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Letchworth
£39.5k - 44.7k per year
Permanent
On Site
NEW PERMANENT VACANCY - WELDER FABRICATOR
Are you an experienced Welder Fabricator who can TIG weld on aluminium and stainless steel, and are you looking for a permanent job on day shifts?!
We are looking for an experienced Welder Fabricator to join a sheet metal fabrication business in Stevenage, the role involves more TIG Welding than MIG welding, but the hiring manager would like someone who can MIG weld as or when required.
The working hours are 8am-4.30pm Monday to Friday (40 hours per week) with overtime available and paid at T1/2, there is an option for an earlier finish on a Friday should you wish to work 43 hours basic in the week.
The basic salary will range between £37,500 - £45,000 per annum (DOE) (hourly rate of £18.00 - £21.50 per hour).
This is a permanent contract with the business from day 1, and the hiring manager is keen to interview and weld test ASAP.
What You Will Do:
- Perform TIG and MIG welding on a variety of components, predominantly stainless and aluminium.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, sketches, and technical information to prepare products accurately.
- Carry out dimensional inspection prior to welding to support right-first-time quality.
- Fabricate and assemble metal structures to required specifications.
- Dress and fettl your own work to a consistently high standard finish.
- Follow safety guidelines, maintain a clean working environment, and complete quality checks on finished products.
What You Will Bring:
- Proven experience as a Welder Fabricator within sheet metal fabrication, including TIG and MIG techniques.
- Confidence reading and interpreting technical drawings and fabrication instructions.
- Experience welding stainless and aluminium, including working with thinner materials up to 6mm.
- Strong attention to detail, particularly around inspection, finishing, and producing high-quality welds.
- Practical capability with hand tools and power tools, supported by a safety-first mindset.
This Welder Fabricator role helps this company deliver reliable, precision fabrication for a range of industries. By producing consistent, well-finished components and communicating any risks to quality or efficiency, you directly support workshop performance, customer expectations, and long-term success in a growing production environment.
Location:
This Welder Fabricator role is based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Interested?:
If your welding standards are something you're genuinely proud of, apply now for this Welder Fabricator opportunity and take the next step in your fabrication career.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Coventry
£25 per hour
Contract
On Site
Coventry | Permanent | Defence Sector
Are you a skilled Vehicle Technician, Coachbuilder, or Vehicle Fitter looking to work on specialist military vehicles? Do you have a Level 3 qualification and experience fitting exterior vehicle components? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity to take your career to the next level.
Our client is a market-leading manufacturer supplying advanced lightweight protection and composite solutions to the defence and aerospace sectors. With over 90 years of engineering excellence, they are at the forefront of military vehicle innovation and are looking for experienced individuals to support the build and integration of armoured vehicle platforms.
The Role
Working as part of a specialist production team, you will be responsible for the assembly, modification, and exterior fit-out of military vehicles, ensuring all components are installed to the highest quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Fit and install exterior vehicle components, body panels, armour systems, brackets, and associated assemblies to military vehicle platforms.
- Carry out coachbuilding and vehicle modification activities in line with engineering drawings and manufacturing instructions.
- Remove existing vehicle components and prepare surfaces using hand and power tools.
- Assemble and install sub-assemblies ready for vehicle integration.
- Conduct visual inspections of parts and identify defects before installation.
- Work across multiple assembly areas supporting different stages of vehicle build programmes.
- Ensure all work is completed to strict quality, safety, and production standards.
- Support vehicle refurbishment, upgrade, and enhancement programmes.
What We're Looking For
- NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds Level 3, or equivalent qualification in Vehicle Maintenance, Automotive Engineering, Coachbuilding, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Previous experience in vehicle fitting, coachbuilding, body building, vehicle conversion, refurbishment, or military vehicle assembly.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and work instructions.
- Strong mechanical fitting skills and attention to detail.
- Experience using hand tools, power tools, and workshop equipment.
- A proactive approach with a commitment to quality and safety.
- Any experience within defence, military, commercial vehicle, HGV, trailer, specialist vehicle, or coachbuilding environments would be highly advantageous.
Security Requirements
Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible to pass a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and will be required to undergo pre-employment screening.
What's on Offer?
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge military vehicle programmes.
- Long-term career development within a growing defence engineering business.
- Supportive team environment with ongoing training opportunities.
- Work that directly contributes to the protection and safety of military personnel.
Location
Coventry
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Leicester
Market related
Permanent
Hybrid
Business Development Manager - Defence
Shape the Future of Defence Technology
Leicestershire HQ, Hybrid, Excellent salary, including bonus, car allowance, company pension scheme. Private Medical insurance.
