Welder / Fabricator

Ford & Stanley Talentwise; Stanford on Soar; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford & Stanley is seeking a Welder/Fabricator in Loughborough for a permanent role. You will work on varied structural steel projects, not repetitive production welding, with strong overtime potential to boost earnings.

Requirements include a minimum of 2 years' MIG/MMA welding experience, ability to read drawings, and familiarity with oxy-acetylene and plasma cutting. Long-term opportunity with day shifts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' MIG and MMA welding experience.
• 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.

Skills

MIG welding

MMA welding

Read drawings

Butt welds

Fillet welds

Welding codes

Fabrication

Jig work

Apprenticeship desirable

Education

Fabrication/Welding apprenticeship

Tools

Oxy-acetylene

Plasma cutting

Job description

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.

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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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on‑going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

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