As an Advance manufacturing engineer you’ll have a high level of technical expertise and skill, which you’ll use to plan, design, set up, modify, optimise and monitor manufacturing processes .
Since the basic principles of Advance manufacturing engineering apply to all industries, you can work in numerous sectors, including:
- Biotechnology
- Food and Drink
- Oil
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plastics
Your work will involve improving the process of producing high-quality goods efficiently using the most cost-effective methods and with the aim of reducing the impact of production on the environment.
Manufacturing engineers are designers, as well as analytical and creative thinkers. This means you can operate on your own initiative but also contribute as a team member working with engineers from various disciplines.
Skills
You’ll need to have:
- Knowledge of a range of engineering functions and procedures
- A practical and logical approach to problem solving
- Interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
- Teamworking and people management skills
- The ability to work well under pressure and take on new challenges
- Organisation and time management skills
- Project management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines
- Commercial awareness
- An awareness of health and safety issues