Fabricator

Fabricator – (Welding / Fabrication / Welder Fabricator)

Location – Portlethen, Aberdeenshire 

Salary: £44,409
Shift: Tuesday–Sunday (flexible) | 6:00am–3:30pm | 44 hours per week (2 × 30-min breaks)

Job Role – The Fabricator will join a busy food manufacturer and play a key part in keeping machinery and site infrastructure running safely and efficiently. The Fabricator will be responsible for high-quality welding and fabrication work, supporting both reactive repairs and improvement projects to reduce downtime and improve reliability. The Fabricator will work closely with the engineering team, using initiative to diagnose issues, manufacture/modify components, and deliver repairs at pace in a fast-moving environment. The Fabricator role offers strong stability, structured support from an established engineering function, and clear opportunity to build site knowledge and progress as a long-term engineer within the group.

Sector – Industrial Manufacturing 

Non-Negotiable Requirements of Fabricator

• Must have worked as a Fabricator / Welder Fabricator (or equivalent) in a manufacturing / industrial environment.
• Must be able to carry out welding and fabrication repairs safely and to a high standard.
• Must be confident with cutting, grinding, drilling, tapping, forming and bending.
• Must be able to follow safe systems of work (hot works, permits, risk assessments).

Desirable Requirements of Fabricator

• Previous experience supporting or assisting with planned maintenance (PPM) activities (training can be provided).
• Experience working in food/FMCG environments with strong compliance standards.
• Forces background welcomed.

The Fabricator will benefit from:

• About company (grab lines): A well-established site supplying major end clients (including Tesco, Aldi, M&S, McDonald’s and Rustlers), offering stability and long-term opportunity.
• Training/Development: Structured onboarding plus ongoing training and development pathways.
• Investment in engineer: Supportive engineering function with clear expectations, proper processes (permits/RAs), and the tools/resources to do the job safely.
• Equipment/Support: Dedicated engineering fabrication workshop, steel stores/consumables management, and a wider engineering team to collaborate with.

If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

For further details contact Nathan Lock at Pioneer Selection.

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