📍 Bolton | 💰 Up to £33,098 + Overtime | 🕒 Immediate Start Available
Ajax Equipment Ltd is a long-established engineering company with over 55 years’ experience designing and manufacturing specialist solids handling equipment for the food, pharmaceutical, confectionery, and fine chemical industries. We are now seeking a skilled Sheet Metal Worker to join our manufacturing team, producing high-quality bespoke stainless steel fabrications.
🔧 The Role
* Fabricate complex stainless steel components (hoppers, transitions, casings)
* Read and work from detailed engineering drawings
* Mark out, form, tack, and prepare materials for welding
* Work to tight tolerances (±3mm) and high-quality standards
* Inspect own work and correct distortion where required
* Collaborate with welders and support best fabrication practices
* Maintain a safe, clean, and organised workspace
👷 What We’re Looking For
* Time-served apprenticeship (C&G/NVQL3)
* Strong sheet metal fabrication skills
* Ability to read engineering drawings accurately
* Experience working to tight tolerances and high standards
* Welding knowledge (beneficial, not essential)
* Experience in food/pharmaceutical industries (desirable)
* Reliable, proactive, team-focused attitude
💷 Pay & Benefits
* £15.73 per hour (£578 weekly basic)
* Attendance based Production bonus up to £66 per week (paid quarterly)
* OTE: £33,098 per year
* 36 3/4 hours per week - early finish Fridays
* Overtime: time & a half (Mon–Sat), double time (Sunday)
* 33 days holiday including bank holidays
* Christmas & Easter shutdowns
* Pension scheme & free on-site parking
* Ongoing training and long-term job security
⭐ Why Join Us
A stable, supportive team environment where craftsmanship, quality, and pride in work truly matter.
📩 Apply Today
Immediate starts available — apply now and join Ajax Equipment Ltd
Salary description
£28000.00 - £33000.00 per year