Junior Sheet Metal worker

HR GO Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

HR GO Recruitment has a live opening for a Junior Sheet Metal Fabricator on a permanent basis. The role offers a 4-day week with Fridays off and a start point in sheet metal fabrication, progressing toward press machine setup and operation.

You’ll join a large, experienced production team and work from engineering drawings to a defined schedule, developing your skills in a hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• Previous sheet metal fabrication experience and confidence using workshop machinery (e.g. guillotine/bandsaw/press).
• Strong attention to detail and reliability with a quality-focused approach.
• Team player who can work to deadlines and develop into press machine operation.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate fabrication machinery (guillotines, bandsaws and presses).
• Produce and assemble detailed parts for assemblies and welded assemblies.
• Mark out and prepare materials from drawings/templates using hand tools and basic calculations.
• Check work using measuring equipment to ensure it meets drawing requirements.
• Follow engineering drawings/lofts, procedures and work instructions.
• Take part in daily stand-up meetings and support continuous improvement.
• Work to health & safety, quality and regulatory standards, keeping your area clean and safe.

Skills

Sheet metal fabrication

Workshop machinery operation

Attention to detail

Team player

Tools

Guillotine

Bandsaw

Press

Job description

Junior Sheet Metal Fabricator (Permanent) - 4-day week, Fridays off

We're recruiting reliable, motivated Junior Sheet Metal Fabricators to join a large, experienced production team on a permanent basis. This role is ideal for someone who already has a solid grounding in sheet metal fabrication and now wants to build on their skills-especially progressing further into press machine set-up and operation.

Hours: Mon-Wed 07:00-17:30 & Thurs 07:00-16:30 (full-time hours over 4 days) - every Friday off

The role

You’ll produce high-precision sheet metal components and sub-assemblies, working from engineering drawings and to a defined schedule.

What you’ll be doing:

• Set up and operate fabrication machinery (guillotines, bandsaws and presses)
• Produce and assemble detailed parts for assemblies and welded assemblies
• Mark out and prepare materials from drawings/templates using hand tools and basic calculations
• Check work using measuring equipment to ensure it meets drawing requirements
• Follow engineering drawings/lofts, procedures and work instructions
• Take part in daily stand-up meetings and support continuous improvement
• Work to health & safety, quality and regulatory standards, keeping your area clean and safe

What we’re looking for:

Essential:

• Previous sheet metal fabrication experience and confidence using workshop machinery (e.g. guillotine/bandsaw/press)
• Strong attention to detail, reliability and a quality-focused approach
• Team player who can work to deadlines
• Keen to develop further into press machine operation

Desirable:

• Aerospace or automotive manufacturing knowledge
• Strong drawing/specification reading skills
• Practical problem-solving and decision-making

Other information:

These are permanent roles.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered.