Quality Apprentice – Group Lab Compliance (Level 4)

AHK Group Ltd; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Alfred H Knight invites applications for a Group Quality Apprentice to join the Analysis team in Liverpool. You will support the delivery of the AHK Quality approach across the group laboratory network, focusing on metals and minerals analysis.

Join a family-owned business with five generations of service, offering training, development, and a competitive benefits package. The role emphasises meticulous quality work, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Awareness of QMS and ISO guidelines.
• Awareness of accreditation maintenance and its business impact.
• Ability to read and understand quality documentation.
• Proficiency with MS Office and cloud tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining ISO 17025 and 9001 accreditations across laboratories.
• Support Quality control activities, sample submission and result collations.
• Help manage internal QC materials and stock for compliance.
• Maintain equipment calibration records and quality documentation.
• Assist in standardising the AHK QMS and publications.
• Support validation/verification of methods per procedures.
• Attend quality meetings and communicate actions.
• Provide administrative support to Group Quality.
• Undertake other duties with the Group Quality Coordinator.

Skills

QMS awareness

Accreditation maintenance

Literacy & numeracy

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Ambitious mindset

Education

GCSEs A-C including Maths, Science & English

Basic understanding of Chemistry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Job description

Alfred H Knight invites applications for a Group Quality Apprentice to join the Analysis team in Liverpool. You will support the delivery of the AHK Quality approach across the group laboratory network, focusing on metals and minerals analysis.

Join a family-owned business with five generations of service, offering training, development, and a competitive benefits package. The role emphasises meticulous quality work, compliance, and continuous improvement.