Job Title: Plater and Fabricator
Location: Portsmouth (HM Naval Base)
Service Area: Service Delivery, Locks & Docks
Hours of Work: 37 Per week
What You’ll be doing:
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Plater/Fabricator as part of KBS Maritime Locks and Docks team, where you’ll be carrying out Planned assisting in Dock preps, Docking and undocking of vessels in PNB. This role will also include the daily operation of tirfors, fitting of shores, undertaking basic slinging tasks and line handling for movement of vessels and caissons, and carry out structural repairs to pontoons and brows.
You’ll Have:
Ideally, you’ll have Served and successfully completed a recognized Shipwright/Plater Fabricator apprenticeship and in possession of a relevant trade qualification, and/or, working knowledge/understanding in the safe operation and use of tirfors, shores and the relevant hand tools. You’ll also be exposed to metalwork, specifically welding and woodwork skills required for maintenance and repair of brows, pontoons and dockside infrastructure and the use of relevant hand tools.
Essentially, you’ll be prepared to support all outputs and disciplines to achieve KBS Maritime contract delivery requirements and evidence the willingness to work as part of team to deliver customer requirements by supporting KBS Maritime team members and collaboratively work toward achieving KPI targets and customer expectations.
About you:
You’ll be able to build positive relationships, demonstrate emotionally stability, and be confident in your own ability. Coupled with the ability to identify key issues, you’ll also be able to demonstrate excellent collaboration with various internal and external customers which will be critical for creating a team delivery ethos and ethic.
By remaining flexible to an ever-changing changing environment (as some work will work be out of hours due to duties requiring us to work along with the tides), you will employ a customer centric ‘can do’ attitude within the team ensuring that the customer’s needs are met.
You’ll get:
* A competitive salary
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Access to our internal benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues
* Cycle to work scheme
* Group income protection
* Flexible parental benefits (if applicable)
* Access to our Internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.
* Continued professional career development
* Kudos reward opportunities (internal achievements scheme)
* Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services
* 50% off entry into the Historic Dockyard
Application process:
Applications are urged to apply prior to the advertising closing date of Friday August 1st 2025 with a view of interviews scheduled to commence Monday 4th August 2025. For all queries, please contact the Recruitment Team in the first instance who will advise accordingly.
About Us:
At KBS Maritime, we're not just another company – we're an exciting and dynamic joint venture between industry leaders BAE Systems and KBR. Our team is dedicated to providing Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Energy Solutions and Alongside Services at His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP), the beating heart of the Royal Navy.
With almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy's surface ships stationed at HMNBP, working with KBS Maritime means being at the forefront of innovation and progress. We operate in a unique and fascinating environment, with a mix of historic dockyards and cutting-edge infrastructure that's unlike any other.
By delivering state of the art solutions to the Royal Navy, KBS Maritime offers the chance to work on projects that make a real difference to the safety, security, and sustainability of the UK's National Defence and Security. But it's not just about the work – at KBS Maritime, we believe in the value of our people. We have the ethos of a small business, which means we value and empower our team members to succeed