Fabricator/Welder – Dry Dock
Job Description
Fabricator/Welder – Dry Dock
Location: Cornwall
Full-Time | Permanent
Monday – Friday, 07:45 – 16:30 (37.5 hours/week)
£16.00 per hour – £31,200 per annum
Reports to: Foreman
Job Purpose
The FW is responsible for carrying out a wide range of fabrication, and welding, work to an agreed programme of work when ships come in for refurbishment or when new ships are built.
Knowledge Skills and Experiences
Knowledge
- Fabrication and welding within a marine environment
- Working with a small team to ensure project plans are completed on time, on budget and to a high standard
Skills
Work planning skills to ensure the fabrication/welding work required is completed to a high standard
Experience
Some previous fabrication and/or welding post the achievement of the NVQ3 required
Qualifications
A minimum of an NVQ3 qualification in fabrication and/or welding
Key Role Requirements
- The ability to fabricate parts as/when required within the scope of the planned work on a ship in the dry dock
- The ability to weld to a high standard using a range of welding techniques
- The ability to work to, and meet, deadlines and to work well in a team environment
- The ability to contribute to technical discussions and to generate new ideas, if needed, regarding how work should be completed
- A strong focus on safety in all aspects of the fabrication/welding work that is carried out
Budgetary Responsibility
No direct budgetary responsibility in the role.
Outputs
- The completion of all fabrication, and welding tasks, required within each project and to the highest possible standard
- To contribute to technical discussions as/when needed to agree how specific pieces of work will be completed
- To help train/develop our Engineering Apprentices
Interactions
- The Engineering and Operations Teams
- The Foreman
- The General Manager
- The Storeman to ensure that the FW always has the materials required to complete tasks
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
