Plater/Fabricator
CV-LibraryCardiff, South GlamorganpermanentPosted: 21 October 2026
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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 aluminum
* Performing final assembly to produce high quality finished products
* Marking out cylinders to provide quarter lines and exact locations of nozzles, brackets and other attachments, and marking out nozzle holes using centre punch.
* 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 on cylinder main seams and also nozzle weld preparations.
* Preparing weld bevels on pipework and tacking together pipes and flanges ready for welding.
Skills
* Experience using factory equipment such as horizontal saws, pillar drill, rotators, manipulators, cranes, safely and effectively.
* 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
* You must be able to accurately read and understand fabrication drawing
* Confident with simple math calculations including fractions and decimals
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 aluminum
* Performing final assembly to produce high quality finished products
* Marking out cylinders to provide quarter lines and exact locations of nozzles, brackets and other attachments, and marking out nozzle holes using centre punch.
* 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 on cylinder main seams and also nozzle weld preparations.
* Preparing weld bevels on pipework and tacking together pipes and flanges ready for welding.
Skills
* Experience using factory equipment such as horizontal saws, pillar drill, rotators, manipulators, cranes, safely and effectively.
* 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
* You must be able to accurately read and understand fabrication drawing
* Confident with simple math calculations including fractions and decimals