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Vibe Recruit; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibe Recruit is seeking an experienced Plater / Fabricator for a specialised manufacturing company in South Wales. You will work on safety-critical pressure equipment, heavy-duty vessels and custom metal assemblies, reading fabrication drawings and maintaining high quality standards.

You'll cut, lay out and assemble components, perform tack welds, and operate sequence of tools and equipment in a safe manner.

Qualifications

• Fabrication drawing reading skills and ability to interpret specifications.
• Experience with pipework or structural steelwork is advantageous.
• Prior work in heavy industry or with pressure vessels is desirable.
• Comfortable working at height and in confined spaces.
• Ability to read and understand fabrication drawings accurately.
• Knowledge of factory safety standards and hazard awareness.

Responsibilities

• Cut, grind, and lay out materials including sheet metal, plate, tube, pipe, channel, and angle.
• Perform basic quality MIG/MMA tack welds on mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminium.
• Carry out final assembly of fabricated products to high quality.
• Mark cylinders to locate nozzles, brackets and attachments.
• Cut holes in cylinders using torches and plasma equipment.
• Create templates for shapes and profiles such as tangential nozzles.
• Join metal cylinders with temporary attachments and lifting gear.
• Prepare weld bevels and nozzle weld preparations.

Skills

Reading fabrication drawings

Pipework/structural steelwork

Heavy industry/pressure vessels

Height & confined spaces

Fabrication equipment operation

Safety standards awareness

Job description

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