Engineering & Manufacturing

The engineering and manufacturing sector has a high amount of diversity of roles, projects, and locations all over the country. 

Engineering involves the design, building, maintenance and use of engines, machines and structures e.g., housing or wind turbines. Manufacturing on the other hand is the large-scale products or goods that can be sold onto a customer e.g., food or clothing. There are many sub-areas of work within engineering and manufacturing which include aerospace, automotive (vehicles), food and drink, pharmaceuticals, electronics, mechanical, production.

Why choose Engineering & Manufacturing?

Prices for products and goods have increased at near record rates since the covid pandemic, influenced by inflation in the economy. It is an exciting time for the Engineering & Manufacturing sector and there is an increasing demand for skills that can be applied to new emerging technologies such as low carbon, industrial, biotechnology, nanotechnology, digital and advanced materials.

What skills will I need to succeed?

Transferable Skills (things you can use in any job): Creative thinking, Problem solving, Strong written and verbal communication skills, Attention to detail, Project Management, Leadership and Management.

Technical Skills (things specific to jobs in this sector): CNC machining and G-Code programming skills, Software engineering skills, IT based automation (Revit / AutoCAD / Dialux), Welding, Tool making and tool setting processing, Electrical and mechanical engineering.

Jobs in the Engineering & Manufacturing Sector