Production and process engineers

Production and process engineers advise on and direct technical aspects of production programmes to ensure cost-effectiveness and efficiency. This unit group incorporates: planning and quality control engineers who plan production schedules, work sequences, and manufacturing and processing procedures to ensure accuracy, quality and reliability; and chemical engineers who undertake research on commercial scale chemical processes and processed products, design and provide specifications and direct the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of chemical plants and control systems.

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South West salary

£47,120

Average annual salary

Employed in South West

4,000

▲ 60% last 3 years

Courses in South West

Course	College	Type
Private: Higher National Diploma (HND) in Manufacturing Engineering (HTQ)	Exeter College	Higher Education
T Level Engineering and Manufacturing	Cornwall College	T Level
Higher National Certificate (HNC) Engineering (Mechanical) for England (HTQ) part time	Wiltshire College	Higher Education
Higher National Certificate (HNC) Engineering (Mechanical) for England (HTQ) part time (September 2027 entry)	Wiltshire College	Higher Education
Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Mechanical Engineering for England (HTQ)	Exeter College	Higher Education
Higher National Diploma (HND) Engineering (Mechanical) for England (HTQ) (September 2027 entry)	Wiltshire College	Higher Education
Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship	South Devon College	Apprenticeship
Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship	South Devon College	Apprenticeship
Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship	South Devon College	Apprenticeship
Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship	Exeter College	Higher Education
Mechanical Engineering HNC	Bath College	Higher Education
Mechanical Engineering HND	Bath College	Higher Education
Mechanical Engineering for England HNC HTQ (2 Years)	New College Swindon	Higher Education
Mechanical Engineering for England HND HTQ (3 Years)	New College Swindon	Higher Education
Private: Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering (HTQ)	Exeter College	Higher Education
Automotive: Maintenance, Installation and Repair - Light and Electric Vehicles T Level	Exeter College	T Level
Design & Verification of Electrical Installations L4 Award	Yeovil College	Higher Education
Land-based Engineering Technical Certificate Level 2	Duchy College	Vocational
Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician (MOET) Apprenticeship (Level 3)	Wiltshire College	Apprenticeship
C&G Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Level 3 (Optional Part 66 Modules)	City of Bristol College
Engineering Operations (Knowledge)	North Devon College	Vocational
Engineering Technology Level 2	City of Bristol College
Technical Specialist in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle System Repair and Replacement Level 3 Award	New College Swindon	Vocational
Diploma in Engineering Technologies	Cornwall College	Vocational
Diploma in Engineering Technologies	Cornwall College	Vocational
Diploma in Engineering Technologies	Cornwall College	Vocational
Engineering Technologies (Engineering) Level 2 Diploma	New College Swindon
Engineering Technologies Diploma	South Devon College
Engineering Technologies Level 3	City of Bristol College
Engineering: Machining and Toolmaking Technologies - HepcoMotion T Level Academy	Exeter College	T Level
Engineering: Machining and Toolmaking Technologies T Level	Exeter College	T Level
Engineering Technician Apprenticeship	Exeter College	Apprenticeship
Engineering Technician Apprenticeship	Exeter College	Apprenticeship
AAQ BTEC National in Engineering (Extended Certificate)	Truro & Penwith College	BTEC
AAQ BTEC National in Engineering (Extended Certificate)	Truro & Penwith College	BTEC
Aerospace & Aviation Engineering (Foundation Competence) - Level 2	Cornwall College	Vocational
Apprenticeship Standard: Engineering Operative L2	Truro & Penwith College	Apprenticeship
BTEC First Extended Certificate in Engineering	Truro & Penwith College	BTEC
BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Building Services Engineering	Exeter College	BTEC
Electrical & Electronic Engineering for England HND HTQ (Part-Time)	New College Swindon	Higher Education
Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship	Exeter College	Higher Education
Electrical Installation Level 2 Technical Diploma (Evening)	New College Swindon	Vocational
Electrical and Electronic Engineering HNC	Bath College	Higher Education
Electrical and Electronic Engineering HND	Bath College	Higher Education
Electrical and Electronic Engineering for England (Top-Up) HND HTQ	New College Swindon	Higher Education
Electrical and Electronic Engineering for England HNC (2 Years)	New College Swindon	Higher Education
Engineering	St Brendan's Sixth Form
Engineering	Exeter College
Engineering - Access to HE	City of Bristol College	Access to HE
Engineering BTEC Level 1 Introductory Certificate	New College Swindon	BTEC