Project Engineer (Fabrication)

Project Engineer (Fabrication)

Stockport | £16.00 – £18.30 per hour (circa £35,000 – £40,000 per annum equivalent) | 4-day week
Job Type: Temporary — with genuine potential to become permanent for the right person

A5 Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business for this vacancy.

Rate of Pay: £16.00 – £18.30 per hour depending on experience — holiday pay is accrued separately in line with current statutory legislation

Hours: 4-day week — Monday to Thursday, 7:00am – 5:30pm. Every Friday off.

About the Company
Our client is a well-established sheet metal fabrication specialist based in Stockport, delivering bespoke fabrication projects from small precision machine parts through to large structural steel assemblies. With in-house welding (carbon steels, stainless, alloys and cast iron), profiling, laser cutting, grinding and sheet metal work, they're an ISO 9001-certified business serving manufacturers, architects, local authorities and housing developers.

The Role
We're looking for someone with a hands-on welding and fabrication background to step into a Project Engineer role supporting quality and inspection across the workshop. You'll be the person making sure what leaves the building matches the drawing.

• Inspecting fabricated products against engineering drawings
• Creating final inspection reports and populating quality files
• Working closely with the workshop team on quality queries as projects progress
• Supporting jobs through the workshop to specification and deadline

What You'll Need

• You must have the legal right to work in the UK
• A solid background in welding and fabrication
• Confident reading and working from engineering drawings
• Organised and methodical — comfortable producing inspection reports and keeping files up to date

What's On Offer?

• £16.00 – £18.30 per hour (circa £35,000 – £40,000 per annum equivalent)
• 4-day working week — three-day weekend, every week
• Genuine potential for the role to become permanent
• Varied bespoke work — small precision parts through to large structural assemblies

If you're a time-served fabricator or welder looking to move into a quality/engineering role — or a project/quality engineer with a fabrication background — apply now for more details.

No fees are charged to candidates at any stage of the recruitment process.