Engineering & factory jobs in Hillsborough
Updated 23 October 2026 · kept fresh every few hours
5 engineering, factory and production jobs open in Hillsborough today, from 3 employers, including AFBI - Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. Where the advert gives pay (5 of them), most pay between £27k a year and £48k a year. 1 is part-time, 4 temporary and 4 close within a week. 4 are through a recruitment agency; the rest are with the employer directly.
Industrial 2 – Dairy Unit HillsboroughAFBI - Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
You'll work in a dairy unit at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Hillsborough, Co. Down.
£26,449 – £28,094 a yearHillsboroughCloses 30 Oct
Livestock Sustainability ModellerEmployer not named via Staffline
You'll model livestock sustainability for the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute at their location in Hillsborough.
≈ £24.59 an hourHillsboroughCloses 29 Oct
Animal Grassland Scientist - HSOEmployer not named via Apple Recruitment
You'll work as an Animal and Grassland Scientist for a public sector organization in Hillsborough, focusing on research and monitoring.
≈ £19.59 an hourHillsboroughCloses 28 Oct
Animal Breeding and Genetics Scientist - HSOEmployer not named via Apple Recruitment
You'll work as an Animal Breeding and Genetics Scientist for a public sector scientific organization in Hillsborough, focusing on breeding and genetics.
≈ £19.59 an hourHillsboroughCloses 28 Oct
Livestock Sustainability Modeller - SSOEmployer not named via Apple Recruitment
You'll model livestock sustainability for a public sector scientific organization based in Hillsborough.
£43,584 a yearHillsboroughCloses 28 Oct
Getting into engineering, factory and production work
The work: Production operatives, welders, fitters, CNC, quality, maintenance.
Most of these jobs need no ticket or card to start.
What helps
- No ticket to start as an operative — Free, induction on the job
- Level 2 Performing Manufacturing Operations / Level 3 Engineering apprenticeship — Free as an apprenticeship, two to four years · Find an apprenticeship
- Welding: coded welder tests — Free through an Assured Skills welding academy when one runs (NWRC has run several), six to eight weeks · Assured Skills Academies
Who's hiring
- Apple Recruitment (agency) 3
- AFBI - Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute 1
- Staffline (agency) 1