Quality Supplier Engineer Apprentice

PLATINUM STAIRLIFTS LIMITED

West Yorkshire, BD21 4NS

Closes in 21 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 September 2024

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Summary

Platinum Stairlifts are looking for a driven and enthusiastic apprentice to join their company for a Quality Supplier Engineer Apprenticeship. As an apprentice, you will provide support to the quality team ensuring process adherence and accurate recording of data.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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This will be confirmed with the employer if successful at interview.

Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
This will be confirmed with the employer if you were successful at interview (TBC).

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 15 October

Duration

3 Years 6 Months

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

  • Daily interrogation of Customer Cases; understanding problems and any parts sent out as replacements.
  • Sort of daily rejected supplied parts from the Assembly Line.
  • Creation of Quality Notifications for non-confirming supplied parts & Supplier Feedback.
  • Creation of Vendor Return Notifications, chasing Credit Notes.
  • Testing of PCBs using Benchmark test equipment.
  • Quality Alerts; lineside and warehouse sorts of suspect goods.
  • Participating in Root Cause Analysis / 8D Teams.
  • Managing & updating Customer Cases in Netsuite assigned to Supplier Quality.
  • Providing daily support to the Quality team.

Where you’ll work

Foundry Park

Chesham Street

Keighley

West Yorkshire

BD21 4NS

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

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Your training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
  • Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
  • Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
  • Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
  • Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
  • Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
  • Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
  • Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
  • Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
  • Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
  • Reporting work outcomes or issues.
  • Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
  • Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
  • Operating within limits of responsibility.
  • Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.

    • Your training plan

    • Engineering Fitter Level 3 (A level) Apprenticeship Standard

    Training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date.

    This standard aligns with the following professional recognition:

    • IET for Eng Tech

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Mathematics (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

    • Keen eye for detail
    • Keen eye for accuracy
    • IT literate
    • Excellent time management
    • Excellent organisation skills
    • Proactive approach to work
    • Methodical approach to work
    • Ability to work as a team
    • Grade 5 in mathematics

    Other requirements

    To comply with the company Health, Safety & Environmental rules, and regulations to ensure Platinum Stairlifts achieve the objectives set out in its policies. To report any unsafe act, occurrence, near miss and injury using the platinum stairlifts reporting process.

    About this company

    We have been manufacturing stairlifts in the North of England since 1996. If you are looking for a company with an international reputation, and products that offer years of reliable use at realistic prices, then look no further. We are committed to supplying the highest level of quality, safety, comfort, and reliability.

    https://platinumstairlifts.com/about-us/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Potential full-time job upon completion of apprenticeship

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

    Emmie Brown

    emmie.brown@keighleycollege.ac.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276286.

    Apply now

    Closes in 21 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)

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