Conservation Blacksmith - Moira

Job Role: Conservation Blacksmith

Location: Moira
Pay: £12.54 per hour (Paid Weekly)
Hours:

• Monday – Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Friday: 8:00 AM – 1:15 PM
  Start Date: 20th March 2025
  Duration: Until 31st December 2025 (Possible Extension)

Job Duties:

The Conservation Blacksmith will contribute to the maintenance, conservation, and preservation of State Care sites under Historic Environment Division (HED). Responsibilities include:

• Operating appropriate machinery, including forge and hand tools.
• Creating ironmongery items to a high standard of conservation craftwork.
• Making templates and producing technical drawings.
• Manufacturing steel railings, stairs, and handrails.
• Crafting detailed ironmongery for doors, windows, and gates.
• Cleaning, repairing, and restoring ironmongery elements in structures, buildings, and monuments.
• Dismantling, repairing, and reassembling elements both on-site and in the workshop.
• Erecting on-site materials and ironmongery produced in the workshop.
• Loading and unloading materials for transport.
• Driving departmental vehicles, including the transport of colleagues and materials.
• Completing documentation as required.
• Performing general labour duties.
• Attending training sessions as required.

Essential Criteria:

• Two years’ experience in welding and fabrication.
• Possess a full, current driving licence valid in Northern Ireland.
• Willingness to complete a Basic Access NI Background Check (Facilitated by TRC).

Desired Criteria:

• NVQ Level 2 and/or City & Guilds in Welding/Fabrication or an equivalent qualification

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