Welder / Fabricator

Welder/Fabricator

Location: Loughborough
Salary: From £16.50 per hour + overtime
Hours: Mon - Thurs: 7:15 - 16:15 and Friday: 7:15 - 12:15 
Contract: Permanent

The Opportunity

Ford & Stanley are recruiting experienced Fabricators, Welders and Fabricator/Welders to join a growing engineering business in Loughborough.

With a strong order book secured for 2026 and beyond, you'll be working on a variety of structural steel projects supporting major national infrastructure and housebuilding programmes.

This isn't repetitive production welding. The work varies depending on each client's bespoke designs, offering plenty of variety alongside excellent overtime availability.

The Pay

£16.50 per hour basic
Plenty of overtime available before/after shifts and at weekends
Time and a half: £24.75 per hour
Double time: £33.00 per hour
Permanent, long-term opportunity

Working Hours

39 hours per week, day shifts only

Monday to Thursday: 7:15am – 4:15pm
Friday: 7:15am – 12:15pm
Early finish every Friday

What We're Looking For

Minimum 2 years' MIG and MMA welding experience
Confident welding structural steel across varying grades and thicknesses
Able to read and interpret detailed engineering drawings
Experience completing full penetration butt welds and multi-run fillet welds
Good understanding of welding codes and standards
Experience using oxy-acetylene and plasma cutting equipment
Fabrication and jig work experience
Formal Fabrication/Welding apprenticeship or qualification desirable
Able to reliably commute to Loughborough

What's In It For You?

If you're looking for a permanent welding/fabrication position, day shifts and the opportunity to significantly increase your earnings through overtime, this is a strong long-term opportunity with work secured well into the future.

Apply now or contact Ford & Stanley for further information.

About ford & Stanley group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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