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Posted 31 July 2026
Job ref: 252851SDU

Sheet Metal Worker

  • Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
  • Salary: £20.10 - 51.25 per hour
  • Category
  • Sector: Aerospace and Defence
  • Contract type Contract
  • Consultant: Sophie Dutton

Ready to put your trade skills to work on some of the UK’s biggest engineering projects?

Morson is recruiting experienced Sheet Metal Workers on behalf of a prestigious client in Barrow in Furness. If you’re time-served, skilled in fabrication and HVAC work, overtime opportunities and long-term work, we’d love to hear from you.

 Pay Rates

Days

  • £20.10 per hour PAYE
  • Plus £8.00 per hour non-local allowance*
  • Holiday pay

Nights & Weekends

  • £26.73 per hour PAYE
  • Plus £8.00 per hour non-local allowance*
  • Holiday pay

*Non-local allowance applies to candidates living 39+ miles from site.

Additional Umbrella and overtime rates available.


Location

Barrow in Furness

Shift Patterns

Opportunities available across:

  • Dayshift
  • Nightshift
  • 3 on 4off shift

 The Role

You’ll be involved in the manufacture and installation of ventilation systems and furniture within a large-scale engineering environment.

Key responsibilities include:

    • Fabricate, Assemble and Install sheet metal items  

    • Confidently use of Welding and Fabrication equipment on Astue and/or Dreadnought class submarines whilst they are under construction 

    • Working with Pipe protection, glam plates, small support systems- Bunk spaces  


What You’ll Need

  • Time-served Sheet Metal Worker status
  • Apprenticeship papers available for verification
  • HVAC manufacture and installation experience
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes and procedures
  • Knowledge of SHE Risk Assessments, PUWER and COSHH
  • Ability to work at height and in confined spaces
  • Experience within manufacturing, construction, engineering or marine environments

Marine or shipbuilding experience is advantageous.


Trade Test

All successful applicants will complete a practical trade test, including:

  • HVAC and furniture fault finding
  • Square-to-round development
  • Duct ventilation development drawing assessment

 What’s In It For You?

 Minimum 37 hours per week
 Overtime opportunities available  33 days holiday including bank holidays  Weekly pay  Work on prestigious engineering projects  Long-term opportunities with an industry-leading employer


Security Clearance

Successful candidates will be subject to Security and Export Control restrictions and must obtain BPSS clearance prior to starting.

Apply Now

If you’re a skilled Sheet Metal Worker looking for your next challenge in Barrow, apply today and become part of a team delivering world-class engineering and manufacturing projects. Please attach your up to date CV and apprenticeship papers and I will call to discuss further.

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

Apply now

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