Quality Assurance Apprenticeship

Responsibilities

• Assist in issues relating to quality incidents, non-conformances.
• Support in the production of KPIs on Quality Assurance processes including quality incidents, non-conformances, and customer complaints, and monitor these in the electronic log.
• Help maintain the QC department\’s documentation system and records in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop towards being the first point of contact in relation to requests from the regulatory affairs department.
• Provide quality support to plant operations as necessary.
• Support the plant trials procedure in relation to quality assurance.
• Assist in the process for third-party analysis samples as per individual markets and regulatory requirements.
• Support producing appropriate certification for registration and importation purposes for YaraVita and YaraAmplix tested products where required.
• Ensure all associated paperwork is completed properly, accurately and on time; identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
• Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using questioning techniques such as open or leading questions.
• Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
• Apply methods and tools to improve quality performance of processes, products and services (e.g., production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects).
• Identify, analyse and prioritise quality-specific risks and opportunities; support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
• Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
• Assess the effectiveness of measurement systems using tools such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
• Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and convert them to definitions that drive organisational processes.
• Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
• Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
• Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
• Identify internal and external stakeholders and their current and optimal positions to support quality-related activities.

Qualifications & Skills

• GCSE in English (grade C or 4 or above) and Maths (grade C or 4 or above).
• Share other relevant qualifications and industry experience as applicable.
• Communication skills, IT skills, attention to detail, organisational skills, problem solving skills, analytical skills, logical thinking, team working, initiative, and ability to work to deadlines.
• Evidence of or willingness to undertake training as part of the apprenticeship.

Training & Apprenticeship Details

• Training is run online with our training provider; the training and coaching sessions will be delivered 1 day per fortnight throughout the training course.
• You will access the training at work on your work laptop.
• Certification through Chartered Quality Institute is provided upon completion of the apprenticeship.
• Qualitrain are specialists in Quality and Improvements with apprentices across many industrial sectors and regions.
• The training follows the 12 Duties of a Quality Practitioner and provides a great understanding of all aspects of a Quality Management System.