Quality Assurance Technician - Level 6 Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship
PLUMIS LIMITED
GREENFORD (UB6 7DZ)
Closes in 24 days (Saturday 26 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 March 2025
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Summary
This is a great opportunity to join Plumis Limited, who are seeking exceptional new talent to join their team in developing life-saving technology. As the Quality Assurance Technician, you will ensure top product integrity and customer satisfaction, manage returned products, and support shop floor investigations, repairs, and refurbishments.
- Wage
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£23,887 a year
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£12.25 per hour
- Training course
- Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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This is a full time position
Monday- Friday
(9am- 4pm core hours)
37.5 hours per week
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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5 years
- 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
- Gain valuable hands-on experience and learn new skills while working alongside Plumis' experienced team
- Ensure top product integrity and customer satisfaction
- Manage returned products
- Support shop floor investigations, repairs, and refurbishments
Where you’ll work
UNIT 4
PHOENIX TRADING ESTATE BILTO
PERIVALE
GREENFORD
UB6 7DZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NEWBURY COLLEGE
Your training course
Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
- Foundation Stage: Complying with statutory regulations and stringent organisational safety requirements
- Foundation Stage: Producing components using hand fitting, fabrication and joining techniques
- Foundation Stage: Producing Computer Aided Design (CAD) models (drawings) using a CAD system
- Foundation Stage: Preparing and using lathes, milling and other general or specialist machines and high tech equipment
- Foundation Stage: Preparing and proving Computer Numeric Control programmes
- Foundation Stage: Using computer software packages to assist with and evaluate engineering activities
- Foundation Stage: Producing and managing engineering project plans
- Foundation Stage: Producing assemblies using a wide range of materials and techniques
- Development Team: Project management and scheduling engineering activities
- Development Team: Securing appropriate resources and managing budgets and resources
- Development Team: Implementing, monitoring and evaluating engineering processes
Your training plan
The successful candidate will undertake the Level 6 Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship Standard. This apprenticeship includes attending Newbury College/University Centre Newbury one day a week during term time, over a period of four academic years.
More training information
Throughout the apprenticeship, the candidate will receive support from a Development Coach at Newbury College, who will conduct regular reviews and make occasional workplace visits.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
A Level in:
- STEM Subject (grade Pass)
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
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Plumis exists to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by fire through the provision of intelligent fire suppression. They design industry-leading intelligent fire suppression systems that detect fire earlier, activate faster and deliver better outcomes for people and property.
After this apprenticeship
Permanent position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship program.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEWBURY COLLEGE
Apprenticeships - Newbury College
business@newbury-college.ac.uk
01635 845000
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310873.
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Closes in 24 days (Saturday 26 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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