Are you an experienced Business Development professional with a passion for defence, aerospace or advanced technology?
This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised engineering and manufacturing organisation at the forefront of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) innovation. As demand for advanced defence capability continues to grow across the UK and international markets, we're looking for a commercially driven Business Development Manager to help identify, secure and develop strategic opportunities that will shape the next generation of defence technology.
You'll play a pivotal role in expanding an already successful defence portfolio, working with senior military stakeholders, government organisations, industry partners and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions that make a real operational difference.
If you thrive on developing customer relationships, influencing complex sales campaigns and turning strategic opportunities into long-term business success, we'd love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
As Business Development Manager, you'll lead the identification, qualification and capture of new opportunities across the defence sector, supporting both UK and international growth.
Working closely with engineering, programme management, commercial and bid teams, you'll help shape winning solutions that align customer capability requirements with innovative technical solutions.
This is a highly visible role offering genuine influence over future business strategy and significant opportunities for career progression within a growing global organisation.
What You'll Be Doing
- Identify, qualify and develop new business opportunities across the defence sector.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with defence customers, government organisations, strategic partners and key industry stakeholders.
- Develop and manage a healthy pipeline of opportunities, progressing them from initial engagement through capture planning to contract award.
- Collaborate with engineering, programme management, commercial and bid teams to develop compelling customer-focused solutions.
- Support strategic campaign planning and account development for priority customers.
- Analyse market trends, competitor activity and customer capability requirements to identify future growth opportunities.
- Contribute to long-term business planning through market intelligence and technology insight.
- Prepare customer briefings, presentations and value propositions for senior stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with export controls, governance requirements and defence regulations.
- Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline reporting to support business planning and growth objectives.
About You
You'll already have a proven track record in business development, strategic sales or capture management within the Defence, Aerospace, Security or Advanced Engineering sectors.
You'll be commercially astute, confident engaging with senior stakeholders and comfortable navigating complex procurement environments.
Ideally you'll have:
- Experience in Business Development, Capture Management or Strategic Sales within Defence, Aerospace or Security.
- A strong understanding of UK Ministry of Defence procurement and acquisition processes.
- Experience developing and managing complex opportunity pipelines.
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking.
- Experience supporting bids, proposals and capture strategies.
- The ability to interpret market intelligence and convert it into tangible business opportunities.
- Excellent presentation, communication and influencing skills.
- A degree in Business, Engineering or another STEM discipline would be advantageous.
Knowledge of export controls, defence governance frameworks and international defence markets would also be beneficial.
Why Apply?
This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation investing heavily in the future of defence capability and autonomous technologies.
You'll work on high-profile programmes, collaborate with industry-leading technical experts and play a direct role in securing the next generation of defence contracts.
In return you'll benefit from:
- A key strategic role with genuine influence.
- Opportunities to work on cutting-edge defence and UAV programmes.
- Exposure to UK and international markets.
- Long-term career development within a growing global business.
- A collaborative, technically focused working environment.
Security Requirements
Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC). This generally requires candidates to be British citizens or to have the appropriate residency status to satisfy UK Government vetting requirements.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Islington
Competitive plus Benefits
Permanent
On Site
A growing food manufacturer are seeking an experienced Marketing Manager. You will have a strong background working within food manufacturing or food service markets with a strong understanding of B2B markets, events and exhibitions. If you thrive on shaping strategy, turning insights into stand out campaigns, and delivering results across the UK market, this is a brilliant opportunity to make your mark within a thriving, award-winning cheese processing business.
What You Will Do:
- Drive the Marketing Manager approach across the UK market, aligning closely with UK commercial teams for sustainable commercial growth.
- Shape brand presence through campaigns, communications, and industry events that strengthen customer engagement and measurable outcomes.
- Lead insight-led planning, using performance data to evaluate effectiveness, spot opportunities for improvement, and refine delivery.
- Develop clear briefs and direction for supporting marketing activity, ensuring high standards and alignment with business priorities.
- Evolve exhibition and event activity, maximising audience relevance and commercial return.
- Collaborate confidently across stakeholders, influencing and translating marketing priorities into practical plans.
What You Will Bring:
- Proven experience as a marketing leader, ideally within B2B marketing, with some exposure to B2C bringing an extra edge to your approach.
- Strong UK market knowledge and a strategic, hands-on delivery style fit for shaping and guiding execution as a Marketing Manager.
- Demonstrable experience running campaigns and events that drive engagement and commercial outcomes.
