Engineering Quality Apprentice
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Company: ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE LTD
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Location: PETERLEE, SR8 2RL
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000046833
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Application Deadline Date: 20/08/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5pm & Friday - 8.30am - 2pm. 35 hours a week.
Brief Description
Engineering and manufacturing support technicians support the work of engineers by the provision of technical support and expertise for areas of the engineering and manufacturing function, including quality control.
Training to be Provided
After a period of foundation skills and technical knowledge development all apprentices will be required to achieve the following qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence)
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence) - Technical Support
- Level 3 Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Future Prospects
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Starting as an apprentice, you’ll be given a basic knowledge and understanding of Alexander Technologies Europe Limited. Depending on your own aspirations, we can support and develop you into a technical expert or management.
Vacancy Detail
The successful candidate will be using problem solving skills to tackle CAPA’s, Audits, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEAs). They will also be tasked with measuring and inspecting against specifications to ensure compliance to the customer.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Corrective and Preventive Actions:
Raise non-conformance reports when an issue is identified - Successfully monitor the effectiveness of the actions to ensure risk is mitigated
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis:
- List out all process steps in the manufacturing process
- Score each process based on risk using severity, occurrence and detection of the process step identified
- Action highest assessed risks throughout the business and mitigate the risk, whilst monitoring the effectiveness of the actions
Audits:
- Shadow audits and identify non-conformances & opportunities for improvement
- Understand the requirements for ISO9001:2015 (Quality Management Systems)
Projects:
- Complete six sigma projects (certificated award)
- Complete projects to make data driven decisions
- Understand the new product introduction process and all documentation that accompanies the process
Other Information
Following our pre-screen interviews, should you be successful at that stage, you will be invited to an open day & interview at Alexander Technologies. Provisional dates for these to happen are 2nd and 3rd of September 2026.