NLTG Prospectus 2021-2022

MANUFACTURING

Have you ever wondered how something was made? Take your phone for example, where do all the individual parts come from? They were all manufactured. Almost everything we see and use on a day to day basis has been manufactured. Manufacturing is where raw materials, such as metal and plastic, are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. There may be several steps and different parts from a variety of manufacturers involved in creating the final product. Eventually, the finished product is sold to wholesalers, who in turn sell them to retailers, who in turn sell them to us.

Manufacturers are predominantly based in factories or workshops. Both of these environments require numerous employees in various job roles in order to secure an efficient production line operation, including Production Assemblers, Machine Operators and Quality Controllers.

The responsibilities required to carry out these roles vary depending on the sector you work in. Typical tasks can be: operating production line equipment; assembling goods using tools and machinery; carrying out quality checks to ensure the process complies with legislation.

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