Quality Control Apprentice

BAE Systems; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK is seeking a Quality Control Apprentice to perform inspections and testing within complex manufacturing processes. The candidate should have 5 GCSEs including Maths, English, and a Science subject. This role promotes an inclusive culture and offers various benefits including a competitive pension scheme and health plans.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Qualified GCSEs including Maths and English.
• Understanding of quality control processes.
• Ability to work from engineering drawings and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspection and testing of manufacturing processes.
• Utilise quality management plans for reliable outputs.
• Verify products to ensure quality standards.

Education

5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4 / A* – C including Maths & English & a Science / Technical Subject

Job description

As a Quality Control Apprentice, you will be involved in working from customer and engineering drawings, data and documentation to carry out the inspection, testing, validation, troubleshooting and fault diagnosis of issues experienced in manufacturing processes. This can range from both existing legacy and new product introduction within a complex manufacturing site. The role may include:

• Quality planning (utilising quality management plans to deliver reliable outputs)
• Quality Assurance (providing confidence to our stakeholders that quality standards have been met)
• Quality Control (verifying a product or service to an agreed specification)
• Continuous Improvement (preventing recurrence of poor quality)

The Weapon Systems Team: As part of the Platforms & Services sector, Weapon Systems designs, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities.

Qualifications and Requirements

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4 / A* – C which must include Maths & English & a Science / Technical Subject

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century. The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state‑of‑the‑art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes. Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges.

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.