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Spotlight on
Advanced Materialand ManufacturingContents
Manufacture a new career for yourself
Wales needs more...
What jobs can I do?
Employment Hotspots
Meet the employers
What can I earn?
Getting in
Skills in demand
What about the future?
Manufacture a new career for yourself
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing is an exciting sector in Wales, employing over 150,000 people. For example, if you have a mobile phone you’ll probably have technology that was developed right here in Wales.
Many jobs are highly skilled and well paid. You could work on drones, space innovation, maintaining jets, communications, holograms or alternative fuels and technologies.
You could work in Aerospace and Defence, Automotives, Photonics (light particles eg fibre optics, lasers), Space, Low Carbon, Maintenance Repair and Operations and Unmanned Aircraft Systems(UAS)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS).
Advanced materials are key to smart technologies and sustainable growth. They will be used to help develop products that don’t even exist yet.
Demand for Engineers in Wales will be high
8,000Engineers will be needed in
Wales up to 2022 (Working Futures, 2012-2022)
150,000people work in
Manufacturing in Wales in over 5,000 companies. Most of
these are Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s)
(Welsh Government, 2014)
Wales is one of the world leaders in
alternative fuels and low carbon applications
(Welsh Government, 2016)
Manufacturing is the
3rd largest industry
in North Wales and employs
27,000 people (North Wales Economic Ambition Board, 2016)
7% of the workforce in Wales is employed in the sector(Welsh Government, 2015) This is higher than the percentage for the UK as a whole.
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What jobs can I do?
Some of the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing jobs you could do:
Wales needs more...
Aeronautical Engineer
CNC Turner
Design Engineer
Electrical Engineering Technician
Electronics Assembler
Electronics Engineer
Engineering Maintenance Fitter
Laboratory Technician
Maintenance Engineer
Manufacturing Production Manager
Marine Engineering Technician
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Musical Instrument Technician
Naval Architect
Process Development Technologist
Quality Control Inspector
Stock Controller/Stores Assistant
Tool Maker
Programmers and Software Developers, Stock Control
Business Sales Executives, Production Managers and Directors,
Metal Working Production and Maintenance,
Electricans and Electrical Fitters,
Financial Accounts Managers, Quality Assurance Professionals,
Storage Managers and Directors, IT and Telecoms Professionals,
Engineering Technicians, Engineering Professionals
Employment Hotspots
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West Wales is home to the world’s largest dedicated airspace for testing
civil and military RPAS (Remotely Piloted
Aircraft Systems) (Just Ask Wales, 2014)
4% of people in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing are self employed
(Welsh Government, 2015)
Nearly 60% of people are employedin large companies
(Welsh Government, 2015)
Source: Welsh Government, 2015
Flintshire
Neath Port Talbot
Bridgend
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Wrexham
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Newport
Carmarthenshire
Torfaen
Powys
Denbighshire
Monmouthshire
Swansea
Blaenau Gwent
Pembrokeshire
Vale of Glamorgan
Merthyr Tydfil
Isle of Anglesy
Gwynedd
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) LtdDeeside
Meet the Employers
These are some of the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing employers in Wales:
BA Wales PlcAircraft Maintenance Pontyclun
Biomet UK LtdSurgical Implant and Instrument Manufacture, Bridgend
Ford Motor CompanyBridgend
AirbusAircraft Manufacture, Broughton, Flintshire
Control Techniques Drives LtdMotor Control Products Manufacture, Newtown
GE Aircraft Engineer Services LtdNantgarw
IQE PlcSupplier of Wafer Products to Semiconductor Industry, Cardiff
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What can I earn?
Salaries can vary depending on your experience, the employer and where you live. Higher salaries can be awarded for more senior positions. Salaries also vary for self-employed workers.
Assembler Electronics £12,500 - £19,500
CNC Turner £12,500 - £20,000
Machine Operator £13,000 - £25,000
Forklift Truck Operator £14,000 - £24,000
Quality Controller £14,000 - £25,000
Laboratory Technician £14,000 - £28,000
Chemical Plant Process £14,000 - £25,000 Operator
Maintenance Fitter £16,500 - £31,000
Packaging Designer £17,000 - £45,000
Electrical Engineer £18,000 - £43,000
Automobile Engineering £21,500 - £35,000 Technician
Production Planner £22,500 - £38,500
Manufacturing Engineer £22,500 - £42,000
Design Engineer £24,000 - £42,000
Polymer Technologist £24,000 - £45,000
Mechanical Engineer £24,000 - £48,000
Maritime Engineer £24,000 - £48,000
Aeronautical Engineer £24,500 - £48,000
Automotive Engineer £24,500 - £48,000
Chemical Engineer £26,000 - £45,000
Biochemical Engineer £26,000 - £45,000
Job Salary range dependent on experience (£) £0 £50,000 £101,000
Average salary for full time employees in
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing is over
£600 per week. This is higher than the
average full time earnings in Wales
(ASHE ONS, 2014)
This sector adds more value to the
economy than most other sectors.
