Manufacturing Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Manufacturing Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Manufacturing role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Manufacturing job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 72% of Manufacturing job descriptions contained senior as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

senior
72%
production
72%
manufacturing
72%
manager
43%
admin
43%
training
43%
supply
43%
sheffield
43%
progression
43%
procurement
43%
engineering
43%
chesterfield
43%
chain
43%
buyer
43%
buxton
43%
bakewell
43%
administrator
43%
purchasing
43%
glossop
43%
medical
29%
metallurgy
29%
metals
29%
pharmaceutical
29%
quality
29%
lean
29%
metallurgist
29%
process
29%
aerospace
29%
mechanical
29%
lead
29%
junior
29%
graduate
29%
engineer
29%
chemical
29%
automotive
29%
applications
29%
manufacturing engineer
15%
design
15%
develop
15%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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