Refrigerated Trailer Manufacturing

Montracon LTD (Market Weighton) is a leading manufacturer of refrigerated trailers at both 13.5m and 9m lengths plus cold stores. My immediate role there was as a machinist operating a beam saw which trimmed the panels for the trailers' sides, roofs and floors to the correct length and width. My last role before taking redundancy was as a panel trimmer which involved trimming the likes of bulkheads and doors with hand tools such as circular saws.

Key Activities

• Operating machinery
• Ensuring the panels are cut to the correct sizes
• Finishing the panels ready for installation
• Trimming smaller panels to spec
• Ensuring the hand tools are in good and safe working order

Skills Developed

• Use of different machinery
• Utilisation of hand tools
• Safe use of equipment such as overhead cranes
• Working within time constraints