Fabricator

Mane Contract Services; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services is recruiting experienced Fabricators/Platers for a major UK naval shipbuilding programme in Glasgow. You will join a skilled production team to fabricate, assemble and install structural steelwork and ship components for defence vessels.

Required: time-served apprenticeship or equivalent, shipbuilding/heavy engineering experience, and ability to read drawings. Oxy-fuel cutting experience is advantageous, with strong fabrication and assembly skills.

Qualifications

• Time-served Fabricator/Plater apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Experience within shipbuilding, heavy engineering, marine, defence or structural steel fabrication.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Strong fabrication, fitting and assembly skills.
• Oxy-fuel cutting and fabrication machinery experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and assemble ship structures including shell plating, decks, bulkheads, frames and longitudinals.
• Mark out and fit steelwork from engineering drawings.
• Manufacture and install fabricated items including ladders, platforms, seating and panels.
• Install watertight doors, hatches, equipment foundations and deck coverings.
• Operate fabrication machinery including rollers, flanging machines, guillotines and saws.
• Carry out plate preparation using oxy-fuel cutting, grinding and drilling equipment.
• Work safely to quality and production standards within a heavy engineering environment.

Skills

Reading drawings

Fabrication skills

Fitting skills

Assembly skills

Education

Time-served Fabricator/Plater apprenticeship or equivalent

Tools

Oxy-fuel cutting

Rollers

Flanging machines

Guillotines

Saws

Job description

We're recruiting experienced Fabricators / Platers to join a major UK naval shipbuilding programme in Glasgow. Working as part of a skilled production team, you'll fabricate, assemble and install structural steelwork and ship components, contributing to the build of complex defence vessels.

Key Responsibilities

• Fabricate and assemble ship structures including shell plating, decks, bulkheads, frames and longitudinals.
• Mark out and fit steelwork from engineering drawings.
• Manufacture and install fabricated items including ladders, platforms, seating and panels.
• Install watertight doors, hatches, equipment foundations and deck coverings.
• Operate fabrication machinery including rollers, flanging machines, guillotines and saws.
• Carry out plate preparation using oxy-fuel cutting, grinding and drilling equipment.
• Work safely to quality and production standards within a heavy engineering environment.

Requirements

• Time-served Fabricator/Plater apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Experience within shipbuilding, heavy engineering, marine, defence or structural steel fabrication.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Strong fabrication, fitting and assembly skills.
• Oxy-fuel cutting and fabrication machinery experience is advantageous.