Sheet Metal Worker

TipTopJob; Preston; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25 days holiday

8 bank holidays

Leave purchase scheme

Tea/Coffee

Parking

Healthcare scheme

Death in service scheme

Job summary

TipTopJob is recruiting a Sheet Metal Worker in Preston to join a three-person workshop within the R&D team. You will manufacture and modify bespoke tooling, driving the cradle-to-grave process from design concept to samples and final verification.

You must have experience making complex sheet metal products, welding and forming skills, and the ability to interpret detailed drawings. Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience making complex sheet metal products/tooling.
• Welding and sheet metal forming skills.
• Able to interpret and build from detailed drawings.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Cradle to Grave: manufacture the tooling and use it to produce samples.
• Prototypes and tooling development for new concepts.
• Input to design reviews and feedback in R&D.
• Product verification and testing.
• Work in a three-person workshop team within the R&D department.

Skills

Sheet metal skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Drawing interpretation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Job description

Preston

GBP 40,000 + Pension + 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays + Additional Leave Purchase Scheme + Tea/Coffee + Parking + Healthcare Scheme + Death in Service Scheme

Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm and 4.30pm Finish Friday

Sheet Metal Worker required for a reputable and leading manufacturer operating in over 60 countries.

For the Sheet Metal Worker role, applicants need sheet metal skills and need to be able to develop complex shapes/tools. You also need to be able to investigate, problem solve and work well in a team to ensure a successful outcome is achieved.

Working in a three:person workshop team within the wider R and D department, you will be responsible for making bespoke tooling and will oversee the process from cradle to grave, including manufacture, modification, and providing feedback in design reviews. This is a hands:on problem:solving role working in an experienced team where you will add value and help shape R and D towards smarter, more tool:friendly designs.

The Sheet Metal Worker Role

• Ensure new product concepts are efficiently and reliably converted into prototypes and tooling
• Cradle to Grave : manufacture the tooling and use it to produce samples
• Working in a three:person workshop team
• Input to Design Reviews
• Tool Manufacture and Development
• Product verification and testing
• Working closely with other departments

The Sheet Metal Worker Required

• Experience making complex sheet metal products/tooling
• Welding and sheet metal forming skills
• Strong analytical and problem:solving skills
• Able to interpret and build from detailed drawings
• Excellent communication skills