Sheet Metal Worker

Job description

Stainless Steel Tank Builder / Sheet Metal Worker

Location: Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Pay: £19.93 per hour + £2.41 holiday pay
Hours: 39 hours per week
Contract: Temp-to-Perm
Overtime: Time and a half and double time available

We are looking for an experienced Stainless Steel Tank Builder / Sheet Metal Worker to join an established engineering and manufacturing business in Swadlincote.

This is a great opportunity for a skilled, time-served fabricator looking for long-term work, with the opportunity to secure a permanent position.

The Role

You will be responsible for manufacturing stainless steel tanks, vessels and associated components, working from engineering drawings and ensuring a high standard of workmanship throughout the fabrication process.

Duties will include:

• Fabricating stainless steel tanks and vessels from engineering drawings.
• Measuring, marking out, cutting, rolling and forming stainless steel sheet and plate.
• Rolling material to the required diameter for vessel fabrication, including working with material around 4mm thick.
• Fabricating cones and other formed components.
• TIG welding stainless steel, with MIG welding experience also beneficial.
• Dressing welds, polishing and finishing components to achieve a high-quality hygienic finish.
• Carrying out quality checks and ensuring finished products meet specifications.
• Working safely and efficiently to meet production deadlines.

What We're Looking For

• Time-served Sheet Metal Worker or Fabricator.
• Previous experience building stainless steel tanks or vessels is essential.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Strong TIG welding skills, ideally on stainless steel.
• Experience with rolling, forming and assembling sheet metal.
• High standards of workmanship and attention to detail.
• Experience with hygienic or process equipment would be advantageous.

Pay and Benefits

• £19.93 per hour basic pay.
• £2.41 per hour holiday pay.
• 39 hours per week.
• Overtime paid at time and a half during the week and on Saturdays.
• Double time on Sundays.
• Monday to Friday working pattern.
• Temp-to-perm opportunity with the potential to secure a permanent role.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Swadlincote

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

Between £20 and £46,000 Per Month

Published at

01-11-2026

Profession type

Manufacturing / Industrial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English