Job Description
Are you an experienced Fabricator / Plater looking for your next opportunity within a major UK naval shipbuilding programme?
We are recruiting skilled Fabricators / Platers to join an experienced production team in Glasgow, working on the construction of complex defence vessels. This is an opportunity to use your fabrication and plating skills within a world-class shipbuilding environment.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Fabricator / Plater, you will be responsible for fabricating, fitting and assembling structural steelwork and ship components, working from engineering drawings and manufacturing instructions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Fabricating and assembling ship structures including shell plating, decks, bulkheads, frames and longitudinals
- Marking out, cutting and fitting steelwork from engineering drawings
- Fabricating and installing items such as ladders, platforms, seating and panels
- Fitting watertight doors, hatches, equipment foundations and deck coverings
- Operating fabrication machinery including rollers, flanging machines, guillotines and saws
- Preparing and manipulating plate using oxy-fuel cutting, grinding and drilling equipment
- Carrying out accurate fitting, alignment and assembly of structural components
- Working to required quality, safety and production standards
- Working closely with welders, supervisors and other trades to overcome production challenges
- Maintaining a safe, clean and productive working environment
Essential Requirements
- Time-served Fabricator / Plater apprenticeship or equivalent trade experience
- Proven experience within shipbuilding, marine, heavy engineering, defence or structural steel fabrication
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Strong fabrication, fitting and assembly skills
- Experience working with structural steel and plate
- Good understanding of fabrication processes, tolerances and quality standards
- Ability to work safely within a heavy engineering and production environment
Experience with the following would be advantageous:
- Oxy-fuel cutting
- Rollers and flanging machines
- Guillotines and saws
- Grinding and drilling equipment
- Shipbuilding or naval vessel construction
What We're Looking For
We're looking for Fabricators / Platers who are:
- Reliable and committed
- Quality-focused
- Experienced in heavy fabrication and plating
- Confident working from technical drawings
- Practical problem solvers
- Comfortable working as part of a skilled production team
- Safety-conscious
- Able to work to demanding production schedules
- Keen to contribute to major UK defence and shipbuilding projects
Why Join Us?
You'll become part of a highly skilled team working on a major UK naval shipbuilding programme, gaining the opportunity to work on complex defence vessels while developing your expertise across advanced fabrication, plating and shipbuilding processes.
If you're an experienced Fabricator / Plater looking for your next challenge in Glasgow, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact us for more information.