- An analytical mindset with strong communication and relationship-building skills across internal teams.
- A relevant qualification in Marketing, Events Management, or a related field, plus proven success in a similar role.
This Marketing Manager position supports this company's focus on quality, consistency, and service through impactful, market-relevant marketing activity. The role is designed to strengthen customer engagement and contribute to business growth, while championing values-led working and continuous improvement through performance insight and clear execution.
Location:
This Marketing Manager role is based in Islington, London, with travel to the North of the UK
Interested?:
Sound like your next career move? Apply now and take the lead on shaping the UK marketing strategy as a confident, insight-driven Marketing Manager.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Aldridge
£60.5k - 70k per year
Permanent
On Site
Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Maintenance Electrician) - Nights £60,500/ annum
Our client is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join their hands-on in-house maintenance engineering team. In this role, you will help keep our manufacturing plant running efficiently by maintaining and repairing electrical and electro-mechanical equipment. This is a varied position combining fault finding, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and breakdown response on specialist machinery (Heavy Industry) You will be joining a decent group of engineers working with 3 others on shift dealing with PPMs and reactive maintenance activities. regular overtime available throughout the year paid at enhanced rates pushing earnings up to £70k+
Shift 4 on / 4 off NIGHTS
Based in Walsall
Key Responsibilities
- Install and maintain electrical and electro-mechanical plant equipment
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
- Diagnose faults and perform repairs
- Program and troubleshoot Siemens and other PLCs
- Use electrical testing equipment to locate faults
- Attend and resolve equipment breakdowns
- Support Lean manufacturing initiatives
Experience and qualifications
- Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering (minimum)
- Experience in a manufacturing or factory environment
- Strong knowledge of health & safety practices in heavy engineering manufacturing environment
- Experience with electrical motors, pneumatics, and PLCs
- Excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills
- Strong teamwork and communication skills
Desirable:
- 17th/18th Edition qualification
- Apprenticeship training
- HNC/HND (or equivalent)
- Heavy industry experience
Current or recent experience as maintenance engineer electrical, electrical shift engineer, electrical shift maintenance engineer, multi-skilled engineer electrical bias, electrical shift technician, electrical technician
In Return
- Annual earnings up to £60,500 (including allowances and bonuses)
- Overtime opportunities to push earnings towards £70K
- Private medical insurance (you + partner/family)
- Dental cover, health cash plan & eye tests
- Pension guidance & financial support options
- Life assurance (2× salary)
- Share Incentive Plan & Employee Profit Participation Programme
If you're a hands-on electrical engineer who enjoys problem solving in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, APPLY TODAY!
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Kidderminster
£52.1k - 60k per year
Permanent
On Site
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Role....We’re looking for a qualified Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established and forward-thinking manufacturing business in the Kidderminster area. This is a great opportunity to step into a highly skilled team of maintenance engineers with a structured on-boarding program. Excellent earning potential centred around a competitive salary and regularly available overtime paid at market leading rates. If you thrive in heavy industry environment and enjoy working on large-scale plant equipment this role will suit you.
Location: Kidderminster
Salary: £52,149 per annum + overtime (earnings up to £60,000+)
Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off – Days & Nights (6am–6pm / 6pm–6am)
The Role:
- Carry out mechanical maintenance on heavy plant and production equipment
- Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and respond to breakdowns
- Diagnose faults across hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems
- Perform bearing fitting and alignment
- Maintain high safety and quality standards in a safety-critical environment
- Contribute to continuous improvement and downtime reduction
- Work collaboratively within a shift-based engineering team
About You:
You’ll be a mechanically biased engineer with:
- Level 3 qualification in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
- Experience in heavy industry or manufacturing environments
- Strong fault-finding skills across hydraulics, pneumatics & drive systems
- Experience with bearing fitting & alignment
- Arc & MIG welding and basic fabrication skills
- Knowledge of cutting and grinding safety regulations
You will have current or recent experience mechanical fitting, fabrication, welding, and plant servicing, pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical fitter, mechanical technician, mechanical maintenance fitting, multi-skilled maintenance engineer, mechanical maintenance technician, maintenance technician.
What’s in it for you?
- Weekly pay
- £60,000+ earning potential with overtime
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Company pension scheme
- Share Incentive Plan (SIP) – become a shareholder
- Life assurance
- Flexible benefits package
- Ongoing training and long-term career progression opportunities
Ready to take the next step?
This role would suit someone who has previously worked as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Fitter, Mechanical Technician, or Shift Engineer.
If you're a skilled mechanical engineer looking for a new role APPLY TODAY
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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