The Role & Key Responsibilities
Job Title : Quality Apprentice
Location : Rugeley, & Fradley, Staffordshire, UK
Contract : Full time, Permanent.
Are you eager to kick-start your career with an innovative Animal Nutrition company? Premier Nutrition is seeking a Quality Apprentice to join our dynamic team based in Rugeley, Staffordshire.
In this exciting 18-month to 2-year apprenticeship you will delve into every facet of our operations. From mastering continuous improvement tools like root cause analysis and lean methodologies to honing your data analysis skills, this apprenticeship offers a comprehensive 360- degree view of quality management. Get ready for hand-on experience in our factory and laboratories, with the opportunity to explore our various UK sites.
As a Quality Apprentice, you will play a vital role in our quality provision, collaborating with internal and external stakeholder such as nutritionist, production teams, and certification bodies. You will tackle challenges head-on, contributing to problem solving and performance enhancement initiative.
Upon completion you will earn a Level 4 quality practitioner certification, opening doors to diverse opportunities within the AB Agri group.
Area you will cover:
1. Conducting internal audits against standards like UFAS and FSSC 22000
2. Overseeing pest control activities and ensuring timely resolution of issues
3. Support teams with complaint and internal failures investigations
4. Analysing incoming raw material using NIR
5. Handling data systems and reporting
6. Preparing samples for external analysis
7. Upholding feed safety standards
Desired Skills & Qualities:
8. A commitment to study, and to be confident with remote learning – (necessary)
9. Effective communication and willingness to challenge the norm.
10. Attention to detail and organisational skills.
11. Proven problem-solving abilities.
12. Team player mindset
13. Interest in Agriculture or Animal Feed (Advantageous)
Qualifications:
14. GCSE Maths and English at grades 4-9 (A* - C) Is necessary.
15. A Level in a science related subject (Desirable)
Additional Information:
16. This role involved travel between Fradley and Rugeley sites, with opportunities to visit other UK locations. A Full Driving Licence is required
17. Please click the link for the overview of the Quality Practitioner / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education Quality practitioner / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Skills & Experience
Not Specified
About The Company
Rewarding your passion
When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.
About us
Premier Nutrition are a leading provider of vitamin premix to manufacturers of animal feed across Europe and Asia and offers expert advice to customers from some of the worlds leading nutritionists.
We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we’re building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.