training of apprentices.
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- Solid hot works experience, including welding, fabrication, and burning.
- Comfortable working with heavy machinery and engineering equipment.
- Ability to turn technical drawings into high-quality, practical solutions.
- Understanding of working at height and in confined or enclosed space environments.
- Strong commitment to safe working practices.
- Personal responsibility for maintaining a safe working environment.
Role Suitability
This role suits someone who enjoys teamwork and flexibility. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Ship Repair Services and be adaptable with working hours when operational demands require it.
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