Even if you have no relevant industry experience or qualification, you can still retrain for starter level roles. If you have any of the following backgrounds;

• Homemakers
• Restaurant Sector – Chef, Cook, Restaurant Manager
• Healthcare – Nurse, Healthcare Assistant, Caregiver, Radiation Therapist etc
• Manufacturing – Production Operator, Toolmaker, Fitter/Turner
• Food Processing – Operator, Butcher
• Military – Army, Navy, Air Force, etc
• Construction – Electrician, Carpenter/Joiner, Foreman, General Operative
• Warehouse – All Warehouse Workers
• Sales/Business – Retail Sales, Pharma Sales, Business, Accountant, Finance, etc
• Other – Farmers, Designers, Architects, Airline Staff, Beauty/Hair Saloon etc

Here are some of the typical roles and the expected salaries:

Process Operators

Operate and monitor chemical or biochemical manufacturing processes. They are typically found in industrial scale continuous flow manufacturing environments where raw materials (e.g. milk, oil, natural gas, etc.) are turned into an end product (e.g. butter, beer, milk formula, drugs, vaccines, paint, etc.) using heat, cold, pressure, or a chemical agent.

Production Operator

Works in a (non-chemical or non-biochemical) manufacturing environment to transform individual parts, sub-assemblies, and materials into distinct products (i.e. cars, phones, TVs, computers, cans, and machine tools) often on an assembly line.

Packaging Operator

Responsible for taking the finished product of a manufacturing process and ensuring that it is packaged in line with company and industry standards, making it ready for sale or distribution.

And with a few years experience,

Production Supervisor

Directly responsible for overseeing and organising the equipment, staff and processes on a production floor. They will oversee scheduling and routine production activities as well as acting as first-line troubleshooting should problems arise.