Skilled Plater

Babcock International; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in Bristol seeks a Skilled Plater to join a dedicated team fabricating large assemblies to high standards. This full-time role requires a time-served apprenticeship or similar experience in plating/fabrication, with the ability to read complex drawings and a desire to learn. Successful candidates must achieve Security Check clearance. The position offers various benefits including generous holiday allowance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading option

Paid volunteering day

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Essential experience as a Skilled Plater.
• Ability to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.
• Desire to learn and improve in the field.

Responsibilities

• Fabrication from design drawing and CAD modelling.
• Maintain high quality standards.
• Collaborate in a small effective team.

Skills

Fabrication skills

Reading complex fabrication drawings

CAD experience

Education

Time served apprenticeship in plating/fabrication

Job description

As a Skilled Plater you will have the opportunity to join a world leading team specialising in fabricating large assemblies to small tolerances for the defence industry. Day-to-day, you'll be working in a small but highly effective team where the highest of standards will be expected from both a technical and behavioural perspective.

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Skilled Plater at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

Job Details

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at Ashton Vale, Bristol.

Responsibilities

• Fabrication from design drawing and CAD modelling.
• Working to high quality standards.
• Capable of reading complex fabrication drawings.
• CAD experience desirable.
• Experience of fabrication/plating in the defence industry is desirable.
• Lifting and Slinging experience and associated qualification beneficial.

Qualifications

• Time served apprenticeship or similar in plating/fabrication.
• Essential experience of the Skilled Plater.
• We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, you will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to obtain Security Check once in post.
• Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.