Summary
Kickstart your career at Balfour Beatty, where you’ll receive structured training and a formal qualification. Alongside a great salary and benefits package, you'll gain invaluable experience and skills that pave the way for exciting opportunities and career progression. This is more than just a job - it's a pathway to a promising future.
Wage
Competitive
Training course
Quality practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Monday 1 September 2025
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* As an Apprentice Quality Engineer, you’ll monitor and improve the quality of products and processes
* It's about ensuring everything meets the required standards
* You’ll learn quality control methods, inspection techniques, and problem-solving skills
Where you’ll work
Unit 3, Thorn Business Park
Rotherwas
Hereford
HR2 6JT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP 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.
Requirements
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
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Analytical skills
* Team working
Other requirements
For our Level 4 Apprenticeship, you’ll need A Levels or equivalent, typically 2 A Levels. This programme is designed for those looking to step into higher-level roles that demand specialised knowledge and increased responsibility.