Plater Welder

Futures are working with a long-established engineering manufacturer renowned for supplying high-integrity fabricated products to a range of highly regulated industries, including defence, energy, marine, and industrial sectors. Due to continued growth and a strong order book, they are looking to add an experienced Plater Welder to their skilled fabrication team.

As a Plater Welder, you will play a key part in the fabrication of heavy-gauge components and assemblies. You ll work from detailed engineering drawings to prepare, form, and weld complex structures, ensuring all work meets strict quality and safety requirements.

Key Responsibilities Plater

• Interpreting detailed fabrication and engineering drawings.
• Marking out, cutting, shaping, and assembling heavy-gauge plate and structural steel.
• Performing high-quality welding using MIG, MAG and/or TIG processes (depending on client specification).
• Carrying out positional welding to exacting standards, often on thick-wall or complex components.
• Conducting fabrication tasks such as grinding, tacking, and finishing.
• Working to strict quality, industry, and regulatory requirements (e.g., defence, nuclear, marine).
• Supporting testing, inspection, and traceability processes as required.
• Maintaining a safe working environment and following all company health & safety procedures.

Essential Skills & Experience - Plater

• Proven experience as a Plater, Fabricator, or Plater Welder within heavy manufacturing.
• Strong ability to read and work from detailed technical drawings.
• Skilled in welding processes (MIG/MAG/TIG) to a high standard.
• Ability to fabricate and weld heavy-gauge materials to tight tolerances.
• Experience working to stringent quality or customer specifications.
• Strong awareness of health, safety, and compliance in a regulated environment.

If you are an experienced Plater Welder with a background in heavy industry then click apply now.