Job Description
Job Opportunity: Shuttering Carpenter
Location: Blyth & surrounding areas
Pay Rate: 25.00 per hour (CIS)
Hours: 50 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
The Opportunity
Search Consultancy is looking for highly skilled Shuttering Carpenters to join a major civil engineering project based in Blyth. We are partnering with a leading main contractor who specialises in heavy civils and concrete structures.
If you are a tradesperson who wants a consistent, high-volume week with a professional outfit that provides the right materials, tools, and structural support, this is the perfect project for you.
Your Role & Responsibilities
Working on a fast-paced structural concrete development in Blyth, your duties will include:
Formwork Installation: Erecting and striking proprietary formwork systems (such as Peri, Doka, or Skydeck) as well as traditional bespoke timber shutters.
Blueprint Precision: Reading, interpreting, and working strictly from structural engineering drawings to ensure all formwork is true to line and level.
Structural Bracing: Ensuring all shutters are safely and securely propped, braced, and anchored to successfully withstand heavy concrete pours.
Quality Assurance: Checking tolerances and internal cleanliness of forms prior to steel placement and pouring.
Site Safety: Adhering to strict civils safety guidelines, including the safe manual handling of heavy systems.
What We're Looking For
Blue CSCS Card (Skilled Worker): A valid Formwork / Shuttering Carpentry CSCS card is a mandatory requirement.
Technical Expertise: Deep experience working with both modular panel systems and traditional timber formwork on civils projects.
Reliability & Commitment: Able to comfortably commit to a full 50-hour working week with a strong, punctual work ethic.
Tools & PPE: Must have a comprehensive kit of specialist carpentry tools and standard 5-point PPE.
Right to Work: Must have a valid right to work in the UK.
Why Work With Search?
High Earning Potential: A competitive CIS rate of 25.00 per hour with a guaranteed 50 hours of work per week.
Blyth-Based Civils: Local, high-profile project work right in the Northumberland region, saving you from long travel times.
Weekly Pay: Reliable, on-time payments into your account every single Friday via CIS.
Steady Pipeline: Work with our dedicated North East construction desk, which keeps the area's top tradespeople continuously placed on major structural builds.
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age
