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Platers/fabricators work mainly in engineering and construction, cutting and shaping heavy metal plating used in the building of ships, oil refineries, power stations, large storage vessels and oil rigs. They cut and shape the metal using hand tools or machines.
They usually work for companies involved in projects that require the fabrication of large metal structures. They also assemble, fit and install steel and other metal components for buildings, bridges, tanks, towers, boilers, pressure vessels and other similar structures and products.
The work involves:
Salaries range from around £12,000 to £25,000 a year.
Platers/fabricators normally work 37 to 39 hours a week and wear protective clothing and equipment. They either work alone or in small teams. Platers/fabricators should:
Platers/fabricators are employed by fabrication plants, heavy engineering companies and engineering construction companies. They tend to be based in Scotland, Ireland and the north of England, but carry out work across the UK.
Entrants undertake craft training on the job, through an engineering Apprenticeship or the National Apprenticeship Scheme for Engineering Construction (NASEC). Trainees work towards NVQ/SVQ Levels 2 and 3 in Fabrication and Welding. Full and part-time courses, such as City & Guilds, are available at colleges of further education.
Promotion is usually to supervisor or foreman/woman. It is possible for platers/fabricators who have completed their craft training to move on to train as engineering technicians. There are also opportunities to work abroad, for both UK and foreign companies.
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