Quality Assurance Apprentice – ISO & Lab Ops

AHK Group Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Alfred H Knight in Liverpool is offering a Group Quality Apprentice to join the Analysis team. You will support continuous improvement of the Group Quality approach across laboratories focused on metals and minerals analysis.

The role involves assisting with ISO 17025/9001, quality documentation, equipment calibration, and admin support to the Group Quality function, with a view to developing QA expertise within a global laboratory network.

Qualifications

• Proven understanding of QMS and ISO guidelines.
• Ability to read and interpret quality documentation.
• Experience working in a laboratory or quality control environment is desirable.
• Strong numerical literacy and data handling.
• Proficient in MS Office and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining ISO 17025 and 9001 accreditations at AHK labs.
• Support quality management and proficiency testing schedules.
• Maintain internal quality control materials and stock across labs.
• Assist with calibration records and equipment maintenance.
• Help standardise the AHK QMS and supporting docs.
• Contribute to method validation/verification per procedures.
• Attend quality-focused meetings and circulate actions.
• Provide administrative support to Group Quality.

Skills

QMS awareness

ISO accreditation knowledge

Literacy & numeracy

MS Office & Google Suite

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Work prioritisation

Ambitious mindset

Education

GCSEs including Maths, Science & English

Basic understanding of Chemistry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Job description

Alfred H Knight in Liverpool is offering a Group Quality Apprentice to join the Analysis team. You will support continuous improvement of the Group Quality approach across laboratories focused on metals and minerals analysis.

The role involves assisting with ISO 17025/9001, quality documentation, equipment calibration, and admin support to the Group Quality function, with a view to developing QA expertise within a global laboratory network.