At a Glance
- Tasks: Create and modify innovative prototypes in a fast-paced R&D environment.
- Company: Join Accora, a rapidly growing manufacturer of medical equipment.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, excellent career progression, and extensive training.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by developing products that improve lives.
- Qualifications: Must be a skilled Fabricator with strong problem-solving abilities.
The predicted salary is between 42750 - 52250 £ per year.
Location: Orwell, Cambridge
Salary: circa. £40,000 – £55,000 depending on experience
Coates Recruitment is working with Accora, a rapidly growing manufacturer of innovative medical equipment, to recruit an experienced Fabricator into their expanding R&D team. This is not a traditional production fabrication role. We need someone who is a Fabricator by trade, ideally apprentice trained, who can bring strong hands-on fabrication skills into a fast-paced R&D environment, building, modifying and developing bespoke prototypes and new products. If you enjoy working from an idea or early-stage design and actually building, testing and improving it, this could be a brilliant next step.
The Role
- Fabricate and build bespoke prototypes and new product concepts
- Weld, cut, form, modify and assemble components in-house
- Work alongside Design and R&D Engineers to turn concepts into physical products
- Modify and improve prototypes through testing and development
- Solve practical engineering problems in a fast-moving project environment
- Support products through development towards manufacture
The Person
You must be a Fabricator by trade. We’re looking for someone with:
- Strong fabrication and welding experience
- Ideally an apprenticeship or recognised fabrication/engineering qualification
- Experience working on bespoke, one-off or low-volume products
- Ability to work from engineering drawings and turn designs into finished builds
- Strong practical problem-solving skills
- Experience within prototype development or product development would be a major advantage
We’re looking for the person who knows how to make things, modify things and solve problems practically.
What’s On Offer
- Circa. £40,000 – £55,000 depending on experience
- Excellent long-term career progression
- Opportunity to develop further into R&D and product development
- Extensive training and development
- Good holiday allowance + public holidays
- Join a growing, well-invested R&D team
- Work on innovative products that genuinely improve people’s lives
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Fabricator who wants to take their trade skills beyond traditional production work and become a key part of a genuine R&D and new product development environment. Apply Now! If you’re a skilled Fabricator looking for something more varied, technical and development-focused, apply today for a confidential conversation with Coates Recruitment.
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