Plater / Fabricator
We are looking for a Plater/ Fabricator to join us on a permanent basis. The hourly rate for this position is £17.86 per hour.
As a Plater/ Fabricator, you will be responsible for:
- Accurately cutting, grinding, and laying out a wide variety of materials including sheet metal, plate, tube, pipe, channel, and angle.
- Performing basic quality MIG and MMA tack welds on mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum
- Performing final assembly to produce high quality finished products
- Marking out cylinders to provide quarter lines and exact locations of nozzles, brackets and other attachments, and marking out nozzle holes using centre punch.
- Cutting out holes in cylinders using propane / acetylene torches and plasma torches.
- Creating templates for a range of shapes and profiles e.g. tangential nozzle in cylinder.
- Joining metal cylinders together using temporary attachments, chain blocks and similar equipment.
- Cutting and shaping weld preparation bevels on cylinder main seams and also nozzle weld preparations.
- Preparing weld bevels on pipework and tacking together pipes and flanges ready for welding.
- Following safety protocol, including wearing PPE – such as air fed mask, gloves, protective footwear, ear plugs or defenders, etc.
About You
To be a successful fabricator at Vessco, you will have previous experience using factory equipment such as horizontal saws, pillar drill, rotators, manipulators, cranes, safely and effectively. Experience with pipework or structural steelwork would be advantageous.
You must have ideally had previous experience within the heavy industry and working with pressure vessels, and are comfortable working at height and within confined spaces. You must be able to accurately read and understand fabrication drawing, being confident with simple math calculations including fractions and decimals. It is crucial you understand factory safety standards, being able to work safely and be aware of potential hazards in the workplace.
While not a necessity, forklift training would be advantageous.