MEWP Operator
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £17 to £19 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2025 |
| Location: | Rocester, Uttoxeter |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Strategic Placements Ltd. |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
MEWP Operator / IPAF licence for Scissor lift and Cherry Picker required to help on site and also contribute towards Semi-skilled Site Fitting or Skilled Labouring.for client within the construction / steel erection industry. You must hold Scissor Lift / Cherry Picker / MEWP / PAL / IPAF licence to drive Scissor and Boom vehicles (3a and 3b) on client’s site(s). You should be willing and able to carry out mechanical fitting / steel erection using hand and power tools to assemble components on the ground and also at heights.
Duration
This will be a permanent position but will be via a temp-to-perm transition. (Contract positions available too). Often working away from home, within a team, typically starting out from the client's central base near Stoke-on-Trent each Monday morning and returning on Friday afternoon. Hotel Accommodation and breakfast is provided and paid for (in advance) by the company.
Role
Reporting to the Site Manager / Installation Team Leader and working as part of the site team, you will be responsible for assisting with the erecting of structural steel work / steel framework including: drilling, fixing and working at heights.
Applicant
Qualifications must include CSCS card and IPAF 3a & 3b or similar
Working at Heights, Manual Handling, Asbestos Awareness and Abrasive Wheels experience / qualifications would be useful too.
You should be experienced in assembly of steel framework, rigging, erecting, steel fixing and competent at reading general arrangement drawings.
Rates
Rate = £19.00 CIS/UTR/Umbrella/Ltd or £17.00 PAYE per hour
8 hour days Monday to Friday. Occasional weekend overtime at slightly enhanced rate.
Duration
This will be a permanent position but will be via a temp-to-perm transition. (Contract positions available too). Often working away from home, within a team, typically starting out from the client's central base near Stoke-on-Trent each Monday morning and returning on Friday afternoon. Hotel Accommodation and breakfast is provided and paid for (in advance) by the company.
Role
Reporting to the Site Manager / Installation Team Leader and working as part of the site team, you will be responsible for assisting with the erecting of structural steel work / steel framework including: drilling, fixing and working at heights.
Applicant
Qualifications must include CSCS card and IPAF 3a & 3b or similar
Working at Heights, Manual Handling, Asbestos Awareness and Abrasive Wheels experience / qualifications would be useful too.
You should be experienced in assembly of steel framework, rigging, erecting, steel fixing and competent at reading general arrangement drawings.
Rates
Rate = £19.00 CIS/UTR/Umbrella/Ltd or £17.00 PAYE per hour
8 hour days Monday to Friday. Occasional weekend overtime at slightly enhanced rate.