(Annual Business Survey ONS, 2015)
Source: Cascaid, 2015
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Try our Career search Find a HE course
‘New graduate Engineers
earn £28,992 on average compared to £21,700 for all
graduates ’(HESA, 2013)
‘More engineeringgraduates find employment than new graduates in general, 74% compared to 68% ’(HESA, 2014)
Find a courseSearch for an Apprenticeship
Getting In
Many jobs in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing are highly skilled such as managers, professionals and technicians. The industry needs Science, Technlogy, Engineering and Maths graduates.
Apprenticeships are a great way of getting into the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing sector. You can start at an entry level or can work towards a higher level degree as part of your apprenticeship:
• Engineering Manufacture Apprenticeship (Level 2 & 3)
• Laboratory and Science Technicians (Level 2 & 3)
• Composite Engineering (Level 2 & 3)
• Metal Processing and Allied Operations (Level 2 & 3)
• Operations and Quality Improvement (Level 3)
• Advanced Manufacturing (Level 4)
• Engineering Manufacture (Level 4)
• Advanced Manufacture (Level 6)
For more professional jobs within the sector, employers will look for a higher skill level so you might need a degree qualification.
There are plenty of HE courses you could do. Such as:
• BEng Aerospace Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering
• MEng Aerospace Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering
• MSc Aerospace Engineering or Nanoscience to Nanotechnology or Materials Engineering
• Engineering Doctorate
• PhD Chemical Engineering or Nanotechnology
6 masters level qualifications are being developed within the industry.
Get Networking!Networking and word of mouth are particularly important in the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing sector. Get to know other people and businesses, face-to-face and through social media. Build your network of contacts to sell yourself and your ideas.
Network! Network! Network!
Get experience! Get as much work experience as you can. Lack of general work experience is one of the top 3 reasons employers give for not employing someone.
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Skills in demand
High level skills are in demand in this sector. Many production jobs have been replaced by machinery or robots. The sector needs technicians, engineers and scientists who can be flexible to respond to new devleopments.Skills needed:
• Flexibility• In depth product knowledge• High Level ICT skills• Commercial and technical skills• Problem soving
24% of people working in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing have a Level
4 qualification or above. For example, a Higher National Certificate (HNC).
“We need polymer chemists and textile technologists. We require a big crossover of skills, including chemical engineering and
conventional process engineering.”(Industrial Needs Survey MAeKES Project, 2014)
The Royal Academy of Engineering identified a need for more than 100,000 STEM
graduates per year until 2020(Industrial Needs Survey MAeKES Project, 2014)
In the future high value products will focus on taking advantage of new materials such as composites, nanotechnology,
optoelectronics, printable electronics and silicon electronics.
(Welsh Government, 2015)
New in the Sector...You might be interested in applying artificial intelligence to engineering or marine renewable energy? Perhaps you would like sustainable manufacturing, products for sustainable living, or with reduced impact on the environment?
Manufacturing is always changing. Some of the new areas in the sector are:
• Next generation microsystems–based products
• Advanced Materials and Computational Mechanics uses computer models to understand real world materials
• Programming and coding
• Virtual Reality is being used to design and develop new products
• 3D printing is constantly moving forward and even metal parts are now being printed making a big impact on the design and manufacture of products
• Smart Technology
You will need to be prepared to retrain in new processes.
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15%
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6%
5%
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4%
Production Manager and Directors
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
Engineering Professionals
IT and Telecommunication Professionals
Design Occupations
Research and Development Managers
Science, Engineering and Production Technicians
Elementary Process Plant Occupations
Other Skilled Trades
Average overall predicted growth in Wales
Source: Working Futures 2012-2022
What about the future?
Employees in this sector need to keep their skills updated to keep up with the changes in technology.Fastest growing Advanced Materials and Manufacturing jobs in Wales, shown in percentage of growth.
Do I need Welsh Language skills?
If you work in Wales, being able to speak and write in both Welsh and English can give you an advantage in the workplace, especially if you are working in a Welsh speaking area and need to communicate with people as part of your job.
In the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing sector
11%of the people who work in the Advanced Material and Manufacturing workforce are Welsh speaking (Census, 2011)
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