Fabricator - Pressure Vessels & Heavy-Duty Metalwork

Vibe Recruit; Corntown; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibe Recruit is seeking an experienced Fabricator in South Wales to join a specialised manufacturing operation producing safety-critical pressure equipment, heavy-duty vessels, heat exchangers and custom fabrications. The role emphasizes accurate cutting, grinding, layout, and basic welding to deliver high-quality finished products.

Applicants should read fabrication drawings, have experience with pipework or structural steelwork if possible, and be comfortable working at height and in confined

Qualifications

• Read fabrication drawings.
• Experience with heavy industrial fabrication.
• Comfortable working at height and in confined spaces.
• Understanding of factory safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Accurately cutting, grinding, and laying out materials including sheet metal, plate, tube, pipe, channel, and angle.
• Performing basic quality MIG and MMA tack welds on mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminium.
• Performing final assembly to produce high-quality finished products.
• Marking out cylinders to provide locations of nozzles, brackets and other attachments.
• Cutting out holes in cylinders using propane / acetylene torches and plasma torches.
• Creating templates for shapes and profiles such as tangential nozzle in cylinder.
• Joining metal cylinders together using temporary attachments, chain blocks and similar equipment.
• Cutting and shaping weld preparation bevels and nozzle weld preparations.

Skills

Read drawings

Height safety

Heavy industry

Safety awareness

Tools

Horizontal saws

Pillar drills

Rotators

Manipulators

Cranes

Job description

Vibe Recruit is seeking an experienced Fabricator in South Wales to join a specialised manufacturing operation producing safety-critical pressure equipment, heavy-duty vessels, heat exchangers and custom fabrications. The role emphasizes accurate cutting, grinding, layout, and basic welding to deliver high-quality finished products.

Applicants should read fabrication drawings, have experience with pipework or structural steelwork if possible, and be comfortable working at height and in confined