Process Quality Apprentice Laboratory Technician
ZF Automotive
Peterlee (SR8 2HR)
Closes in 26 days (Friday 25 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 March 2025
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Summary
To support the Process Quality department in the analysis of products and process to determine conformance to requirements.
- Wage
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£15,500 a year
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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after 1 year.
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.30pm and Friday, 8.00am- 1.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Undertake component, solder joint & weld cross section analysis
- Carry out stress analysis on varied equipment/processes using strain gauges and relevant hardware/software to evaluate risk to components
- X-ray analysis of new and current production parts to establish conformance
- Teardown analysis of products as per Customer agreement
- Use of Co-ordinate measurement machines
- Use of high magnification optical aids (microscope, SEM/EDS)
- Support Process, Product, Test, and Quality Engineering requests as and when required
- Complete and document daily/weekly/monthly
- Measurement/inspection/analysis routines
- Contribute to the running and upkeep of the plant calibration system
- Determine ESD acceptance of items to be used in controlled areas
- Document all inspection/measurement data and provide technical
Where you’ll work
Mill Hill
North West Industrial Estate
Peterlee
SR8 2HR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
Your training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Your training plan
- Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician
Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4-9 Or Equivalent)
- maths (grade Grade 4-9 Or Equivalent)
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
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this company
The ZF Peterlee plant manufactures state of the art cameras, radar systems, key automated steering components and an array of sensors for cars and trucks, technology that enables the latest vehicles to see think and act in our modern world. We manufacture on an impressive scale producing in excess of 30,000 components a day across multiple production lines.
After this apprenticeship
- The possibility of full-time employment on the successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311731.
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Closes in 26 days (Friday 25 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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