Job Description

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Wood is recruiting for a Erector for a 4‑month contract on a heavy industry tank project, based at a client site in Cork, Ireland, starting April 2026.

Job ID: 28042

The Role: Erector

Location: Cork, Ireland

Hours of work: 10 hours per day (9.5 hours paid)

Work pattern: 12‑day fortnight

Duration: 4 months

This is an fixed term Trade & Craft role supporting tank and structural steel welding works within a heavy industrial environment.

Applicants must have proven Erector experience.

Prime duties and Responsibilities

• Slinging materials for moving around inside and outside of tank at ground level
• Slinging materials for lifting over shell onto roof (floating or fixed)
• Safe erection, use and dismantling of tank staging
• Safe erection, use and dismantling of tank jacks
• Safe use of blocks, shackles, tirfors pull lifts and winches.
• Loading and unloading wagons
• Use of rigging/ slinging techniques for handling materials, shell plates, floor plates, roof plates, Roof structures
• Safe erection of all types of tank floors, shell and roofs.
• Fairing up of shells to achieve required verticality and roundness as defined by allowable tolerances in EN14015
• Use of erection aids (shims, carrots, nuts, wedges, keyways etc)
• Recognition and use of cranes, erection, positioning, capacities and signals.
• Use of mobile lifting equipment, forklifts, hydraulics.
• Maintaining and checking own small tools and equipment
• An understanding of the statutory lifting regulations.
• Prepare site for rigging and lifting operations
• Conduct pre-use inspections and maintain equipment
• Understanding of development of basic lifting plans
• Working to approved method statement.
• Safe removal of tank roofs, shell and ancillary components.
• Work in hazardous areas under ‘permit to work’ system.
• Working at heights
• Working in confined spaces.
• Must stop any work that is considered to be unsafe
• Must put own safety and those of colleagues first
• Must start work only after assessing the risks

Essential:

• Appropriate documented evidence confirming competency to perform role
• Banksman
• Slinger
• CCNSG safety passport
• Two years rigging on tanks / shipbuilding or equivalent heavy engineering and construction activities

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