Plater / Fabricator

Vibe Recruit; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibe Recruit is seeking an experienced Plater/Fabricator for a specialised South Wales manufacturing company. The role involves cutting, laying out materials and assembling high-integrity pressure equipment used across nuclear, oil and gas, energy, and renewables sectors.

You will read fabrication drawings, operate equipment like horizontal saws and drills, and perform MIG/MMA welding on various metals. The position requires working at height and in confined spaces, with emphasis on safety and

Qualifications

• Experience using manufacturing equipment such as horizontal saws, pillar drills, rotators, manipulators and cranes.
• Comfortable working in heavy industry with pressure vessels.
• Able to read fabrication drawings and follow factory safety standards.
• Experience with pipework or structural steelwork advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Accurately cut, grind, and lay out materials including sheet metal, plate, tube, pipe, and angle.
• Perform basic quality MIG and MMA tack welds on mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminium.
• Assemble finished products and mark out cylinders for nozzles and attachments.
• Cut holes in cylinders using torches or plasma.
• Create templates for shapes and profiles such as tangential nozzle in cylinder.
• Join metal cylinders using temporary attachments, blocks and hoists.
• Prepare weld bevels and nozzle weld preparations.

Skills

Fabrication drawings

Manual fabrication

Safety awareness

Working at height

Confined spaces

Machinery operation

MIG/MMA welding

Tools

Horizontal saws

Pillar drills

Rotators

Manipulators

Cranes

Job description

Plater/Fabricator

A specialised manufacturing company located in South Wales have an immediate need for an experienced Plater / Fabricator

The organisation specialises in the manufacture of safety-critical, high-integrity pressure equipment, heavy-duty vessels, heat exchangers and custom fabricated metal assemblies, used across a range of sectors including nuclear power, oil and gas, energy, chemical processing, water treatment and renewables.

KEY TASKS

• 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 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 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 and nozzle weld preparations.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience using manufacturing equipment, such as horizontal saws, pillar drills, rotators, manipulators and cranes
• Experience with pipework or structural steelwork would be advantageous
• Ideally had previous experience within the heavy industry and working with pressure vessels
• Comfortable working at height and within confined spaces
• Accurately read and understand fabrication drawing
• Understand factory safety standards and be aware of potential hazards in the workplace