Job Description
The Foundation Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeship is the perfect first step for anyone looking to build a career in Husqvarna. This program gives you the chance to earn while you learn, gaining real workplace experience alongside structured learning.
What you’ll gain:
1. Practical Skills – learn the essentials of manufacturing processes, tools and machinery
2. Hands on experience – work directly with skilled professionals on real projects
3. Recognised qualifications – gain industry standard training that sets you up for progression to a higher apprenticeship or specialist pathways
4. 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 an Assembly Operative you will be a vital member of the team, based at Husqvarna’s state of the art manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe.
Duties
5. Perform a wide range of production related tasks, whilst maintaining the highest levels of quality and efficiency using state of the art semi-automated electronics within a demanding assembly line.
6. Work across a range of production areas that include the assembly production line, build ahead and kits – this will require great flexibility and provide a rounded skillset to move between various areas within the production process of different products.
7. Follow standard operation procedures, learning and applying Lean Manufacturing techniques, specifically around 5S.
8. Work within a fast-paced, demanding, team-orientated environment, aiming to achieve and exceed targets.
Required knowledge, skills or experience
9. Flexible
10. Have a positive attitude
11. Highly motivated
12. Team player
13. Good timekeeper
14. Enjoys a challenge
Additional Information
Hours of work: Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:30 (off peak) 17:30 (peak).
Hours can increase during peak times so flexibility to working extra hours is key.