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Manufacturing involves transforming goods, materials, or substance into new products.

The items output by our manufacturing industry are numerous and varied, with raw materials processed into products that often fall within the categories of food and drink, chemicals, rubber, plastics and non-metallic materials, metals, electronics, machinery, and transport.

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  • In the East of England there are 234,000 people employed in Manufacturing
  • £191 billion of outputs accounts for the UK's manufacturing sector
  • The UK's manufacturing sector average wages is 13% higher than the rest of the economy

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Maths • Design and Technology • Science• ICT • English • Physics

Job Ideas for this Industry

• Agricultural Engineer • Quality Control Technician • Motor Mechanic • Production manager • Manufacturing Systems Engineer • CAD Technician • Production worker Manufacturing supervisorAerospace Engineer (For more, check out the Job Areas below)

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Did You Know?
Sudbury is the silk capital of the UK. In the Middles Ages Sudbury grew very wealthy thanks to a wool trade that swept across the nation. The small town still benefits from the textile trade and has four working mills which manufactures 110 metric tonnes of Chinese silk every year and even silk for a Royal residence.

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Maintenance and Operations Engineer Apprentice
Closing Date:
16th May 2025
Salary:
£17,500 Per Annum
Location:
Walsingham, Norfolk
Swarm Group is working with AlphaChase Engineering in their search to find a Level 3 Maintenance and Operation Engineer Technician apprentice. This is an amazing opportunity for someone looking to kickstart their career in Engineering, you will learn valuable...
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Technical Apprentices - Berry Global
Closing Date:
30th May 2025
Salary:
Competitive
Location:
Beccles, Suffolk
Employer description At Berry, we create innovative packaging solutions that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise t...
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VACANCY SNAPSHOT – WK COMMENCING 14/04/2025
Level 3 Apprentice HR Coordinator - Level 3 Metal Fabricator Apprentice - Level 3 Administration Apprentice - Level 2 Landscape Operative Apprentice - Level 3 Finance Apprentice - Level 2 General Dairy farm worker
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We work with schools, colleges and universities
We work with schools, colleges and universities to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering and manufacturing. Our apprenticeship programme helps workers develop skills and pass on knowledge to the next generation. 🔗 Click here to find out more.
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VACANCY SNAPSHOT – WK COMMENCING 07/04/2025
Level 3 Apprentice HR Coordinator - Level 3 Metal Fabricator Apprentice - Level 3 Installation & Maintenance Electrician Apprentice - Level 2 Landscape Operative Apprentice - Level 3 Apprentice Crop Technician
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Software and Embedded Technologies Engineer - Vapourtec Ltd
Closing Date:
30th May 2025
Salary:
£25-35K
Location:
Fornham St Genevieve Bury St Edmunds,, Suffolk
Employer description Vapourtec is the world’s leading manufacturer of laboratory scale flow chemistry instruments. Founded in 2003, Vapourtec has been at the forefront of the flow chemistry industry ever since. Headquartered near Cambridge, UK, Vapourtec desig...
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