Fabricator Plater

Job Title

Fabricator
- Plater

£38,662 per annum + shift allowance + overtime.

Glasgow

We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world's leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as a Fabricator
- Plater. The role will be based in Glasgow and will require the successful candidate to be on site full time working a varied shift pattern.

• Day Shift: Monday-Thursday 7.00am-4.30pm
• Night Shift: Monday-Thursday 8.30pm-6.00am
• Weekend Shift: Friday-Sunday 7am-7.30pm

• Interpreting engineering drawings
• Marking-off materials
• Plate perforation using different methods (Oxy - fuel gas cutting & Hand Grinding)
• Assembling ship structures: shell, decks, bulkheads, frames, & longitudinals
• Fit, fair and tack weld steelwork using fairing aids
• Fabrication of ship items: seats, ladders, false flooring & panels
• Outfitting ship items: fitting of hatches, watertight doors, equipment seats & false flooring
• Forming material using machine tools:
  Rolling, Flanging & Cutting machines (guillotine, cropper mechanical saw)

• Shift allowance of 33% on both night and weekend shifts
• Overtime pay rates:
  • Monday-Thursday: 1.33 (Time and a 3rd)
  • Friday: 1.5 (Time and a half for the first 4 hours and 2.00 (Double time) for any hours thereafter)
  • Saturday: 1.5 (Time and a half)
  • Sunday: 2.00 (Double time)
• Enhanced pension scheme – up to 14% combined
• Flexible working pattern including working from home / flexible start and finish times
• 25 holiday days plus bank holidays – 26 days after 5 years of service / 27 days after 10 years
• Shared incentive plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life assurance (you and your spouse / partner) – 6 x salary
• Ill health income protection / private medical insurance – 50% of salary

• Modern Apprenticeship certificate (Trade Papers) and a minimum SVQ 3 or equivalent
• Current knowledge and experience in fabrication
• Understanding of manufacturing processes
• Ability to tack weld
• Oxy-fuel and/or plasma cutting ability
• Clear understanding of SHE and risk assessment
• Comfortable working in confined spaces and/or at height
• Safety certification (SHE induction, risk assessment, working at height, etc.)
• Background in a major construction / manufacturing environment

You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years.