Location: Blyth, Northumberland
Pay Rate: £25.00 per hour (CIS)
Hours: Full-time (40+ hours per week, Monday - Friday)
Duration: Ongoing contract
The Opportunity
Are you an experienced Shuttering Joiner looking to secure a high-earning, steady formwork contract in Northumberland?
Search Consultancy is recruiting a skilled Shuttering Joiner for an active development in Blyth. Offering a competitive £25.00 per hour (CIS), this role provides high weekly earnings and strong project continuity for a dependable formwork operative skilled in structural concrete pours.
If you hold a valid Blue or Gold CSCS card, excel at working from structural drawings, and have proven experience across formwork systems and traditional shuttering, we want to hear from you.
Your Role & Responsibilities
Working directly alongside steel fixers, concrete gangs, and site engineers, your day-to-day duties will include:
Traditional Shuttering: Fabricating, erecting, and striking timber formwork for concrete bases, retaining walls, columns, beams, soffits, and ground beams.
System Formwork: Assembling, setting out, aligning, and striking modular panel systems (e.g., Peri, Doka, MEVA) for wall and deck pours.
Structural Accuracy: Reading structural engineering drawings, checking levels and plumbs, and ensuring formwork is fully braced to withstand concrete pressure.
Box-outs & Timber Prep: Constructing precision timber box-outs for service penetrations, holding-down bolts, expansion joints, and waterbars.
Site Safety & Maintenance: Maintaining safe working platforms, working safely at height, and cleaning/oiling shutter panels between re-uses.
Requirements & Qualifications
To satisfy site access rules and safety regulations, all applicants must possess:
CSCS Card: A valid Blue (Skilled Worker) or Gold (Advanced Craft) CSCS card in Formwork or Carpentry & Joinery is strictly mandatory.
Formwork Experience: Proven track record in shuttering joinery across civil engineering, commercial concrete frames, or heavy groundworks.
Tools & Kit: Full shuttering joinery tool kit (110V/cordless power tools, circular saw, hand tools, framing square, spirit levels) and standard 5-point PPE.
Transport: Reliable transport to commute to the site in Blyth daily.
Right to Work: Valid proof of right to work in the UK.
Why Work With Search?
Top Market Pay: Strong rate of £25.00 per hour paid under CIS.
Prime Blyth Location: Conveniently located in Blyth with easy access via the A189 / A19 corridor across South East Northumberland and Tyneside.
Consistent Weekly Hours: Full-time hours running Monday through Friday with ongoing project continuity.
Dependable Weekly Payroll: Prompt, transparent weekly CIS payments hitting your bank account every single Friday.
Dedicated Regional Support: Direct line to our specialised North East construction desk to keep skilled shuttering operatives in continuous work.
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
Salary description
£25.00 - £25.00 per hour