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Job Type: Contract
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Newton Aycliffe, Durham
Closing Date: 31/10/2025
The Foundation Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeship is the perfect first step for anyone looking to build a career in Husqvarna. This programme gives you the chance to earn while you learn, gaining real workplace experience alongside structured learning.
What you’ll gain:
Practical skills – learn the essentials of manufacturing processes, tools and machinery
Hands on experience – work directly with skilled professionals on real projects
Recognised qualifications – gain industry standard training that sets you up for progression to a higher apprenticeship or specialist pathways
Career opportunities – develop transferable skills across a range of processes and departments in engineering, automation, robotics and advanced manufacturing.
Job Description
GEM Partnership works in partnership with Husqvarna Group, the world’s leading producer in outdoor power products, including chainsaws, trimmers, garden tractors, and home to the innovative market-leading Robotic Lawn Mower. Together we are seeking dedicated and highly motivated individuals to join their dynamic onsite team. Reporting directly to your Team Leader, as a Production Operative you will be a vital member of the production team, based at Husqvarna’s state of the art manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe.
Duties
Perform a wide range of production related tasks, whilst maintaining the highest levels of quality and efficiency.
Follow standard operation procedures on a busy moulding machine which would include running some automation and working with a MRP/ERP system.
Work within a fast-paced, demanding, team-orientated environment, aiming to achieve and exceed targets.
Required knowledge, skills or experience
Flexible
Have a positive attitude
Highly motivated
Team player
Good timekeeper
Enjoys a challenge
Additional Information
Hours of work:
Days (Monday to Friday 7:00 – 15:30) & Nights (Monday to Friday 22:30 – 07:00) Rotational
OR
Twilight (Monday to Friday 15:30 – 22:30)
Rates of pay:
£7.55 per hour plus 15% shift allowance for night shift
