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Early Careers Recruitment

Plymouth Manufacturers often recruit hundreds of apprentices and graduates each year. Some companies also offer Under-Graduate and Year In Industry placements too. Apprenticeships and Graduate roles on offer cover a variety of roles in manufacturing, engineering, business and IT work areas.

Apprentices study at local colleges in the area and join teams and projects in their chosen companies, many going on to full-time careers, gaining further skills and qualifications in their specialisms.

Listed here are some of the Plymouth Manufacturers' Group members who regularly recruit apprentices and graduates. Look out for "RECRUITING NOW" to find employers with live job vacancies and application deadlines coming up soon!

Remember if you want to find out more about our manufacturers, click on "Meet the Manufacturers" at the bottom of this page.

Mars Wrigley

  • Plymouth
  • Apprenticeships - RECRUITING NOW!

Level 3 Operations Apprentice, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £20,000  Click here for Information

Level 3 Engineering Apprentice, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £20,000  Click here for information

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The Cornwall Bakery – Samworth Brothers

  • Callington, Cornwall
  • Apprenticeships - RECRUITING NOW!

Level 3 Food & Drink Maintenance Engineer Apprenticeships

Starting September 2025

Click here for more information

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Aldermans

  • Plympton, Plymouth
  • Apprenticeships RECRUITING NOW

 

Level 3 Apprenticeships in:

 – Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship

 – Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician Apprentice

 – Engineering Design & Draughtsperson Apprentice

Starting September 2025

Click here for more information

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Rittal-CSM

  • Roborough, Plymouth, UK
  • Apprenticeships - Recruiting Now

Recruiting for: 

– Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Apprentices

– Machine Setter / Operator Apprentices

– Production / Welding Apprentices

And other roles!

Find out about working at Rittal and keep up to date with the full range of their current vacancies here.

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VISPRING

  • Ernesettle, Plymouth UK
  • Apprenticeships - Recruiting Now

Production Operator Apprentice

Find out more by emailing : [email protected]

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Kawasaki PM

  • Ernesettle, Plymouth UK
  • Apprenticeships - RECRUITING NOW!

Engineering Apprentice

Click here for information and to apply

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BD

  • Roborough, Plymouth, UK
  • Apprentice Applications OPEN NOW!

Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Apprentice – click here for information and apply

BD recruits for apprentices on a yearly basis with applications often being taken from January to end of March.

Find out about working at BD here:

https://jobs.bd.com

Then type Plymouth into the search filter to see opportunities in Plymouth UK.

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Plessey

  • Roborough, Plymouth, UK
  • Apprenticeships - RECRUITING NOW!

 

Level 4 Lead Engineering – Maintenance Apprenticeships, Salary: £21,079

Find out about Early Careers at Plessey here

 

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Rail Signalling and Power

  • Saltash, Cornwall
  • Recruiting Now

Find out about Careers at RSP here.

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Karsal Manufacturing

  • Prince Rock, Plymouth
  • Apprenticeships - Recruiting Now

Fabrication Apprentice

Click here for information and to apply

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Schneider Electric

  • Southway, Plymouth UK
  • Apprenticeships - Recruiting Now

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟯 IT A𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, starting 2025

Click here for information

Find out more about starting your career with Schneider Electric here:

https://www.se.com/uk/en/about-us/careers/students-young-professionals.jsp

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Babcock

  • Devonport, Plymouth.
  • Apprenticeships Applications Open Now

Click here for information on all the below apprenticeships

  • Level 2 Administration Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £14,893
  • Level 2 Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Stating Salary: £12,500
  • Level 2 Logistics Customer Service Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £14,893
  • Level 2 Large Goods Vehicle Driver Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £12,500
  • Level 2 Engineering Operative Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £12,500
  • Level 3 Slinger Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £15,878
  • Level 3 Non-Destructive Testing Engineering, Technician Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £15,878
  • Level 3 Engineering Technician Trades Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £15,878
  • Level 3 Engineering Design and Draughtsperson Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £15,878
  • Level 4 Higher Level Quality Assurance Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £20,809
  • Level 4 Higher Level Procurement and Supply Chain Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £20,809
  • Level 4 Higher Level Engineering Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £22,393
  • Level 4 Finance Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £20,809
  • Level 4 Data Analytics Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £20,809
  • Level 5 Higher Level Commercial Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £20,809
  • Level 6 Electro-Mechanical Engineering Degree Apprenticeship, Starting September 2025, Starting Salary: £25,364

 

 

Apprenticeships: Click here: Apprenticeships – Babcock International and select Devonport as location you will see all the roles Babcock is currently recruiting.

The majority of Babcock apprenticeships open for applications in November each year and many have a late March deadline for the following September start. 

Graduate and Undergraduate Placement Schemes. No matter what you’ve studied, Babcock has a programme to kick-start your career. Check out the programmes which are currently open to applications across the UK here.

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Ministry of Defence

  • Devonport, Plymouth
  • Apprenticeships - Recruiting Now

Navy Command-Naval Base Commander (Devonport) Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship

Salary: £26,235

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 23rd February 2025

Apply on Civil Service Jobs

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Princess Yachts

  • Plymouth Sites
  • Level 3 Apprenticeships

Level 3 Apprenticeships in:

– Marine Engineer

 – Carpenter/Boat Builder

 – Composites

 – Welding

Click here for information

 

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HellermannTyton

  • Derriford, Plymouth
  • Various Roles Recruiting Now across all skill levels.

 

  • No experience needed vacancies: Production operators – both rotational shift and night shift. Find out more here
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Can’t find the role you are looking for?

Don’t worry there are always opportunities out there! The following areas of our website can help point you in the right direction to a career in manufacturing. Please do also contact us if you have specific questions about manufacturing careers in Plymouth.

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