Skilled Plater

Location:
Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ

Onsite or Hybrid:

Job Title: Skilled Plater

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 70091

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 Skilled Plater at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role

As a Skilled Plater you will have the opportunity to join a world leading team specialising in fabricating large assemblies to small tolerances for the defence industry.

Day-to-day, you'll be working in a small but highly effective team where the highest of standards will be expected from both a technical and behavioural perspective.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• 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.
• Experience of flame cutting/profiling, rolling, press brake.
• Fabrication from design drawing and CAD modelling.

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

Essential experience of the Skilled Plater

• Time served apprenticeship or similar in plating/fabrication.
• Working to high quality standards.
• Capable of reading complex fabrication drawings.
• CAD experience desirable.
• Experience of fabrication/plating in the defence industry is desirable.
• Lifting and Slinging experience and associated qualification beneficial.

Qualifications for the Skilled Plater

• We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, you will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to obtain Security Check once in post.

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 )

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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• '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

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 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: 12/12/2025

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