Lead Sheet Metal Worker
Derby
Circa £18 per hour
39-hour week - Days
Permanent
EMBS Engineering is currently recruiting for a Senior Sheet Metal Worker to join a precision engineering company located in Derby, working on a permanent basis.
We are working with a reputable engineering company located in Derby, which is a globally recognised, market-leading precision engineering/manufacturing business that supports world-renowned industry leaders, predominantly within the Aerospace sector.
Key Benefits on offer:
* Stability / Longevity: Permanent
* Competitive salary: Circa £18.00 per hour
* Day shift - 39-hour week
* Overtime paying premium rates
* Annual salary reviews
* Christmas shutdown
* 25 days holiday + stat
* Contributory pension scheme - 5% employer / 3% employee
* Sick Pay
* Exceptional team culture
* …PLUS MORE!!
Your responsibilities include:
* Collaborate with senior management to organise work allocation, ensure safety, maintain quality, control costs, and deliver area metrics while supporting a team of over 15 members
* Working with predominantly aluminium and various grades of steel, performing various Sheet Metal / Fabrication duties
* Carrying out techniques such as deburring, drilling, countersinking, and forming
* Reshape metal materials using hand tools and other equipment, including stretch forming, press brakes and bending machines.
* Inspecting components to meet customer specifications using manual measuring equipment
* Working to tight tolerances using thin-gauge materials
* Reading and working off complex engineering drawings
Successful applicants MUST be able to demonstrate:
* Proven experience managing / supervising / mentoring others, and working closely with management to uphold company standards
* Strong Sheet Metal Working background
* Previously worked in precision engineering industries, including aerospace, automotive, motorsport, rail, medical, FMCG, and general engineering
* Capable of working with thin gauge materials from 0.8 - 3mm
* Ability to perform rolling, forming, bending, cutting, shaping, pressing
* Use of press brakes, guillotines, and punch presses
* Confident reading and interpreting engineering drawings
About us:
EMBS Engineering is a dedicated talent specialist that partners with some of the UK's most prestigious, advanced, precision engineering companies within the Aerospace, Automotive / Motorsport, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Green, Environmental, and FMCG industries.
We’ll offer you expert support and advice throughout the process to ensure you select and secure a career-defining role
Please note, due to the nature of the markets our client supplies into, all candidates must be UK residents; we cannot offer visa sponsorship for overseas candidates