Engineering & factory jobs in Portadown
Updated 23 October 2026 · kept fresh every few hours
14 engineering, factory and production jobs open in Portadown today, from 5 employers, including Riverridge Recycling and Sofina Foods (Karro). Where the advert gives pay (9 of them), most pay between £12.71 an hour and £18.13 an hour. 3 temporary and 3 close within a week. 10 are through a recruitment agency; the rest are with the employer directly.
Warehouse Operative (Portadown)Employer not named via Staffline
You'll work as a warehouse operative in Portadown, helping out in a busy manufacturing and storage facility.
≈ £12.71 – £13.50 an hourPortadownCloses 19 Nov
Production Operative / various shiftsEmployer not named via Staffline
You'll work in a busy dessert manufacturing factory, performing various production tasks on shifts that are full or part-time.
≈ £12.71 an hourPortadownCloses 18 Nov
Production OperativeEmployer not named via Staffline
You'll work in a busy dessert manufacturing factory, helping with production operations. Flexible full-time or part-time hours are available.
≈ £12.71 an hourPortadownCloses 18 Nov
Operational & Planning AdministratorEmployer not named via Hays
You'll work as an Operational Planning Administrator for a successful design and manufacturing engineering company in Portadown. You will help manage operations due to the company's expansion.
£28,000 – £30,000 a yearPortadownCloses 18 Jan
Machine OperativeRiverridge Recycling
You'll operate various machines, including forklifts and loading shovels, at the RiverRidge Recycling facility in Portadown. You must follow safety rules and report any machine issues to a supervisor.
≈ £15.07 an hourPortadownCloses 3 Nov
Assembly OperativeEmployer not named via Staffline
You'll assemble heating and ventilation systems for a market leader based in Portadown, using various tools and performing quality checks.
Pay not statedPortadownCloses 29 Oct
Machine OperatorEmployer not named via Staffline
You'll operate CNC and press machines, load them with materials, and perform quality checks for a market leader in heating and ventilation systems in Portadown.
Pay not statedPortadownCloses 29 Oct
Process Plant OperatorRiverridge Recycling
You'll operate machinery at a waste processing plant in Portadown, handling daily operations, monitoring equipment, fixing faults, and checking material quality.
≈ £16.79 an hourPortadownCloses 28 Oct
ButcherSofina Foods (Karro)
You'll work as a butcher in Portadown, focusing on high-quality workmanship and providing great service to customers.
CompetitivePortadownCloses 31 Dec
Counter Sales AssistantSofina Foods (Karro)
You'll work at the counter helping customers select products while ensuring high standards of service and quality are maintained.
CompetitivePortadownCloses 31 Dec
Electrical Design EngineerA leading manufacturing company with a global footprint via Hunter Savage
You'll work as an Electrical Design Engineer in Banbridge, delivering design solutions for new concepts and customizing existing products for a global manufacturing company.
Pay not statedPortadown
Mig WelderEmployer not named via Hays
You'll produce high-quality welds and fabricated products using MIG welding techniques for a long-established manufacturing company in Portadown.
£35,360 a yearPortadownCloses 26 Dec
Supply Chain CoordinatorEmployer not named via Hays
You'll coordinate the supply chain for a successful food manufacturing company in Portadown. This full-time permanent role involves supporting their expansion efforts.
£33,000 – £35,000 a yearPortadownCloses 17 Dec
Logistics CoordinatorEmployer not named via Hays
You'll coordinate logistics operations for one of Northern Ireland’s largest companies, working full-time from Portadown.
£29,000 – £34,000 a yearPortadownCloses 6 Dec
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
- Staffline (agency) 5
- Hays (agency) 4
- Riverridge Recycling 2
- Sofina Foods (Karro) 2
- Hunter Savage (agency) 1