Plater

Job Title:              Plater
Location:              Ashton Vale, Bristol
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF61001

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 Plater at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role
As a Plater, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We are looking for someone to collaborate with us on our transformation journey and make a positive impact on our business.

Day-to-day, you’ll be manufacturing within the defence industry of small, medium and large complex components.

• Plating/Fabrication of large high strength, quenched and tempered Steel assemblies for the defence industry.
• Fabrication of assemblies used for lifting and handling in the defence industry.
• Flame cutting/profiling, rolling, press brake.
• Fabrication from design drawing and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) modelling.

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

Experience of the Plater

• Time served apprenticeship or similar in welding/fabrication.
• Working to high quality standards.
• Capable of reading complex fabrication drawings.
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD).
• Experience of fabrication/plating in the defence industry.

Qualifications for the Plater 

• Lifting and Slinging associated qualification.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate will be allowed to start on Standard (BPSS) but will need to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearnece.

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).

What We Offer 

• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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
• Potential to develop skills
• A dynamic working environment

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. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 02/01/2025

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