Plater

  • HSB Technical
  • Plymouth, Devon
  • Aug 31, 2025
Contractor Engineering

Job Description

Position: Plater
Job ID: 936/277
Location: Plymouth
Rate/Salary: £32.17- £44.05
Type: Contract

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.

The below job description will outline this position of: Plater

Typically, this person will join our established client working on the Submarines.
HSB Technical s client is a very established and well-regarded business entity.

Duties and responsibilities of the Plater:

  • Read/Interpret Engineering Drawings and Guidance information.
  • Accurate marking off using measuring tools, being familiar with the use of straight edges, spirit levels, set squares, chalk/string lines, plumb bobs etc.
  • Have all the basic hand skills, i.e. burning & chamfering of various gauges and types of plate.
  • Tack welding and short-run fillet welding
  • Confident in Burning and Grinding

Qualifications and requirement for the Plater:

  • Marine experience desirable.
  • Understand and follow health & safety arrangements
  • Minimum of NVQ level 3 or Apprenticeship Qualification or equivalent
  • Candidates will need to complete their own DBS.

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role.