Manufacturing & Engineering
career roles
Manufacturing and engineering jobs are the dynamic heartbeat of innovation, where skilled artisans and visionary minds converge to craft the intricate tapestry of our modern world, bringing ideas to life through the symphony of machines and the dance of precision.
Where will your career take you?
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Chemical Engineer
Average Salary
£47,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Sometimes!
Chemical engineers are in demand everywhere—from healthcare to manufacturing. They come up with new ways to turn raw materials into everyday stuff, like making plastic from oil.
Chemical Engineering Technician
Average Salary
£33,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Sometimes!
These important roles support chemical engineers to figure out new processes for the manufacturing of everything from dyes and fertilisers to fuels and medicines.
Chemical Plant Process Operator
Average Salary
£27,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not for this role!
If you're into how things work, this could be the job for you. This expert runs the machinery that produces everything from paint and cleaning supplies to cosmetics.
Clinical Engineer
Average Salary
£46,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Sometimes!
Clinical engineers are the superheroes who design and keep crucial medical gear in hospitals and clinics working. From heart valves to hearing implants, this kit is crucial to helping patients.
Electrical Engineer
Average Salary
£45,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
This well-paid job involved thinking and making things that use electricity more useful. That might be electrical devices, systems, technology, or even the generation of power.
Energy Engineer
Average Salary
£35,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
With the world using more energy than ever, there’s a huge demand for old and new power sources. Energy engineers design and build power plants to keep everything running.
Engineering Maintenance Technician
Average Salary
£30,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
If you're good with your hands and like to fix things, this could be the job for you! Engineering maintenance technicians check and repair equipment across manufacturing, transport, and much more.
Engineering Operative
Average Salary
£27,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
Making, maintaining, and repairing machinery and tools for different industries is at the heart of this job. If you like maths, tech, and problem-solving, this job might be for you.
Food Process Operative
Average Salary
£20,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Sometimes!
This job keeps food production on track, making sure machines and processes run smoothly and safely. It's super important for preventing major food shortages or price hikes.
Food Scientist
Average Salary
£32,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Most definitely!
This job is all about variety, from using your scientific knowledge to create new food and drink products to making sure they’re safe, healthy, appealing, and affordable to produce.
Maintenance Fitter
Average Salary
£30,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
Maintenance fitters are the go-to pros for setting up, fixing, and keeping all sorts of industrial machinery running, whether it's electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic.
Manufacturing Systems Engineer
Average Salary
£38,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
This job is all about keeping machines and production lines running smoothly. You might use CAD (computer-aided design), test systems, or set up high-tech gear.
Materials engineer
Average Salary
£39,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Most definitely!
These experts explore how materials - from plastics to metals - can change or be used in engineering. Their big-brain know-how might solve tricky problems or even invent new technologies.
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Average Salary
£32,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not for this role!
These amazing engineers design, make, and fix industrial machines and parts. If you like hands-on work with science, math, design, and IT... then this is for you!
Nuclear Engineer
Average Salary
£43,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Sometimes!
Nuclear technology has tonnes of cool and unusual uses, like in medical scanners or submarines. Clean energy is booming too, so there are loads of exciting jobs in this field.
Nuclear Technician
Average Salary
£33,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
These specialist technicians help engineers to safely run nuclear power stations. This area has stacks of great jobs, especially as making clean energy gets more important.
Oil and Gas Operations Manager
Average Salary
£55,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not for this role
This exciting career explores where to find new fuel pockets and how to capture and use these on land and at sea. Work could involve travel to all kinds of environments.
Paper Maker
Average Salary
£22,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not for this role
Transforming wood pulp and recycled materials into tissue or cardboard is no easy job. It takes skilled pros who know the right process to make a particular paper or the perfect packaging.
Physicist
Average Salary
£39,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Sometimes!
Could you be the next Einstein, Hawking, or Newton? They were all passionate physicists who studied matter, energy, and the universe. Related jobs range from sound engineers to meteorologists.
Production Manager (Manufacturing)
Average Salary
£44,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not for this role
Production managers have BIG jobs and salaries to match BIG responsibilities. Looking after manufacturing processes means making sure machinery, staff, systems, and schedules all run smoothly.
Production Worker (Manufacturing)
Average Salary
£25,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not for this role
From medicines to batteries, products need people. This job is perfect for hands-on folks who are great at spotting flaws, quality testing, and working with all kinds of machinery.
Quality Control Assistant
Average Salary
£25,000 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Potentially!
Quality control assistants may work in many different places, but their focus is always the same: to check, test, and record if a company's services or products meet expected standards.
Robotics Engineer
Average Salary
£40,750 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
Robotics combines mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering skills. The bright sparks in this field design and build advanced robots that can do tasks faster and more accurately than any human.
Water Treatment Worker
Average Salary
£24,500 per annum
Need a Lab Coat?
Not usually!
These specialists process sewage and other waste and make water safe for people to drink. Understanding how chemicals and microbes affect water is key, and work can take them to all sort of places.
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