Plater​/Heavy Steel Fabricator

Position: Plater / Heavy Steel Fabricator
Main Duties

* Fabricating and assembling medium-to-heavy structural steelwork and bespoke engineering components.

* Reading and interpreting detailed engineering drawings independently.

* Measuring, marking out, cutting, drilling and preparing steel plates and sections.

* Building and fitting steel components and assemblies accurately to specification.

* MIG welding fabricated components to a high standard.

* Using workshop fabrication machinery, hand tools and lifting equipment safely.

* Checking dimensions, fit-up and finished work for quality.

* Working on varied industrial fabrication projects rather than repetitive production welding.

Essential Requirements

* Previous experience as a Plater, Fabricator or Fabricator/Welder.

* Strong experience working with heavy steel fabrication.

* Ability to work independently from engineering drawings.

* Confident measuring, marking out and assembling steelwork from scratch.

* Practical knowledge of MIG welding.

* Experience using fabrication workshop machinery.

Desirable

* Time-served apprenticeship or NVQ/City & Guilds in Fabrication and Welding.

* Experience with structural frames, gantries, platforms, stair structures or similar heavy fabrication.

* Overhead crane and lifting equipment experience