Manufacturing production work is carried out in factories and warehouses all across the country. Workers may provide general labour by performing various tasks which support and help other, more skilled employees. Others may be skilled technicians who put in place, test, operate and remove manufacturing systems, machinery and tools.
General labourers are often required to load and unload products and materials, clean equipment, feed material into machines and observe equipment to spot malfunctions. They are normally supervised by more highly skilled technicians. Machinists, lathe operators and machine operators maintain, use and monitor manufacturing technologies to create products. They will have specific training, certification or experience
Nearly all manufacturing production work requires a certain level of skill. If you are working as a manufacturing production technician or operating equipment, it is usually necessary to have measurement and maths skills, as well as an understanding of manufacturing technologies
Most general labourers receive on-site training and learn how to carry out duties from more experienced workers. Training can also take place in the form of an apprenticeship. The average salary of an individual working in production in the UK is £21,334.

• Having competent math skills.
• Being able to work to deadlines.
• Having good problem solving abilities.
• Having attention to details.
• Being able to understand technical processes.
• Having organisational skills.
• Being willingness to accept responsibility.
• Having knowledge of manufacturing standards.
• Being self confident.
• Being able to communicate clearly with other staff members.

Production manager jobs require applicants with formal education, but there are many degrees suitable with this area. Among educational options are Mechanical engineering, physics, biochemistry, materials science/technology, process engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and many other courses available to choose.

There are universities offering degrees related to this area, including manufacturing engineering, manufacturing management, manufacturing systems engineering, among others. Universities like Kingston, Coventry, Nottingham, and Teesside have postgraduate courses related to production management.