100 welders’ jobs are up for grabs

JCB is recruiting 100 new welders for its factories as demand for its products continues to soar, the company has announced.

The recruitment drive has just got under way for the permanent jobs at

JCB’s World Headquarters

In September, JCB will also welcome an additional 15 recruits on to its fabrication and welding apprenticeship. In the past three years, almost 70 welding apprentices have passed their courses and gained permanent jobs.

The news comes as demand for JCB machines reaches historic highs with most products now sold out until next year. JCB has recruited 1,350 new shop floor employees this year and handed permanent JCB contracts to 1,000 agency employees.

Chief operating officer Mark Turner said: “Over the past five years the number of welders in the UK has shrunk, which presents businesses with a big challenge at times of high demand. JCB has been working very hard over the past few years to tackle this shortage and attract new entrants to this highly skilled job with its apprenticeship and training programmes, which have been very successful. We are delighted to be building on that success with the creation of 100 permanent new welders’ jobs.”