Energise Your Career with Framatome UK – Powering a Safer, Smarter Nuclear Future

At Framatome we are a global leader in nuclear energy, recognised for delivering innovative, value-added technologies that design, build, maintain, and advance the world's nuclear fleet. With 23,000 employees in over 70 locations worldwide, we provide components, fuel, and control systems for nuclear power plants, along with a full suite of reactor services — all focused on improving safety, performance, and sustainability.

Backed by EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (19.5%), we're driving the future of clean energy. Here in the UK, our team is now over 500 strong — and growing. As we expand our service offerings across the UK nuclear industry, we're aiming to continue our growth journey.

Now's your chance to join a company that's shaping the energy transition — where your expertise will matter, your growth will be supported, and your work will help power generations to come.

We are seeking 2 Lead Fabricator to join our team in Avonmouth.

This role will support the delivery of key projects within the nuclear sector, working in a safety-focused environment where quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Lead Fabricator, you will:

• Support the safe and efficient delivery of fabrication and welding activities, providing day-to-day technical guidance to fabrication teams.
• Coordinate daily fabrication work in line with production schedules and workshop priorities.
• Provide technical support on fabrication methods, welding sequences and workmanship standards.
• Carry out fabrication of high-integrity Stainless Steel components in accordance with drawings, specifications and quality requirements.
• Promote compliance with safety, quality, regulatory and site procedures at all times.
• Participate in daily activity briefings, ensuring risks, priorities and objectives are clearly understood.
• Monitor workshop activities to ensure compliance with approved processes, quality standards and traceability requirements.
• Support continuous improvement of fabrication, welding and workshop practices.
• Review performance and contribute to improvements in quality, productivity and right-first-time delivery.
• Assist with the training, mentoring and development of fabrication personnel.
• Support the investigation and resolution of fabrication issues, defects and non-conformances.
• Contribute to NCRs, quality investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Work closely with production, quality, inspection and engineering teams to maintain efficient workflow.
• Promote high standards of housekeeping, 5S and Lean working practices.
• Escalate safety, quality, technical or delivery concerns to management in a timely manner.

Key Outputs:

• Ensure fabrication activities are completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with workshop schedule and production requirements.
• Ensure fabrication workmanship consistently meets Framatome Ltd standards and client/customer acceptance criteria.
• Provide day-to-day fabrication support and guidance provided to the workshop team to promote right-first-time manufacture.
• Ensure material traceability maintained throughout manufacturing processes.
• Ensure workshop documentation assigned to own fabrication team is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Timely identification and communication of fabrication-related risks, defects, non-conformances and improvement opportunities.
• Positive contribution to team capability, process improvement and workshop performance.
• Daily reporting of progress to Supervisor/Manager

What We're Looking For:

We're interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Stainless/Carbon Steel fabrication experience in a regulated environment (essential).
• Level 3 NVQ or equivalent (essential).
• Knowledge of fabrication, dimensional control and quality standards.
• Able to read engineering drawings, weld maps and specifications.
• Experience following controlled procedures.
• Commitment to safety, quality and compliance.
• Team leadership experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder skills.
• Experience with non-conformances and root cause analysis.
• Willing to challenge unsafe practices.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation.
• Organised, proactive and adaptable.
• Good problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Fabrication, inspection or supervisory qualifications desirable.

Training And Development Expectations:

• Nuclear Safety.
• 5S / Lean Culture.
• Weld defect understanding and development.
• Leadership / team coordination development.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Quality and compliance awareness relevant to nuclear manufacturing.
• Other personal development opportunities (e.g. NVQ, CSWIP where relevant, supervisory/management development, advanced fabrication or inspection-related qualifications).

We recognise that people gain skills and experience through a variety of routes. If you believe you have transferable skills and relevant experience, we'd encourage you to apply.

What's In It For You?

• Nuclear standard training for career progression
• 25 days annual leave per year rising by 1 day for every 2 years worked (max 30 days) + Bank Holidays
• 8% employer pension contribution with employee 1% contribution (salary sacrifice)
• Individual and family private health care
• Dental insurance for employees (BUPA)
• Cashplan – Level 2 cover
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Professional Body Membership
• Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Generous family leave