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The company operates from its manufacturing facilities in South Yorkshire and has the capability to process approximately 50,000 tonnes of steel each year, servicing clients throughout the UK and Europe.\nThe Role\nAn opportunity has arisen for a Paint Shop Operative to join the manufacturing team at Billington Structures' Wombwell facility. \nThe successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation and high-volume spray painting of structural steel components, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required specification and standard. \nThis is a hands-on role suited to someone who takes pride in the quality of their work, has excellent attention to detail and can work effectively within a busy production environment.\nKey Responsibilities\nCarry out high-volume spray painting of structural steel components.\nApply paint and protective coatings in accordance with specified requirements.\nEnsure all completed work meets the required quality and finish standards.\nOperate overhead gantry cranes safely when moving and positioning steel components.\nFollow production specifications, processes and quality requirements.\nMaintain a clean, safe and organised working environment.\nComply with all company health and safety procedures and site regulations.\nComplete tasks efficiently and within agreed production timescales.\nIdentify and report any quality issues or defects.\nWork effectively as part of a wider production team.\nDemonstrate a proactive approach to work and support the team in achieving production targets.\nSkills & Experience\nEssential:\nPrevious experience working within a manufacturing, fabrication, engineering or industrial environment.\nA flexible and reliable approach to work.\nGood communication skills.\nAbility to follow instructions and work accurately to specifications.\nStrong attention to detail and pride in the quality of work.\nAbility to work effectively as part of a team.\nGood time management and ability to work to deadlines.\nStrong commitment to health and safety.\nDesirable:\nPrevious industrial or structural steel spray-painting experience.\nExperience using spray-painting equipment in a high-volume production environment.\nOverhead gantry crane experience or licence.\nForklift truck licence.\nSide loader experience or licence.\nPrevious experience working with steel components or within a structural steelworks environment.\nTraining: Full training will be provided for the core requirements of the role, making this an excellent opportunity for candidates with relevant industrial or manufacturing experience who are looking to develop their skills within a specialist steelworks environment.\nWorking Hours\nThe role operates on a four-day shift pattern:\nMonday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 4:00am \nThe position is based permanently at the Wombwell facility following an initial six-week training period at the Sheffield site.\nSalary & Benefits\nSalary will be dependent on experience. \nThe benefits package includes:\nCompany pension scheme\nSick pay scheme\nHealth plan\nCycle to Work scheme\nSave As You Earn (Share-save) scheme\nOption to purchase additional annual leave\nPerson Specification\nThe ideal candidate will be reliable, hardworking and quality-focused, with the ability to work in a fast-paced industrial environment. You will have a strong eye for detail and take pride in producing a consistently high standard of work. \nPrevious steel painting experience would be advantageous, but it is not essential as full training will be provided. Candidates with experience in industrial painting, manufacturing, fabrication, engineering, warehousing or other heavy industrial environments are encouraged to apply. \nA willingness to learn, good communication skills and a strong commitment to working safely are essential.\nAdditional Information\nThis is a permanent position based at Billington Structures' Wombwell facility, with an introductory training period at the Sheffield site for approximately six weeks. \nThe successful candidate will be joining an established and experienced manufacturing team within a leading UK structural steelworks business.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4694,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-16T14:34:09Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-20T06:21:30+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":55,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.551,"p_room":1,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:2","agency","urgency","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":46398,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mane-paint-shop-operative-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mane-paint-shop-operative-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-20T06:41:02Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7329,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2408439},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2408439"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmane-paint-shop-operative-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmane-paint-shop-operative-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmane-paint-shop-operative-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/mane-paint-shop-operative-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmane-paint-shop-operative-2"}]}