Assembly Operative / Assembler
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Questech Recruitment Ltd Active Vacancy

Assembly Operative / Assembler

Employer: Questech Recruitment Ltd Location: Halifax Salary: £14.73/hour + Overtime
Posted on
02 November 2026 (Yesterday)
Employment Type
Permanent
Closing Date
02 December 2026
Job Reference
224958799

About this role

This is an Assembly Operative / Assembler role based in Halifax, joining a well-established and successful manufacturer. The position involves manual tube bending, cutting and fabrication, stud welding, and following engineering drawings and technical instructions. You will use hand and power tools while maintaining consistent quality, and carry out any other duties reasonably requested by management. Candidates should have hands-on manufacturing, production, factory or engineering experience and be able to follow diagrams and engineers' instructions to manufacture products. Experience of metal tube bending and stud welding is an advantage but not essential. The role becomes permanent after successfully completing three months of full work as a temporary agency worker.

Job Description

Our client is a well-established and successful manufacturer. They are looking for someone with good hands on manufacturing and production experience to join them as a Fabrication Operative / Tube Manipulator.

This role will become permanent after successfully completing 3 months full work as a temporary agency worker.

Shift pattern: 6.00am - 2.00pm / 2.00pm - 10.00pm (rotating every 2 weeks)

Salary: £14.73 per hour (£12.95 basic + 13.75% shift allowance) + Overtime at time and a half, or double time (based on the basic) depending on the amount over overtime worked.

Location: Holmfield HX2

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

  • Experience of metal tube bending and stud welding will be a definite advantage, but not essential
  • Previous experience of working on / fabricating metal products will be favoured
  • Previous experience in a hands-on role in a manufacturing / production / factory / engineering environment
  • You are able to follow diagrams and engineers instructions to manufacture products.
  • You can start ASAP, or with a very short notice period

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manual tube bending, cutting, and fabrication
  • Stud welding
  • Following engineering drawings and technical instructions
  • Utilising hand and power tools whilst maintaining consistent quality
  • Any other duties as reasonable requested by management

This job would suit someone from a manufacturing or production environment, previous job titles may include; Stud Welder / Welding Operative / Tube Bender / Tube Bending Operative / Production Line Operative / Manufacturing Operative / Machine Operator / Machinist / Factory Worker / Assembler / Assembly Operative / Fabrication Operative / Fabricator / Process Operator / Mechanical Fitter / Engineer / Coachbuilder / Mechanic / etc.