Explore the Manufacturing sector
Discover how products are made, assembled and improved
Manufacturing is a key industry in the Goulburn Valley, producing everything from food and packaging to machinery and specialised components.
You might enjoy manufacturing if you’re:
Practical and curious
Interested in how things are built or improved
Motivated by teamwork, machinery and real-world results
Types of placements:
Hands on: For students who enjoy tools, machines and practical tasks
Detail driven: For students who like precision, quality control and testing
Production systems: For students interested in how products move through a production line
Innovation and design: For students curious about product development and improvement
Manufacturing All-Rounder: For students interested in exploring different roles across production, quality, logistics and design
Where to look:
Food and beverage manufacturers (e.g. SPC, Noumi, Tatura Milk)
Metal fabrication and engineering workshops
Packaging and materials manufacturers
Equipment and machinery producers
Local manufacturing and fabrication businesses
Global and local manufacturing
Suited for these work settings:
- Large-scale manufacturers with automated or high-volume production; OR
- Local workshop-style manufacturers with hands-on fabrication or assembly
- Food, metal, plastics, packaging or equipment producers
- Organisations with production, quality, logistics and design functions
Warehousing
Suited for these work settings:
- Large manufacturers with internal warehousing and dispatch teams
- Food, beverage, packaging and equipment producers
- Sites with production lines, inventory systems and logistics coordination
Timetables explanation
These examples are provided to give inspiration and ideas to those in industry who need support to establish work experience opportunities. Please use these as prompts – everything is negotiable, including:
- Days of the week – your offering does not have to span five days
- Time of the day – your offering does not have to be broken up this way. We do recommend a 9am start and 3pm finish to allow students to travel by bus during school term.
- Responsible Team Member – your staffing responsibilities do not have to span several teams, you may wish to structure this as a shadowing scenario, with one person responsible, or any iteration you prefer.
You can use these as guides to create your own – or contact GMLLEN to be sent an editable copy of this table.
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