Had Fab Jobs Rosyth: 50+ Roles at Forth Green Freeport

Had Fab jobs in Rosyth are on the way: the East Lothian engineering firm is expanding onto roughly 10 acres at Queensferry One and says the move will create more than 50 direct jobs. It is the first business to invest at a Forth Green Freeport tax site. Had-Fab has not yet published individual vacancies, so the practical step today is to contact its recruitment team through the careers email and contact form on its own website.

What is happening in Rosyth?

The Herald reported on 12 November 2026 that Had-Fab first took 6.1 acres on the estate earlier in 2026 for a logistics facility. After winning more contracts, it added the four-acre plot next door. Demand from the UK power transmission sector is driving the growth.

The company designs, fabricates and installs metal structures. Its best-known products are overhead electricity pylons for SSE and the wider UK grid. The Dunfermline Press adds that being on the freeport site qualifies the firm for five years of relief on non-domestic rates. Fife Council's economy spokesperson, Altany Craik, described Rosyth's role as valuable logistics and laydown space for major infrastructure projects.

Which jobs are likely?

Had-Fab has not said which posts make up the 50-plus figure or when each will be filled. Given that the site handles logistics and laydown, yard staff, forklift and crane operators, drivers, stores workers, fabricators, welders and supervisors would be typical for an operation of this kind. Treat that as an informed guess, not a confirmed list. Pay rates have not been published either.

How to apply — step by step

1. Go to the company's own website. Open the Had-Fab contact page. The site lists a dedicated careers address, careers@hadfabltd.co.uk, and the phone number 01875 611 711.
2. Choose your route. Either email your CV to that careers address, or fill in the contact form and pick "Recruitment" from the Department list.
3. Say exactly what you want. Put "Rosyth" and the type of work in the subject or first line, for example "Rosyth – welder/fabricator" or "Rosyth – yard operative".
4. Attach a short CV. Two pages is enough. List tickets and licences near the top.
5. Give your availability. State your notice period and whether you can work shifts.
6. Follow up once. No reply timetable is published. A polite follow-up after two weeks is reasonable.

When we checked on 12 November, the Careers link in the site's menu led to a "page not found" message. Look again over the coming weeks, because adverts for the Rosyth roles may appear there. Jobcentre Plus offices in Fife are another free place to ask.

Do I have to use an agency?

No. You can approach Had-Fab yourself through the details above, and sending a CV costs nothing. Be cautious about anyone claiming to hold "reserved" freeport jobs in return for a fee. Genuine employers do not charge candidates.

Tips that strengthen a speculative application

• Lead with tickets. Welding codings, CSCS, forklift, slinger and banksman or crane cards are the first thing an engineering recruiter looks for. Only list what you hold.
• Mention steelwork experience. Shipyard, offshore, rail or structural steel backgrounds transfer well, and Rosyth has many workers with those skills.
• Show safety awareness. The firm's website gives health and safety a section of its own and names a safety employee of the month. A clean record and recent training are worth a line.
• Keep the email short. Three or four sentences plus the CV.
• Common mistake: sending a CV with no job type or location. A message that cannot be routed is easy to ignore.

What it means for job seekers

• Fife gains skilled industrial work linked to grid upgrades, a sector with years of orders ahead.
• Nothing is advertised yet, so early contact puts you on the radar but does not secure a job.
• Had-Fab is the first investor to finish the freeport's onboarding process, its chair said, so watch for other employers arriving at the tax sites.
• Neither report says anything about sponsoring overseas workers, so UK work rights are almost certainly required.

Also in Rosyth: the Babcock degree apprenticeship intake closing on 8 December. For wider grid work, see the SSE Berwick Bank offshore wind jobs.

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