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Production Operative CV skills (October 2026)

Skills named in UK adverts on companies’ own job pages. Add a skill to your CV only if you have it.

Data: October 2026, 64 adverts

UK adverts on companies' own job pages

  • Production line work In 49 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Quality checks (general) In 17 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Mechanical and electrical assembly In 16 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Quality Assurance In 11 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Food production In 10 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Manual handling In 9 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Supply chain management In 9 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Fault finding In 8 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Food hygiene and safety In 8 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Standard work and work instructions In 8 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Despatch (goods out) In 7 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Machine setting and changeovers In 7 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Machine operation In 6 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Reading technical drawings In 6 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Microsoft Office In 5 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Stock control In 5 of 64 Production Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.

How we count

We count published UK adverts on companies’ own job pages whose titles match the role’s catalogue phrases, every work type together. A skill counts once per advert. The denominator includes all adverts in that role, including those with no recognised skills.

Lists need at least 20 adverts with recognised skills from at least 3 companies, at least 5 naming a displayed skill, and usable coverage for the discipline. We leave out single-letter terms, generic descriptions and eligibility attributes.

This describes UK adverts on companies’ own job pages. It does not measure your ability or predict an interview.