Fabricator

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Job Title: Fabricator x10

Location: Rosyth, Dunfermline

Compensation: £32,937 + Overtime + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF53724

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 Fabricator at our Rosyth site. We are looking for several new Fabricators to join the team that is at the forefront of supporting the production of the Type 31/ Inspiration class of warships.

Type 31 will be at the heart of the Royal Navy’s surface fleet, deterring aggression and maintaining the security of the UK’s interests. They will work alongside the UK’s Allies to deliver a warship presence across the globe and enable a forward naval presence.

The role

As a Fabricator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. If you can bring technical skills and a safe working attitude, then we can provide you with one of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer.

Day-to-day, the Fabricator will undertake general fabrication activities including below:

• Structural steel fabrication
• Working with high tolerances
• Lining out and marking off
• Interpretation of drawings, and specifications, for fabrication work
• Grinding, burning and drilling
• Use of disc cutters, guillotine and band saws
• Arc air gouging
• Tack welding
• Making moulds and Templates
• Fabrication and fitting ventilation
  
  

As well as daily routine maintenance checks, you will plan and execute operations in a safe and controlled manner in accordance with Health and Safety and job-specific method statements. You will take ownership of activities and processes within your manufacturing remit, ensuring tht safe working practices are adhered to at all times under our “safety first” culture.

Your safety and wellbeing are of paramount importance to us because health and safety is an integral part of our business. We operate in a high-risk environment; therefore, we are looking for people who share our understanding and respect for health and safety - for ourselves and each other, to ensure that everyone goes home safe every day.

This role is 37-hours per week, Monday to Thursday, and based onsite at Rosyth. We offer generous paid overtime rates.

Essential Experience Of The Fabricator

• The ability to read engineering drawings and interpret work instructions
• Highly Competent in the use of hand-held and semi-automatic burning equipment; general workshop machinery and tools specific to fabricating
• Experience of working within the marine industry with experience of Royal Navy ships and submarines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels or large commercial ships - although other relevant experience will be considered
  
  

At Babcock, we have a long history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

Qualifications for the Fabricator(at least one of the following):

• Indentured Apprenticeship
• Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship in a sheet metal, structural steel or fabrication related discipline
• Level 3 Engineering qualification relevant to the role
  
  

Please note that all applicants must be able to achieve SC Security Clearance for the Fabricator role National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• 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
  
  

The Type 31 Programme

The contract, which was awarded in November 2019, signalled another decade of ship-build activity for the historic dockyard at Rosyth. Building on the unique experience and success of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, Babcock has brought together a highly experienced and integrated project team spanning several regions of the UK, to meet the challenging Type 31 programme. This pathfinder programme, as described by the MOD, is the first of its kind to be delivered under the new National Shipbuilding Strategy.

Re-energising the UKs’ maritime capability through modern UK ship design and build practices, the Type 31 programme will also support technology transfer into the UK through the command system and drive British shipbuilding expertise to match the Royal Navy’s pedigree as a world leader in naval platforms.

Babcock International

For over 130 years Babcock International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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.