Summary
We’re looking for a high-caliber apprentice to support Quality Engineering activities within Actuation Systems. You’ll work on quality improvement projects, support the program-based quality team, and ensure safety, quality, and output targets are met. This apprenticeship offers career development, mentorship, and valuable engineering experience.
Wage
£18,000 a year
Starting salary of £18000 with annual increments.
Training course
Quality practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 16:15 and Friday, 08:00 - 2:15
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 18 August
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Accountable for all aspects of quality improvement, including reducing scrap and rework costs
* Lead projects to address issues and develop business processes that meet business and customer needs
* Collaborate with the programme-based quality team to resolve quality-related issues
* Support the achievement of safety, quality, and output targets within the Banbury facility
* Drive continuous improvement to enhance overall operational efficiency and quality performance
Where you’ll work
Chalker Way
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 4XD
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
JC TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD
Your training course
Quality practitioner (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
* Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate questioning techniques such as open questions, leading questions.
* Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using appropriate tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
* Apply methods and tools to improve the quality performance of processes, products and services such as production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects.
* Identify, analyse and prioritise quality specific risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
* Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
* Assess the effectiveness of the measurement systems using tool such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
* Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and converting to definitions that can drive the organisations processes
* Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
* Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
* Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
* Identify who the internal and external stakeholders are and their current and optimal positions (such as hostile, help it work, opposed, uncooperative, indifferent, hesitant, enthusiastic support) required to support quality related activities.
* Identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
* Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate questioning techniques such as open questions, leading questions.
* Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using appropriate tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
* Apply methods and tools to improve the quality performance of processes, products and services such as production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects.
* Identify, analyse and prioritise quality specific risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
* Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
* Assess the effectiveness of the measurement systems using tool such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
* Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and converting to definitions that can drive the organisations processes
* Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
* Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
* Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
* Identify who the internal and external stakeholders are and their current and optimal positions (such as hostile, help it work, opposed, uncooperative, indifferent, hesitant, enthusiastic support) required to support quality related activities.
Your training plan
Quality Practitioner Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard:
* The apprenticeship lasts for a period of 2 years and is a partnership between Collins Aerospace and JC Training and Consultancy
* You will learn key Quality principles which will be vital to your development at Collins Aerospace.
* As an apprentice your learning will consist of both academic and functional training
* Your learning will be a blended learning approach, where you will spend time learning basic quality principle’s thought a mixture of online masterclasses, and on-site, putting your learning into practice within a team of our skilled engineers to develop the basic principles and under pinning knowledge needed for your career
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 5)
* Maths (grade 5)
* Science (grade 5)
* Total of 5 GCSEs inc Maths, English & Science (grade 5)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative