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Overview

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.

Take a look at the various links and job roles below to see what could be in store for you.

  • 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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APPRENTICESHIPS SPOTLIGHT 19/11/2025
Closing Date:
28th November 2025
Accident Repair Technician VAC1000350107, Network Cable Installer VAC2000000329, Furniture Manufacturer (Upholstery) VAC1000344996, Assistant Accountant VAC1000344961, Pre-Press Print Technician, VAC2000000519
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Graduate Scheme - G's Fresh
Closing Date:
30th January 2026
Salary:
TBC
Location:
Ely, Cambs
Employer description G’s is an incredibly exciting place to work; at the forefront of modern farming and food distribution, it’s fast paced, stimulating, and rewarding. We are one of Europe’s leading fresh produce suppliers, working with the biggest food reta...
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Graduate Training Scheme - G's Fresh
Closing Date:
30th January 2026
Salary:
TBC
Location:
Ely, Cambs
Employer description G’s is an incredibly exciting place to work; at the forefront of modern farming and food distribution, it’s fast paced, stimulating and rewarding. We are one of Europe’s leading fresh produce suppliers, working with the biggest food retai...
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Apprentice Maintenance Technician - Merit Plastic Mouldings
Closing Date:
15th December 2025
Salary:
£ 14918.8 per year
Location:
Diss, Norfolk
Employer description We are technical experts in the design and manufacture of plastic injection mouldings. Working in partnership with you, we support your new product developments and existing moulding requirements from design to delivery. We manufacture a w...
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Free 4 hour sskills and employability experience - online
Skills for Impact is a life skills and employability experience. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners have researched the knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers are looking for.
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Aviation Roadshow
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Event Date:
30th October 2025
Location:
Thetford, Norfolk
AVIATION ROADSHOW ✈️ We are hosting a STEM experience at Warren Services with Action Community Enterprises CIC & Saxon Air, for young people to discover what it's like to work in aviation. If you have know someone aged between 13-18 that you think may be inter...
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